Skeetkill Creek Marsh Park in Ridgefield, NJ is in need an invasive vine species clean-up. The mile-a-minute vine (as it is called because of its rapid rate of growth) is actually very pretty but can be detrimental to other plant species. The Meadowlands conservation Trust is having a mile-a-minute vine clean-up on: Date: Thursday, June [...]
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Regarding ” ‘On the threshold of a dream’: Officials kick off restoration project in Meadowlands” (Page L-1, May 25): As a resident of Moonachie for more than 40 years and education chairman of the Bergen County Audubon Society, it did my heart good to read about the Meadowlands restoration project going on right in our [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 24, 2010 Meadowlands Conservation Trust Breaks Ground on Major Wetlands Enhancement Project 235 Acre Project Benefits Mass Transit and Environment LYNDHURST, N.J – The Meadowlands Conservation Trust and EarthMark Mitigation Services broke ground today on a major initiative to restore and enhance 235 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands in Carlstadt and [...]
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“I believe nothing is more important than protecting land.” Dr. George Reskakis, 2010 George Reskakis is a Meadowlands Conservation Trust volunteer, Chairman of the Parks, Playground and Recreational Advisory Board in Teaneck and Trustee of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy which raised over a million dollars in public and private funds to convert 46 acres of [...]
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“The best work is done by people who do things from the heart and for a higher purpose…” Dee Ann Ipp, 2010 I am Dee Ann Ipp. I am a retired Registered Nurse specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care. I am also qualified as an appraiser of art and antiques. Because of my background in these [...]
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Karen and Bruce Riede are residents of Ridgefield, NJ. Bruce is a retired chemical engineer who worked at Unilever for 31 years. During the last ten years of his employment, he was manager of Safety and Health. Currently, he is an EMT serving in his 39th year with the Ridgefield Ambulance Corps. Karen worked as [...]
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Tree Swallows nest at Skeetkill Creek Marsh Park every spring. In order, to accommodate them, MCT is seeking donated bird boxes or a group/s that are willing to make the boxes as a community service project.
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Meadowlands Conservation Trust, in partnership with Genzyme Biosurgery, Inc. will have a litter clean up at Skeetkill Creek Marsh Park. Litter pickers, gloves and trash bags will be provided as well as lunch. If you would like to participate in this clean up, please call (201) 460-2802 or email mctinfo@njmeadowlands.gov.
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During this Spring’s clean-up at Skeetkill Creek Marsh Park, staff and volunteers removed trash and fixed a fence. But it was the unexpected presence of garter snakes that made the day memorable.
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