The park trails surrounding the Meadowlands Environment Center provide a fascinating outdoor classroom for wildlife, vegetation and nature study for people of all ages. Come and discover the wonders fluttering in your own backyard. Pre-registration is encouraged. The Environment Center is located at the far eastern end of Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst. The eight-day trip covers over 70 miles, combining canoeing, camping, and educational programs.
Participants can sign up for individual days or elect to go the full distance.
The 2001 sojourn will begin at Hankins, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains, and end on New Jersey's Maurice River, a tributary to the Delaware Bay. The trip offers a chance to experience the diversity of the Delaware River system, which drains 13,539 square miles in four states - New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. An added attraction this year is an art, essay, and poetry contest open to students in grades 8-12 who reside within the Delaware River Basin. Entries must be postmarked by April 15. The Delaware River is not big as rivers go.