Communities JUNE
Coming Next Month Livable
Natural Beauty
June articles include: A Good Life In The City Mindful Running
Wildlife Conservation Pet-Friendly Establishments Plus:
news briefs T Eco-Cruises are Educational and Fun
he season for Eco-Cruis- es, the fun and educa-
tional on-water tours aboard Hackensack Riverkeeper’s specially rigged, 30-foot pontoon boats the r/v Robert H. Boyle II and the r/v Ger- aldine Teresa, begins May 5. Tese stimulating trips on the Hackensack River, through the marshes of the New Jersey Meadowlands and into Newark Bay, run through October 15. Captain Bill Sheehan
started Eco-Cruises in 1994 to increase awareness of the lower Hackensack River as a vital natural and recreational resource. Most Eco- Cruises include two-and-a-half hours on the water and are fully narrated by either Sheehan or Program Director Capt. Hugh Carola, both of whom are U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains. Since they started the cruises, more than 50,000 people have traveled with them. Open Eco-Cruises are scheduled in advance (see dates online) and open to indi-
viduals, couples and families (children 4 and up). Itineraries include: Meadowlands Discovery, Boating Tru Bergen and Newark Bay Excursion. Meadowlands Discovery—Tis trip takes participants on an excursion through
the lower tidal reaches of the Hackensack River and its wildlife-rich estuary, the Mead- owlands. Te shallow draſt of the research vessels enables passengers to visit numer- ous wetlands, including the Mill Creek Marsh, Kingsland Creek and the Berry’s Creek Canal. Te highlight of every Meadowlands Eco-Cruise is a trip through the Sawmill Creek Wildlife Management Area—the Jewel of the Meadowlands—home to a stagger- ing amount of wildlife such as shorebirds, waterfowl, herons, raptors, muskrats and terrapins. Boating Trough Bergen – Tis is a trip up the Hackensack River from the south-
ern Meadowlands to the heart of the city of Hackensack. Taking the route once traveled by the coastal schooners and steamers that carried cargo to and from Bergen County, it passes the ruins of their former docks and landings. Te captain will discuss the region’s all-but-forgotten maritime history. Before turning back, the boat travels upriver to the Court Street Bridge and offers participants an opportunity to get an up-close view of the USS Ling – a World War II Balao-class submarine and centerpiece of the New Jersey Naval Museum. Excursion Around the Bay – Tis trip takes participants down the Hackensack
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River, the entire length of Newark Bay to Staten Island and back, to explore this integral part of New York Harbor. Among other sights, it passes Kearny Point, the former site of Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., where hundreds of warships, Liberty and Vic- tory ships were built during the Second World War; and the busy port facilities of Ports Newark and Elizabeth, with ocean-going cargo vessels being loaded and unloaded. On the way back upriver, the trip explores the Bayonne bayshore, home to numerous parks and historic sites. All scheduled open Eco-Cruises leave from Laurel Hill County Park, in Secaucus.
Hackensack Riverkeeper does not sell tickets, charge fees or require monetary consider- ation for Eco-Cruise participation. Donations are welcome.
To book an Eco-Cruise trip, call Captain Hugh Carola at 201-968-0808. For more infor- mation, visit
HackensackRiverkeeper.org.
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