West Milford is Beautiful

07/07/2024

🌷PLANT SWAP EVENT🌷
We are excited to announce our first Plant swap event taking place at The West Milford Farmers' Market on Wednesday July 17th from 3pm to 7pm!
We will have snacks & drinks for folks to enjoy (Thanks Tracey Battle NY/NJ Broker-Sales Realtor for sponsoring) as well the Farmer's Market vendors you can get food from too 🙂

If you would like to in participate in the Plant Swap, please read and fill out this google form - https://forms.gle/otCdaYzKteaqGdAm7

Hope to see all of you at the Farmers' Market on the 17th ❤

Hi and welcome to the West Milford is Beautiful Plant Swap meet-up taking place at the West Milford Farmer's Market. Date: 7/17/2024 Time: 3:00pm to 7:00pm Address: 1452 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480 (Back parking lot behind the Presbyterian Church) Here are the guidelines: - Each person b...

03/04/2024

Attn ! The Autumn Lights Festival dates have been announced! The ALF is GROWING into a 3 day festival and will be taking place at the Wallisch Homestead this year!!

One of North Jersey's Largest Festivals is back, now bigger and better than ever before! 🍁 Announcing the 2024 Autumn Lights Festival Celebrating 30 Years! 🌟

📢 Attention ALFers! We are excited to share some important updates and information about this year’s Autumn Lights Festival. Forget all the buzz and myths floating around... We are here to set the record straight!

This year’s event will be the biggest ALF yet as we celebrate 30 years since the event’s creation and the 28th overall festival in the “Heart of the Highlands” in West Milford, NJ at the old "Jungle Habitat" property in Long Pond Ironworks, Ringwood State Park Multi-Use Trail.

There is a summary of FAQ’s below and extensive information linked to this post. Please read through to better understand how ALF is continuing to grow!

👉 **Moving Locations: Yes, it's true -- ALF has outgrown its current location and is moving to a new site: Jungle Habitat! This allows us to continue expanding our lineup of activities and entertainment. Get ready for a bigger and better experience!

📅 **Expanding to a 3-Day Event: That's right... we are extending the festival to three days of fun-filled celebration! More time means more opportunities to immerse yourself in the magic of autumn. Mark your calendars and prepare for three days of unforgettable ALF experiences and memories!

🧶**Calling all Vendors!: Information for vendors will be coming soon to ALF’s website. Options for 1 day or weekend-long vendors are available.

🅿️ **Parking: All parking will be on-site at Jungle Habitat. While the event is free to attend, there will be a per-vehicle fee to park on NJ State Park property. Passes will be available for purchase before ALF on the website or at the gate during the event.

🚥 We're pulling out all the stoplights for the 2024 Autumn Lights Festival! Needless to say, we are beyond excited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our once small gathering honoring the first stoplight in town which has grown into a 3-day extravaganza with more than 35,000+ attendees!
PS- It's still FREE to get in!

👉 Next 100 people get $15 parking passes: https://bit.ly/3yeAMrR
Don't miss out on:

✅ GRAMMY Nominated CMA Country Artists!
✅ A Massive Carnival!
✅ 300+ Craft Vendors!
✅ 60+ Food Trucks!
✅ 20 Live Bands on 2 Stages!
✅ Biergarten!
✅ Lighting Displays!
✅ Axe Throwing!
✅ After Dark Parties!
✅ Apple Cannons!

👉 Next 100 people get $15 parking passes: https://bit.ly/3yeAMrR

Thanks to our Sponsors:

✅ SoulFlora!
✅ Kohler Distributors!
✅ West Milford Chamber of Commerce!
✅ Doobiez!
✅ West Milford Family Dental & Implants!
✅ Mark Lindsay & Sons Plumbing!
✅ Montclair YMCA!
✅ Vertical Environmental Solutions!
✅ Passaic County Community College!
✅ Festival Works!
✅ Corradino and Papa Law Firm!
✅ Provident Bank!
✅ Orange & Rockland Utilities!
✅ Passaic County Sheriff's Department!
✅ West Milford Elks Lodge #2236!
✅ West Milford VFW Post #7198!
✅ West Milford American Legion Post #289!
✅ West Milford Elks Lodge #2236!
✅ Warmaire Conditioning!
✅ Thrive Orthodontics!
✅ West Milford Museum!
✅ West Milford Recycling!
✅ West Milford Recreation!
✅ And many private anonymous donors!

