Palisades Park New Jersey Presents "Spring Nature Walk " & "Scavenger Hunt " Sunday April 26th

"Hooked on the Hudson" event 2008. Photo: Anthony G. Taranto Jr.   Palisades Interstate Park Commission New Jersey Section  "Spring Nature Walk"  and "Scavenger Hunt"  Sunday, April 26, 2009 Spring Nature Walk There will be a guided hike with Nancy Slowik on Sunday, April 26 meeting at 11 AM at the pavilion at the Ross Dock Picnic Area on the Hudson in Fort Lee (access from PIP Exit 1 or southern park entrance at Edgewater-Fort Lee border). The hike, which is free and open to all (no dogs, please) with no advance registration needed, will cover about 2 miles round-trip distance over easy trails in about 2 hours. The hike will be held "drizzle or shine" - heavy or steady precipitation may cancel. For more information: 201 784-0484.  Scavenger Hunt! There will be a guided hike and activity for children (and their parents!) with Christina Fehre on Sunday, April 26 meeting at 2 PM at the pavilion at the Ross Dock Picnic Area on the Hudson in Fort Lee (access from PIP Exit 1 or southern park entrance at Edgewater-Fort Lee border). The hike, which is free and open to all with no advance registration needed, will cover about 2 miles round-trip distance over easy trails in about 2 hours. The hike will be held "drizzle or shine" - heavy or steady precipitation may cancel. To confirm on the day of the hike if conditions seem questionable, please call 201 768-1360 and enter extension 107. PLEASE DON"T FORGET! The NJ Chapter of the Hudson River Fishermen's Association will hold its annual fishing contest, with exhibits, displays, activities, and more, on Saturday, April 25 from 8 AM to 2 PM at the Ross Dock Picnic Area. For more information, please visit: http://www.njpalisades.org/  The New Jersey Section is part of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, which administers 29 parks, parkways, and historic sites for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in New York as well as the Palisades Interstate Park and parkway in New Jersey. For more information about New York State parks and historic sites, please visit www.nysparks.com and for more information about the Palisades Interstate Park parks and historic sites, please visit http://www.palisadesparksconservancy.org/ The Palisades Parks Conservancy, Inc., (dba Friends of the Palisades, Inc.), the charitable partner of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission is a free-standing federally registered non-profit corporation exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations may be made over our secure Web site at palisades.exhibit-e.com/donate/ or by mailing to Palisades Parks Conservancy, Bear Mountain State Park, Administration Building, Bear Mountain, NY 10911. For more information, please call us at 845-786-2701 or send email to[email protected].