Celery Farm • Blue-headed Vireo

Monthly Programs

Since 2015 Fyke's monthly speaker costs have been funded by a generous grant from the Winifred M. and George P. Pitkin Foundation


October 23, 2026, Friday - Monthly Meeting, 8 PM via Zoom

If You Plant It, What Will Come? Native Host Plants For Moths, Wade Wander


Clouded-Fredon Hickory Horned Devil Squash Vine Borer Moth White-lined Sphinx Nais Tiger Moth

If You Plant It, What Will Come?
Native Host Plants For Moths, Wade Wander


Clouded-Fredon Hickory Horned Devil Squash Vine Borer Moth White-lined Sphinx Nais Tiger Moth

Leading butterfly expert, and founder and field trip leader for the New Jersey Butterfly Club, Wade Wander shows some of the magnificent moths that most homeowners can attract to their properties by planting a few native species of vegetation.

Wade is a professional ecologist whose interest in nature started at the age of 9 when he got hooked on birds. From birds, he expanded into plants, herptiles, mammals, and in 1992 butterflies, and moths in 2001. Wade has recorded more than 1,200 species of moths at his home in Sussex County.

Registration is required.Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o4hwndWoSB-5MojY8NZkKw.

But wait! There’s homework. Wade asks participants to identify the following five moth images. The correct answers will be revealed at the presentation.


December 4, 2025, Friday - Annual Social, 8 PM, live at the Allendale Community Center, 210 W. Crescent Ave., Allendale

A Social Get-Together Celebrating Fyke Members and Celery Farm Volunteers


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Join us as we come together to celebrate the dedication and passion of our incredible volunteers and members. During this in-person meeting, we’ll enjoy light refreshments and conversation. Bring your questions, suggestions, nature-inspired poems, stories or art related to the preserve. It’s a great opportunity to get to know one another. We look forward to seeing everyone, and celebrating the heart and soul of our preserve—you!


The following list of volunteers is based on recorded timesheets and omits anyone who works independently and does not have their time recorded in the timesheets.

Volunteers with 20+ Hours Worked in the Past 365 Days


#NameHours
1Christian Alcaide675:15
2Frank Alcaide626:30
3Tracey Schiess161:00
4Aaron Alcaide128:15
5Sinan Li121:45
6Steven Alcaide115:30
7Ryan Griffin84:45
8Carsten Bock80:00
9Darren Kapturski76:30
10Sian Roberts73:45
11Siyue Li69:00
12Spencer Dosik62:15
13Noel Schulz59:45
14Jason Willey58:15
15Pam White53:50
16Alex Lu46:45
17Jeff Dugal42:00
18Barbara Bodden41:30
19Steven Dudas39:30
#NameHours
20Rayan Soudkhah39:15
21Bruce Davis33:30
22Daniel Kapturski31:00
23Jean Clements30:30
24Seth Paulanski29:00
25Hiba Rahman27:30
26Ryan Falciglia26:45
27Rion Farhang25:30
28Cooper White25:30
29Joseph Larsen25:15
30Christine Loyacano25:00
31Phil Keating22:45
32Ken Wiegand22:30
33Mina Di Filippo22:00
34Karen Ramirez21:30
35Sebastian Stravitz21:00
36Matthew Yates21:00
37Eloise Stravitz20:00

 

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Memories of the Kearny Marsh Photography by Ron Shields

September 25, 2026

Memories of the Kearny Marsh — Photography by Ron Shields

 

How 150+ Volunteers Are Increasing Biodiversity at the Celery Farm with Frank and Christian Alcaide Video

May 15, 2026

How 150+ Volunteers Are Increasing Biodiversity at the Celery Farm with Frank and Christian Alcaide

 

Planting for Animals Video

April 24, 2026

Planting for Wildlife at the Celery Farm with Ryan Griffin

 

Birds of Southern Africa and Madagascar Video

March 27, 2026

Birds of Southern Africa and Madagascar, Kevin Watson

species identification tags

 

A Fascination with Finches Video

February 27, 2026

A Fascination with Finches,Matt Young

 