⏰️: Gates Open - 4PM on Friday, Sep 27th
🎫: FREE To Get In - $15 Early Bird Parking Passes!
🗓 : Save the Date - September 27th, 28th & 29th 2024
📍: Location - Jungle Habitat - West Milford, NJ.
🆔: All Ages Welcome

🍂 Let's embrace the spirit of autumn together and make this year's Autumn Lights Festival the best one yet! See you there! 🎉🍂

04/06/2023

West Milford Beautification Day
Saturday 4/22 starting 8:30am til 12:00pm (Earth Day) (rain date is Sunday 4/23)
Call David Stires, WM Recycling Coordinator at 973-728-2724 for more information

09/25/2021

SPOTTED LANTERN FLIES:
Hey Folks!
All of the towns surrounding West Milford have been posting up numerous photos of Spotted Lantern Flies in their communities. It's only a matter of time before these invasive insects become a serious problem for our community as well. Please take the time to check your yards, gardens and trees to make sure these bugs do not gain a foothold in our beautiful town.
The first photo is what Spotted Lantern Flies look like. More info - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_lanternfly
The 2nd photo is of their preferred tree to nest and lay eggs in is another invasive species of tree call "Tree of Heaven". If you have this growing in or around your property please make an effort to cut it down. More info - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima
The 3rd pic is what the eggs look like. Around this time they are laying eggs and they lay 30 to 50 at a time. This is what the mass looks like.
How to kill the eggs: " the NJDA recommends using a rock or credit card to squash the egg mass while you scrape it off the tree and into a bag to throw away. This prevents the sacs from hatching." Link - https://www.nj.com/news/2021/04/nj-urging-residents-to-destroy-spotted-lanternfly-eggs-heres-how-to-remove-them-from-trees.html

Please share this with your neighbors so that as a community we can combat these invasive insects!

03/31/2021

At one time, this area housed the big cats of Jungle Habitat. The Warner Brothers-owned theme park closed in October of 1976 and has been abandoned ever since.

Have you explored this historic environment?

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03/29/2021

The snow may be melted and gone, but memories like this will live on in our hearts. ♥️❄️

Until next year.

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03/26/2021

Spring has awakened and the snow and ice have receded, gone for the season.

But we can hang onto photos like these for a while longer.

📍Apshawa Preserve
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03/24/2021

Winter may have ended, but we’re still in awe of the snow-covered beauty of Apshawa Preserve.

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03/22/2021

Hiking at Wawayanda State Park...😍❄️

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03/19/2021

Winter is thawing and spring is just around the bend.

Will you miss the snow?

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03/17/2021

Night hikes at Wawayanda State Park...have you tried it? 💫

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03/15/2021

Views of Papa Swan gliding across Belcher Creek, surrounded by snow. ❄️

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03/12/2021

Frozen lake views with a dash of wispy clouds. ☁️

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03/10/2021

The golden glow of a recent sunset was on point. ☀️ 🇺🇸

Can you imagine having this view in your own backyard?

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03/08/2021

Violet winter sunsets have us absolutely melting.

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03/06/2021

Winter landscape featuring Long Pond Iron Works. 🖤❄️

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03/03/2021

Colorful mornings at Apshawa Preserve.

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03/03/2021

Bagel Town Cafe has been part of our community for officially 16 years now!! Go wish them a Happy Birthday!

Today begins the 16 th year since my store first opened

03/01/2021

Winter begins to thaw, revealing life beneath the ice and snow.

Apshawa Preserve is showing hints of spring. 🌲

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02/26/2021

We’re not sure if there will be any more winter storms, so we’re soaking up the snow while we can. ❄️

Who else had gone snow shoeing at Wawayanda?

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02/24/2021

In honor of the warmer than usual weather, here’s a throwback photo of sunset over Pinecliff Lake (before the snow arrived).

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02/22/2021

Reflections at Apshawa Preserve. We can just feel the cold in this photo. 🥶

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02/19/2021

How are you all feeling about the continued snowfall? Are you rocking out or tired of it?

Let us know in the comments!

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02/18/2021

When the snow was a bit more sparse and the ground peaked through the white...

How are you enjoying this snowy day?

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02/17/2021

We’re spotting a hint of green in Wawayanda Stare Park. 🌲 ❄️

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