{"id":2393,"date":"2022-01-30T22:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=2393"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:49:50","slug":"learn-at-pequest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/learn-at-pequest\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs and Events at the Pequest Trout Hatchery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"subhero\" style=\"padding: 15px;border: 2px solid #006C92;border-radius: 5px;background-color: #ebebd8\">\n<font style=\"margin: auto;text-align: center\">\n\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-info\" title=\"Information\"><\/i> <strong>Regular Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Monday &#8211; Friday: 9:00 am &#8211; 4:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-info\" title=\"Information\"><\/i> <strong>Licenses and permits are available for purchase. We accept credit card, debit card, check or money order. Make checks or money orders payable to NJ Fish and Wildlife.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The main entrance to the\u00a0Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center\u00a0is on Rt. 46 between Great Meadows and Buttzville, approximately 9 miles west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren County. The mailing, 911 and GPS address is 605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ 07863 \u2013 the hatchery\u2019s rear entrance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/NnCXH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Map Directions to Main Entrance\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-map-location-dot\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/pequest-summer-college-program-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Pequest Summer College Program<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF File\"><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Application Deadline: <strong>April 17, 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/font>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NJFishandWildlife\/videos\/1651716561517290\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Behind the Scenes at the Pequest Hatchery<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(Facebook LIVE, 10\/11\/17)<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\">Visit Pequest<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/programs-and-events-at-the-pequest-trout-hatchery\/\">Attend a Program<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/group-programs-at-the-pequest-trout-hatchery\/\">Schedule a Group Program<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/education\/fishing-education-instructor-program\/\">Volunteer as a Fishing Education Instructor<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/education\/email-lists\/\">Join the Freshwater Fishing and Education E-mail Lists<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/pequest-hatchery-operations\/\">Operations<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is invited to learn about New Jersey&#8217;s fish and wildlife resources and ways to enjoy them through special programs and events at Pequest. Take advantage of these unique opportunities and get outdoors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>All programs require registration;<\/strong>&nbsp;registration opens two weeks prior to program date. All registration is done online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All programs and special events, including parking, are&nbsp;<strong>FREE<\/strong>&nbsp;unless otherwise noted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Events are held rain or shine outdoors so dress for the weather.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Programs and special events at Pequest are supported through the sale of fishing and hunting licenses and related stamps. In order to help us continue to offer programs and special events, participants are encouraged to purchase a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/buy-a-license\/\">fishing license<\/a>&nbsp;at the Natural Resource Education Center, at a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/licenses-and-permits\/license-agents\/\">license agent<\/a>, or online at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nj.aspirafocus.com\/internetsales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nj.aspirafocus.com\/internetsales<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For program updates,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/education\/email-lists\/\">subscribe to the Education E-mail List<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow NJ Fish and Wildlife on Eventbrite at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/nj-fish-and-wildlife-34051889281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/nj-fish-and-wildlife-34051889281<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weather fans take note<\/strong>: The Pequest Trout Hatchery has become the newest link in Rutgers University&#8217;s weather station network. The hatchery is now the site of one of 13 stations throughout the state that feed data to the state&#8217;s weather and climate monitoring system. To view current weather conditions visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.njweather.org\/station\/1029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.njweather.org\/station\/1029<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/visiting-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-and-natural-resource-education-center\/\">Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center<\/a>&nbsp;is located on Rt. 46 nine miles west of Hackettstown in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/explorewarren.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scenic Warren County<\/a>. On-line&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/directions-to-the-pequest-trout-hatchery-andnatural-resource-education-center\/\">directions<\/a>&nbsp;are available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pequest Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"events\"><\/a>\n\n\n [tribe_events category=\"pequest-trout-hatchery-and-natural-resource-education-center\" date=\"-8 hours\"  ] \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind the Scenes at the Pequest Hatchery&nbsp;(Facebook LIVE, 10\/11\/17) The public is invited to learn about New Jersey&#8217;s fish and wildlife resources and ways to enjoy them through special programs and events at Pequest. Take advantage of these unique opportunities and get outdoors! For program updates,&nbsp;subscribe to the Education E-mail List. 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