The year 2010 marked the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's 41th anniversary and the continued expansion of our nature programs with Bergen County Audubon Society — including an Earth Day Celebration, a Kearny Marsh Cleanup, a Butterfly Day, a "Green Friday" nature walk, and a talk by Scott Weidensaul.

We thought we'd celebrate by looking back at 2010, month by month.

Here are some highlights from January:

January 6: Common Moorhens

January 9: DeKorte Is Named a Birders World "Birding Hot Spot"

January 11: New DeKorte Trail Guide and Map

January 15: Bald Eagle

January 21, Goldeneye, DeKorte Park

January 26: Northern Shrike Video

January 27: New Meadowlands History Blog

January 29: Really Low Tide, Really Full Moon