FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 16, 2021

 

Media Contact for the County of Bergen

Contact: Derek Sands

Phone: 201.250.6080

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MEDIA ADVISORY – RIDGEWOOD – FRIDAY

BERGEN COUNTY TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF WILD DUCK POND IN SADDLE RIVER COUNTY PARK

What:  Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners invite members of the media to Saddle River County Park on Friday, August 20 for a ceremony to mark the start of an ecological restoration project at the Wild Duck Pond in Saddle River County Park. The project scope includes replacing the pond liner and implementing stormwater best management practices, which will restore the pond’s wetlands and further support native wildlife. Funding for the restoration project comes from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund and a grant from NJ Green Acres.

Where:  Wild Duck Pond area of Saddle River County Park – 1133 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (please see map for further directions)

When: Friday, August 20 at 1:00 p.m.

Who:

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

Representatives from the Bergen County Board of County Commissioners

Ridgewood Village Officials

Representatives from NJ Green Acres and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Representatives from local environmental groups

Media: Open

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