Welcome to Wild New Jersey™

Inside:

• The Fine Art of Fish Tagging
  Join the students of Hudson County's Explore 2000 Program on their fish tagging expedition. Learn the proper way to tag a fish!
  An Interview with Nature Photographer Dwight Hiscano
  Lynda Hester D'Orio talks to Dwight Hiscano, one of New Jersey's foremost nature photographers about his travels, his new book, and photography tips.
• Why Did the Turkeys Cross the Road?
  Sussex County resident Kate Schnieder goes feather-to-feather with the local pack of gobblers.
• Sandy Hook: Our Outdoor Classroom
  Hudson County's Explore Program visits Sandy Hook to study migrations and native plants.
• Canoeing Field Trip to Kearny Marsh
  Hudson County's Explore Program visits Kearny Marsh in the New Jersey Meadowlands.
• An Interview with Native American Beverly Friend.
  Native American (and native New Jerseyan) Beverly Friend talks about the Pow Wow experience and what we can all learn by attending.
• Native American Contributions to American Culture.
  A brief discussion of the Albany Plan, the "Three Sisters," and Code Talkers.
• The Mystery of the Declining Osprey. 
  The osprey population is declining dramatically in New Jersey and its implications are far reaching. Lynda Hester D'Orio explains why what's bad for the osprey may be bad for us all.
• The Elusive Butterfly.
  Butterflies are members of the insect order Lepidoptera, a clumsy-sounding name for such beautiful creatures. Karen Siletti pays homage to the more than 150 species of butterflies that fill our state with color, brilliance, and poetry in motion.