Where in the world are you? The globe and maps at the
orientation podium help visitors determine where the Manasquan
Reservoir is. The information leads the visitor from Planet
Earth right to the Reservoir’s location in Monmouth County.
Window to the Past Monmouth County’s geologic history is
revealed in a replica of a local stream. Erosion has exposed a
cross-section of soil and the fossils trapped within it, some of
which are 74 million years old. This area went through many
physical changes as the sea level rose and fell several
different times during the earth’s past. Visitors can learn how
fossils document these changes. This exhibit also includes a
case of fossils that encourages closer inspection. At home with
the Muskrat family Visitors explore the living arrangements of
the muskrat as they crawl through a muskrat tunnel. They see the
inside of a muskrat lodge and the nursery chamber of these
unique creatures. Other animals with a similar need for water
use many of the same materials to build their ne