Jim Wright to speak at Ramsey Area Garden Club Oct. 11

The Ramsey Area Garden Club will hold their next meeting 7 p.m. Tue., Oct. 11 at The Lutheran Church of The Redeemer,55 Wyckoff Avenue, Ramsey.

The evening’s speaker will be Jim Wright. His topic, “The Nature of the Meadowlands.”

Wright is the author of the book “The Nature of the Meadowlands” as well as three other nature-related, richly illustrated books. He will discuss this New Jersey treasure and the region’s environmental renaissance. The presentation will highlight the threatened and endangered species that either breed there or use it as a rest stop during migration.

Wright is also the creator of the Meadowlands Nature Blog, writes a column for The Record, “The Bird Watcher” and is a deputy marsh warden of the Celery Farm in Allendale.

Information: 201-529-1541.