The NJSEA administration building is closed and will reopen on Tuesday, July 5. DeKorte Park remains open all weekend.

The middle section of the Marsh Discovery Trail will be closed for repairs starting on Saturday, July 2, until further notice. During this time a portion of the trail will be open from either entrance. In addition, the front entrance only will be closed every Saturday beginning on July 9.  Please obey all signs.

Join the Bergen County Audubon Society as they tour the park and talk about butterflies and natives plants and how you can make your own yard a butterfly sanctuary! This walks runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

Directions: https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/njmc/Directions/directions-to-dekorte-park.pdf

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

We often post photos of avian species at Mill Creek Marsh. This morning we focus on the spectacular plant life to be seen there. Check out these great photos taken recently by Emilia Lorenz. They include the ever-important Common Milkweed, the only plant on which a Monarch Butterfly will lay eggs.

Join the Bergen County Audubon Society as they tour the park and talk about butterflies and natives plants and how you can make your own yard a butterfly sanctuary! This walks runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

Directions: https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/njmc/Directions/directions-to-dekorte-park.pdf

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

Our biggest event of the season is less than one month away! Butterfly Day, at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst on Sunday, July 17, is co-hosted by the Bergen County Audubon Society and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The day is packed with activities for adults and children. Check out the schedule below:

Registration is now underway for NJSEA Pontoon Boat tours! The Hackensack River tours run until late September. They give a unique, up-close view of Meadowlands wildlife and wetlands, and provide scenic views of the Manhattan skyline. Be sure to bring your binoculars and cameras!

The two-hour, leisurely tours are free to the public. To register, click here

For questions, contact Cathy Vonk at cvonk@njsea.com or 201-460-4677.

All photos by Emilia Lorenz

MRRI staff recently worked with construction contractors on a remediation site to relocate a Diamondback Terrapin nest to a safer and more protected location. As it’s Terrapin migration season, please drive carefully as they will be crossing roadways. For more on what to do if you see a Terrapin crossing the road click here

Celebrate the solstice this evening with the Bergen County Audubon Society at one of the most amazing times to see DeKorte Park. The walk runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

Thanks to Rich Brown for his recent photo of a Northern Flicker surveying his surroundings at DeKorte Park!