We are thrilled to announce that Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino will be writing a guest column, “Don Torino’s Life in the Meadowlands,” for the Nature Blog. The column will run every Thursday, beginning this week. A lifelong Meadowlands resident, Don says that his weekly dispatches will include such topics as the region’s flora, fauna and parks, his experiences growing up in the Meadows, and the area’s environmental revitalization over the past four decades.

You may know Don from the twice-monthly free nature walks that he leads with the NJSEA, or his regular Bergen County Audubon walks throughout North Jersey. Our next guided walk is Tuesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at DeKorte Park. For more information and to register, click here.

We look forward to Don’s debut column this Thursday!