The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission will hold information sessions on 17 boat slip rentals at the NJMC’s new River Barge Park on Wednesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, March 17, at 9 a.m.
The March 14 meeting will be held at the Meadowlands Environment Center in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. The March 17 session will take place at River Barge Park, off Outwater Lane in Carlstadt. The seasonal rentals offer the first new slips in the Meadowlands District in a decade.
The maximum boat length for each slip is 28 feet. The marina includes a launch ramp, waste disposal system, a wash-out yard and a hose bib on the courtesy dock. Electrical service is not available on the docks.
River Barge Park is the NJMC’s latest urban environmental jewel. The 5.5-acre park includes a paddling ramp, riverfront promenade with seating, catch-and-release fishing, park trail, education pavilion, historical and interpretive signage, and native plants.
We asked readers to ID this seed pod — and generated a little debate.
One of our in-house experts agrees with reader Janet T, who thinks its a Honey Locust seed pod. Another says it’s a Black Locust pod.
After viewing the video below, we are leaning toward Honey Locust.
To see what might be in store in the coming month, we thought we'd take a quick look back at March 2011.
Don Torino’s Latest Column: DucKorte Park!
Don Torino of Bergen County Aundubon just posted his latest column on the wildnewjersey.tv blog — all about the ducks of DeKorte Park and the recent Great Backyard Bird Count held there.
It also features some great DeKorte duck pix by Jeff Nicol.
Kingfishers and kinglets are two of the peskiest birds to photograph beacuse they seldom sit still.
Roy Woodford took this nice shot, plus the Common Merg below and the Lesser Scaup on the jump.
Saw this seed pod and plenty like it on the trail by the Gunnell Oval at the Kearny Marsh last week. What is it?
"Due to the high winds on Saturday, this killdeer was hunkered down on the soccer field behind the Kearny Marsh.
"Several killdeer were also spotted being blown about the landfill off Disposal Road as well."
Next month's free guided walks begin at Mill Creek Marsh this Sunday, followed by an arrival-of-spring walk at DeKorte Park on March 20.
The shot above is a Bald eagle's-eye view of the marsh. Our walks are on the trails to the right of the turnpike near the middle of the photo, taken last spring with the assistance of LightHawk.
The two-hour walks are brought to you by the Meadwolands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society.
"I'm happy that I was able to photograph this beauty on Disposal Rd. on Wednesday. Hope that the population can bounce back soon!"
Ron Shields passed along his latest from DeKorte Park, taken earlier this month. Shots include a male Green-winged Teal and a female Canvasback.