Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
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Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Discover Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, A Popular Pine Barrens Wild Animal Nature & Rehabilitation Center


Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
4 Sawmill Road
Medford, NJ 08055
Website
(856) 983 3329

The Nature Center is open Monday-Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm.
The Wildlife Rehabilition Hospital for drop off is open:
9:00am to 4:00pm, 7 days a week October-April.
9:00am to 7:00pm, 7 days a week May-September.

The Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge is a pristine 171-acre refuge, dedicated to Wildlife Rehabilitation, Environmental Education, and Habitat Preservation. The habit sits amongst upland pine and oak forests, several cedar swamps, and a lake that hosts many species of mammals and birds.

Located on the western part of the Pine Barrens, It is currently one of the largest Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers and outdoor live-animal compounds on the east coast.

The refuge hospital cares for over 6,000 wild animals every year.
Many have been rehabilitated and returned to the wild. Others, whose injuries prevent release, remain in the outdoor compound and are available to help the public learn about native species.

The refuge also has an environmental education and nature center with classrooms, hands-on exhibits, library and offices and wooded nature trails that link the uplands with the wetlands. Today, more than 30,000 students participate annually in the Refuge's education programs and outdoor adventures in the Pine Barrens and attend family weekend workshops. Programs include group tours, Refuge on Wheels, weekend workshops for families, field trips, and adult courses.

Elizabeth and James Woodford founded the wildlife refuge in 1957, on land they purchased in 1951 in what was then the rural, pristine area of Medford, New Jersey. Elizabeth became an expert botanist, naturalist, nature photographer and wildlife rehabilitator. She was renowned for her Pinelands education programs. In 1997 the Woodford's dream was realized when a Green Acres grant preserved Cedar Run's land and buildings for future generations.

There are many education programs from nature tours to formal classes on pine barren flora and fauna.

The refuge is popular with school groups looking for a wildlife field trip to learn about wildlife and our environment. The staff will work with teachers to develop age appropriate programs that can be provided at the Nature Education or outdoors on the property.