Fun & Learning in the Park...
Children's Programs Along the River:
Above, a “Dinosaur Egg Hunt” led by our Trail Crew.
Above, explorers learn about the river and go on an adventure on our annual summer "Sea Glass Hunt" hike for children.
Above, a Girl Scout campfire program at the Kearney House.
Out on t
he River:
Above, Eric Nelsen gives a lecture during a public sail on A. J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s official tall ship; upon Meerwald’s arrival back at Alpine Boat Basin, participants are treated to the sight of a "sun dog."
Above, children and their parents explore the Park with “Rachel’s Rangers,” a summer hiking series with the staff of the Kearney House. On the first hike, they go to “Cape Fly Away”...
...the next hike takes them to “Who Rock” from State Line Lookout (including a glimpse of some unusual “graffiti” at Ruckman Point)...
...the third hike (after starting out with an unusual visitor in the parking area) takes the group along the shore to explore old bathing beaches and a 19th-century cemetery hidden in the Park.tate Line Lookout:
“Hawks Over the Hudson,” sponsored with the Nature Program Cooperative, was held at State Line Lookout on October 2, 2011, featuring presentations by Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Below, Gil Hawkins of Overpeck Preserve and Debora Davidson of Tenafly Nature Center share their expertise with visitors to the event.
Above, Bill Boesenberg of “Snakes-N-Scales and Turtle Tales” presents a program with Blue, an American alligator, Daisy, an albino Burmese python, and Ainu, a Nile crocodile.Along the River at Alpine Boat Basin and Picnic Area:
Above, having paddled across the river from Alpine, some of our staff pay a visit to Beczak Environmental Education Center in Yonkers for an end-of-the-season river seining foray.
A fundraiser at the Alpine Pavilion for the NAACP, including jazz legend Max Lucas on tenor sax.
10/11/2011
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