The sky was grey, but spirits were sunny at this year’s Fall Festival. Visitors swarmed the grounds to see the exhibits, play the games, try their hand at archery and see what would show up in the Passaic River seins.  Youngsters (and a few oldsters) clambered on the heavy equipment, grabbed live fish in the touch tank and listened raptly to the Raptor Trust’s live presentation, with equally live raptors.

Almost 100 kids built birdhouses, while others played Watershed Jenga or took in this year’s play, “At Bat”.  Of course, lots of free hot dogs, apples and drinks and the chance to get a Junior Refuge Manager badge in just one day.  And as always, the winners of this year’s photo contest were announced.  You can see who won, and watch a slide show of the winning entries, on our Photo Contest page here.

If you were there, thanks for coming. But if not,  we’ll do it again for you next year.