Jim Wright’s talk on the “The Nature of the Meadowlands” that was scheduled for Friday in Demarest has been cancelled due to concerns about the severe weather. For more information visit Jim’s blog,   The Celery Farm and Beyond

Join the Bergen County Audubon Society for their first Meadowlands Nature Walk of 2018 at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst from 10 am to noon this Sunday, Jan. 7. They’ll be looking for raptors, ducks and other birds.

Meets at the Meadowlands Environment Center. For more info contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

As promised, here’s Mickey Raine’s last shots of Mill Creek Marsh from Dec. 31. Hey, is that the Mill Creek (Loch Ness) Monster coming up for air on the bottom left of the photo below!

Thanks to Mickey Raine, who braved the frigid temps to go to DeKorte and Mill Creek Marsh for his final shots of 2017. We’ll start with DeKorte and post the Mill Creek photos later in the day. Happy New Year everyone!