Join the Bergen County Audubon Society this Sunday, July 1, for a special Native Plant and Butterfly Walk at DeKorte Park from 10 am to noon. They’ll be spotlighting the hundreds of native plants, flowers and shrubs and the various butterfly species that inhabit the park. For more information contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

And don’t forget to register for Butterfly Day on Sunday, July 29. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes butterfly walks and talks and plenty of kid’s activities including a scavenger hunt and costume contest (12 and under). For more info and to register click here

A few weeks ago  a friend asked me If I would attend an event where I would be able to tell any story I wanted about the time I spend outdoors birding. I thought about it and then laughed.

Imagine that someone would organize an event where people would get together and actually talk about nature and birding?  After all, isn’t that what all birders do when they get together ?  Tell our stories? Yes, of course, that is what we do. Why ? Because what we love to do will always be about our life’s stories.

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