The Schedule for Native Plant Day is here! Join the NJSEA and the Bergen County Audubon Society for a day of engaging and educational walks and talks. We will explain how everyone can make a difference in helping a number of species by putting native plants in your own backyard and community.

Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst for this great event!

Contact: Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

Join the Bergen County Audubon Society on a walk through one of the last remaining low-lying woodlands in the Meadowlands. Trails may be muddy; boots are highly recommended. Park in the lot adjacent to the soccer field on Mehrhof Road. The walk runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

Contact: Don Torinio at 201-230-4983.

Song Sparrow – Credit Kevin R. Wexler

Northjersey.com posted several great photos taken by photographer Kevin R. Wexler during last week’s Bergen County Audubon Society Nature Walk at the Teaneck Creek Conservancy.

The next BCAS Meadowlands Walk is on Wednesday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington. Join us for this unique opportunity to explore a natural area that is normally closed to the public.

Meet at the entrance to Harrier Meadow off Disposal Road in North Arlington.

Information: Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

A huge thank you to the Bergen County Audubon Society’s generous donation to the NJSEA that will be used for native plantings at DeKorte Park!

The funding will be used to reestablish native plant species and enhance the Park’s gardens with flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees.  Some plants that will be used include Anise hyssop, beebalm, milkweed, purple coneflower, little bluestem grass, dogwood, buttonbush and red cedar trees.

This will increase available wildlife habitat; and provide cover for foraging and nesting species in the park. We invite everyone to DeKorte Park. And tell your friends. They will be amazed at our gem of a park!

Join us on a St. Patrick’s Day Nature Walk at DeKorte Park!

With the luck of the Irish, and our trusty guides from the Bergen County Audubon Society, we’ll hope to see GREEN-winged Teal and other winter waterfowl, raptors and songbirds.  Meets outside the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. The walk goes from 10 am to noon.

Contact:  Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or (201) 230-4983

Join us on St. Patrick’s Day at DeKorte Park!

With the luck of the Irish, and our trusty guides from the Bergen County Audubon Society, we’ll hope to see GREEN-winged Teal and other winter waterfowl, raptors and songbirds.  Meets outside the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. The walk goes from 10 am to noon.

Contact:  Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or (201) 230-4983

The NJSEA William D. McDowell Observatory will not be open for the Partial Solar Eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8. Below is an important safety guide for those who plan to watch the partial eclipse. Check out an article on northjersey.com about where to obtain Solar Eclipse Glasses.

Due to inclement weather, the William D. McDowell Observatory will be closed tonight, Wednesday, March 6.