Our next  Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society is this Sunday — Sept. 6 — at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.

   The low-keyed event runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

   We will look for shorebirds, waders, Ospreys and migrants – plus any butterflies we encounter. Park in the first lot and meet in front of the Meadowlands Environment Center (first building on your left).

   The event will be held rain or shine. Lightning cancels. (Check this blog for updates.)

   To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-636-4022. 

   Free public viewing nights at the William D. McDowell Observatory are every Monday and Wednesday evening, weather permitting.

   With September upon us and daylight hours growing shorter, the observatory will open an hour earlier, at 8 p.m.

  Each evening two major objects in the night sky will be viewed plus one or two other celestial objects or events depending on the observing conditions.

    If thunderstorms are in the area or predicted during these hours we may not be able to open.

   Click "Continue reading…" for the complete September schedule and more info.

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   Artwork by local children from the organization Putting the Pieces Together will be on display at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s (NJMC) Flyway Gallery this month.

   The exhibit, “Welcome to Our World: Artwork by Children with Different Needs,” runs from Wednesday, Sept. 2 through Tuesday, Sept. 29.

   A reception for the artists is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 27.  

   Click "Continue reading…" to see more artwork and learn more about the exhibition and the Flyway Gallery.

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  Our next First-Sunday-of-the month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society is this Sunday — Sept. 6 — at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.

   The low-keyed event runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

   We will look for shorebirds, waders, Ospreys and migrants – plus any butterflies we encounter. Park in the first lot and meet in front of the Meadowlands Environment Center (first building on your left).

   The event will be held rain or shine. Lightning cancels. (Check this blog for updates.)

   To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-636-4022.