Credit: Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com

A big thanks to Jim Wright, whose article, Celebrate our nation’s symbol at North Jersey bald eagle festival, appears on northjersey.com and celeryfarm.net Jim details all of the great activities happening at the Meadowlands Eagle Festival on Sunday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKorte Park and the Meadowlands Environment Center in Lyndhurst. The festival is co-hosted by the NJSEA and the Bergen County Audubon Society.

The article details the amazing return of Bald Eagles to the Meadowlands and New Jersey, from the verge of extinction to 264 active Bald Eagle nests in 2024, including roughly a dozen nests in Bergen and Passaic counties.

Join us on Sunday, Jan. 11, to join Eagle Watch Walks, attend talks, see some live raptors, and much more.

DeKorte Park and the Meadowlands Environment Center are located at 2 DeKorte Park Plaza in Lyndhurst.

For more information, contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

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