Nomadic Birds and Their Stories Video

January 23, 2026

Nomadic Birds and Their Stories, Rick Wright



Some of My Favorite Images of Birds Video

October 24, 2025

Some of My Favorite Images of Birds, Jerry Barrack

 

Plants of the NJ Highlands Video

September 26, 2025

Plants of the New Jersey Highlands, Mike Lefebvre

 

Northern Exposures Video

May 16, 2025

Northern Exposures: Birds and Wildlife From the Far North, Kevin Watson

 

Ridgewood Camera Club Presentation

April 25, 2025

Flora, Fauna, and Feathered Friends: The Birds and Wildlife of the Celery Farm, Presented by the Ridgewood Camera Club

 

Mike Lefebvre Presentation

March 28, 2025

Plants of the NJ Meadowland’s Losen Slote Creek Park, Mike Lefebvre

 

Marina Richie Presentation

February 28, 2025

Kinship With Kingfishers, Marina Richie

 

Alcaide Presentation

January 24, 2025

From Invasives to Natives, Frank and Christian Alcaide

 

Deb Ellis Presentation

October 25, 2024

Sustaining Wildlife in Fall and Winter Gardens, Deb Ellis

 

Heather Wolf Presentation

September 27, 2024

Find More Birds, Heather Wolf

 

Wander Presentation

May 17, 2024

Bring the Butterflies to You, Sharon Wander

 


Fanning Astro

April 26, 2024

The Connection Between Migration & Astronomy, Lisa Fanning

 

Garret Mountain

March 22, 2024

Garret Mountain Reservation: A Migration Hotspot, Carole Hughes

 

Teaneck Creek Conservancy

February 23, 2024

Spring Migration at Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Executive Director Kathleen Farley

 

KW Japan Photos

January 26, 2024

Travels in Japan: Island Endemics and Winter Wildlife, Kevin Watson

 

2023 Members Night

December 1, 2023

2023 Fyke Members Night, Kurt Muenz

 

Cowbirds: Villains?

October 27, 2023

Cowbirds: Villainous Mobsters or Falsely Maligned Native Species? Sarah Winnicki

What's Growing?

September 22, 2023

What's Growing Inside the Celery Farm's Deer Exclosure? Mike Lefebvre

State Line Hawk Watch

May 19, 2023

State Line Hawk Watch 2011 to 2022, Karl M. Soehnlein

 

Lorrimer Sanctuary

April 28, 2023

Lorrimer Sanctuary: Then and Now, Alexa Fantacone

Avian Rehabilitation

March 24, 2023

Avian Rehabilitation, or How to Live with a Loon in the Bathtub, Giselle Smisko

Grassland Birds

February 23, 2023

Grassland Birds Are Thriving in the Least Likely Place, Dr. Shannon Curley and Jose Ramirez-Garofalo

African Safari

January 27, 2023

African Safari: Big Game and Birds, Kevin Watson

 

Fyke Members Night 2022

December 2, 2022

Fyke Members Night

 

Red-shouldered Hawks of Allendale

October 28, 2022

Red-Shouldered Hawks of Allendale, Jim Wright

 

New Jersey Moths

May 20, 2022

New Jersey Moths Through the Seasons, Wade and Sharon Wander

 

Plants of the Celery Farm

April 22, 2022

Plants of the Celery Farm's Klomburg Woods, Mike Lefebvre

 

Remembering the Bajor Farm

January 18, 2021

Remembering the Bajor Farm: An interview with Patricia Cooper and Marie Breen, Jim Wright

 

Florida Gulf Coast Winter Birding

May 17, 2019

Florida Gulf Coast Winter Birding
Tom Mitchell and Sharon Ayling

 

Loads of Odes

May 18, 2018

Loads of Odes, Kurt Muenz

 


Please support the Celery Farm Habitat Restoration work being done by the volunteers. A generous supportive family in our community created a $5,000 matching fund. Your donation will now count double. Any amount helps.

Make a Wish List Donation here.

Contact Fyke:

Fyke Nature Association
P.O. Box 141
Ramsey, NJ 07446

fyke@fykenature.org

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