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 October highlights:

Oct. 1: Bird-Banding Totals for September

Oct. 8: Kestrel Eating Prayiong Mantis in Flight

Oct. 11: How To Photograph a Grasshopper

Oct. 15: Snapping Turtle, Disposal Road

Oct. 21: All About the Transco Trail

Oct. 22: Red-tail, Up-close

Oct. 27: New Meadowlands Documentary Project

Oct. 29: DeKorte Rainbow