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Nature and Wildlife Education Programs include wildlife programs, live music, canoeing, food, games, crafts, and campfires. The program also uses hiking trails as part of its activities.
Cedar Run is an environmental non-profit organization with a mission of “Preserving New Jersey’s Wildlife and Habitats through Education, Conservation, and Rehabilitation.” Its Nature Center and Education Department offer nature and STEM-based education programs for more than 20,000 students and Scouts each year. The Wildlife Housing Area includes resident hawks, owls, foxes, and many other wildlife that cannot be returned to the wild due to their injuries. Cedar Run operates a state- and federally-licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital that sees 7,000 animals each year. In 1951, Jim and Betty Woodford bought a 185-acre parcel of land, and by 1957 they had built their first home and founded Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge; their daughter Jeanne continues their work. A Green Acres grant in 1997 preserved Cedar Run’s land and buildings for future generations. Cedar Run serves as a community resource on the importance of protecting and enhancing healthy ecosystems and is a trusted resource on wildlife, habitat, and environmental protection-related questions and issues in central and southern New Jersey. Cedar Run also hosts events including the Trails, Tails, & Ales 5k Trail Run, the Conservation Celebration, and Autumn with the Animals.
Last updated July 10, 2026.
Cedar Run is an environmental non-profit organization with a mission of “Preserving New Jersey’s Wildlife and Habitats through Education, Conservation, and Rehabilitation.” Its Nature Center and Education Department offer nature and STEM-based education programs for more than 20,000 students and Scouts each year. The Wildlife Housing Area includes resident hawks, owls, foxes, and many other wildlife that cannot be returned to the wild due to their injuries. Cedar Run operates a state- and federally-licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital that sees 7,000 animals each year. In 1951, Jim and Betty Woodford bought a 185-acre parcel of land, and by 1957 they had built their first home and founded Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge; their daughter Jeanne continues their work. A Green Acres grant in 1997 preserved Cedar Run’s land and buildings for future generations. Cedar Run serves as a community resource on the importance of protecting and enhancing healthy ecosystems and is a trusted resource on wildlife, habitat, and environmental protection-related questions and issues in central and southern New Jersey. Cedar Run also hosts events including the Trails, Tails, & Ales 5k Trail Run, the Conservation Celebration, and Autumn with the Animals.
Last updated July 10, 2026.
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