Those attending the Meadowlands Eagle Festival on Sunday, Jan. 12, will want to stop by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey table. Larissa Smith, the foundation’s Senior Wildlife Biologist, heads the Foundation’s NJ Bald Eagle Project. Larissa coordinates the project volunteers who monitor and protect over 300 Bald Eagle nests statewide. She is happy to talk with anyone interested in becoming a volunteer.

Larissa is a dynamic eagle advocate. She works directly with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish & Wildlife Divisison Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP) to document and protect nests, and educate the public about nesting eagles.

In addition, Larissa coordinates the New Jersey Shorebird Steward Project, which helps to protect migratory shorebirds that stop over on the Delaware Bay each spring. Her other projects involve Eastern tiger salamanders, osprey and barn owls.

The NJ Meadowlands Eagle Festival Takes Place on Sunday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. Snow date is Sunday, Jan. 19.

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