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Lyndhurst NJ, the Bergen County Audubon Society, will host its annual Butterfly Day in collaboration with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority on Sunday July 23rd at DeKorte Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free.
Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, along the Atlantic Flyway, Richard W. DeKorte Park is a center of activity for wildlife and humans alike. It is home to the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC), which administers the park and is the zoning and regulatory agency for the Meadowlands District. Appreciating the need for environmental education for schools and the general public, along with a need to promote an awareness of the area’s natural resources, the NJMC partnered with the Ramapo College of New Jersey to create the onsite Environment Center. Try some of the many nature trails surrounding the park; maps can be picked up at the Environment Center. The Marsh Discovery Trail is a floating boardwalk that allows visitors to cross over the tidal marsh impoundment at the Environment Center. When finished there, trails such as Kingsland Overlook, Lyndhurst Nature Reserve, Shorewalk, Saw Mill Creek and Transco Trails are waiting for you. All trails are relatively low impact and range from 1/2 mile to 3 miles walking distance. Don’t forget to inquire about public programs, school programs, guided nature walks and more.
New Jersey is currently home to about 110 regularly occurring species of butterflies (meaning that they either are resident in the state or are nonresidents seen at least once every 5 years). Of our resident butterflies, 28 species are listed as Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern (7 Endangered, 10 Threatened, and 11 Special Concern)—and five of those butterflies actually have not been seen here in many years. These species are in decline owing to a variety of causes including habitat loss and fragmentation due to development, loss of natural disturbance and successional processes, loss of native host plants to overbrowsing by deer and to replacement by invasive plant species, climate change, and in a few cases, collecting.
Directions: From Route 3 East follow signs for 17 South Lyndhurst. After the traffic light cross Route 17 and proceed straight onto Polito Avenue; follow directions below. From Route 3 West follow signs for 17 South Lyndhurst. Merge onto 17 South and follow it as it wraps around. At the traffic light make a Left onto Polito Avenue; follow the directions below. At the end of Polito Avenue, turn Left onto Valley Brook Avenue. After 1.2 miles, cross the railroad tracks, bear Left and enter Richard W. DeKorte Park. Tell the guard at the gate you are there to view wildlife.
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