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Learn more about Flat Rock Brook
at Englewood's
Sidewalk Sale

Flat Rock Brook will have a table at the Sidewalk Sale July 29-31 from to provide information about the Nature Center.

Volunteers are needed from 10 - 2 and 2 - 4 on those days to help man the table and share your knowledge of Flat Rock Brook. Call 201 567-1265 to volunteer.

Driveway Safety!

Englewood Traffic and Safety has painted a crosswalk from the Nature Center building across our driveway between the entrance of the building to the start of the White Trail and placed as sign to slow down cars coming up the hill.

We urge everyone to drive slowly upon entering the Nature Center as there may be children and hikers crossing the driveway at any time.

Community Chest Funds Weather Station at Flat Rock Brook

Left to right, are Robert Isackson, Community Chest board member; Harriet Tanner, Community Chest executive director; Marc Oliff, Community Chest vice president, Flat Rock Brook executive director Steve Wiessner; and Linda Reiter Community Chest vice president.

Flat Rock Brook Nature Association received $5,000 from the Community Chest serving Englewood, Tenafly, and Englewood Cliffs, to fund the installation of a weather station and touch screen monitor for the Nature Center facility.

The weather station will be installed on the roof of the Nature Center building where it will gather meteorological data including temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and barometric pressure. The installation will include an interactive touch screen that will provide data on the energy output for Flat Rock Brook’s 46 solar panels and meteorological data from the weather station. Installation of the weather station will be completed this fall.

“The weather station and monitoring system will help us teach diverse audiences about the importance of renewable energy sources like solar power,” said Steve Wiessner, executive director of Flat Rock Brook. “We believe this is a great way for middle and high school students to learn about the environment, taking advantage of students’ expertise with technology as a springboard for learning.”

The Community Chest funds will be added to $10,000 awarded to the Nature Center by the Staples Foundation for Learning to make up the total needed for the project.

Englewood School Field Trips to Flat Rock Brook funded by the Bergen County Community Development Fund

Quarles School students enjoy a field trip to Flat
Rock Brook during the 2009 -10 school year.

Flat Rock Brook has been awarded an $11,000 grant award from the Bergen County Division of Community Development for the 2010/11 school year. The grant will allow all Kindergarten, 2nd, and 7th Grade students from the Englewood Public School District to receive a field trip to the Nature Center and outreach programming at their schools by our education staff.