A montage of a few of the early summer native flowers blooming at Richard W. DeKorte Park in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Flowers include Oakleaf Hydrangea, Lace Cap Hydrangea, Swamp Milkweed, Orange Butterfly Weed, Coneflowers, Queen Anne’s Lace and Salva.

Many thanks to Regina Geoghan for these beautiful photos of a number of native flowers and daylilys at DeKorte. Come see them for yourself! And don’t forget the BCAS is leading a Birds and Butterflies Walk at DeKorte this Sunday, July 3, from 10 am to noon. For more information email greatauk4@gmail.com or call 201-230-4983.

A montage of various early summer daylilies blooming at Richard W. DeKorte Park in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

A while back I was being interviewed by a television reporter regarding the Bergen County Audubon Society’s  “Milkweed in Every Yard” program, a project that was developed to help the Monarch Butterfly. “So why does the Audubon Society care about butterflies, after all aren’t you guys about birds right ?” the grinning reporter asked. I was at first a little surprised by the query. After all who doesn’t care about butterflies? However, it was a very good question, why should anyone care about butterflies anyway?

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