Jim Wright, who keeps this blog, also writes a nature column every other week for The South Bergenite. Here is his latest column — on his first trip on the Hackensack River this spring:
Last week, I went on a sneak preview of the 2011 New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s pontoon boat rides, and all I can is: Wow!
I had not been on the river in nice weather since last September, and I had almost (but not quite) forgotten what an amazing place the Hackensack River is.
The two-hour cruise, which began at Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus, was not only a delightful way to spend a sunny spring morning but it was also packed with one highlight after another — from rare birds to rare turtles, with plenty of great scenery in between.
Column continues below, with pic of Yellow-crowned Night Heron.