Environmental Field Trips

Field Trip Activities

Students experience four activity sessions led by Lake Hopatcong Foundation staff and volunteers.

• Hands-on learning aboard the Floating Classroom: Students are taken aboard the floating classroom for hands-on learning about lake ecology and water quality which will include testing for water quality with Secchi disks; measuring pH levels, dissolved oxygen, and temperature; and viewing water samples through microscopes to see live phytoplankton.
• Macroinvertebrate sampling in the Musconetcong River: Students explore the Musconetcong River to learn about aquatic macroinvertebrates and how to determine water quality.
• Discovery hike through Hopatcong State Park: Students are introduced to the role development and forested areas play in the health of the lake environment.
• Interactive watershed model: Students learn about watersheds and how to keep our water clean through an EnviroScape demonstration.
   

2024 Field Trips 

Our spring school field trip season is FULL for 2024!

A few dates remain for homeschool days, please click HERE for more information. 

Field trips are held rain or shine from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm in May and June at Hopatcong State Park in Landing, NJ. Groups of up to 140 (including chaperones) can be accommodated in a day. Schools with less than 105 participants may be scheduled with other schools to fill the day. Each activity session will contain students from only one school. Pricing for 2024 is $20 per person.  
 

Field Trip Interest List

If you would like to join our interest list, we will reach out to you by email in the fall when we are accepting registrations for our 2025 spring field trip season.