Keep your eyes peeled for shorebirds in the jewel of the Meadowlands park system on this walk led by the Bergen County Audubon Society. The walk runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
Contact: Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
The Bergen County Audubon Society and New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority are proud to present the Meadowlands Birding Festival on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in DeKorte Park, Lyndhurst. The event is free.
The day will feature speakers, bird and nature walks, field trips, kid’s activities, information tables, and more. Giselle Chazotte Smisko (pictured above), Director of the non-profit Avian Wildlife Center (and bird rehabilitation center), will bring some residents with her.
We area also pleased to announce our first guest speaker: Wildlife Biologist Meghan Kolk of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. Meghan will be speaking on American Kestrels.
More info and complete schedule to come!
Join the Bergen County Audubon Society from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesdays Aug. 3, 17 and 24 for special evening nature walks at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. Bring your cameras for fantastic sunset and dusk photos!
Contact: Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Last week Ridgefield Park students in Grades 6-8 launched Artificial Floating Islands (AFI) that help the environment in the tidal impoundment at DeKorte Park. The event was the culmination of a month-long project in which Meadowlands Environment Center educations and NJSEA parks staff helped guide the studends in constructing AFIs with native vegetation.
About Artificial Floating Islands:
AFIS are human-made floating structures capable of supporting aquatic vegetation. In the last decade, many European countries and the United States have widely recognized AFIs as a successful tool for habitat restoration. These AFIs create near-shore mini ecosystems on the water without occupying any shoreline space. Because AFIs use floating platforms to support vegetation, they can move up and down with fluctuating water levels. They can be mobile (non-anchored) or anchored (they are anchored at DeKorte), depending on the different types of water bodies (rivers, streams, ponds, lakes) they serve. AFIs serve various functions, such as water purification through absorption; habitat for fishes, birds, and other organisms; breaking waves; and landscape improvement.
