Branch Brook Park Alliance

10/21/2026

🏛️🌿 Preserving More Than a Landscape

Our stewardship of Essex County Branch Brook Park reaches beyond gardens, trees, and open space. It also means caring for the historic structures that give this landscape its character and tell its story.

Removing graffiti from the extension division near Tiffany Blvd. may seem like a small act, but it is part of something larger: protecting the integrity of the park, honoring its history, and ensuring our park is treated with the respect it deserves.

Preservation is ongoing. It asks us to notice, respond, restore, and return again.

The work continues—and so does our commitment to caring for every part of this historic park. 💚

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance

10/18/2026

🍂🐦 Where Curiosity Takes Flight

There is something magical about autumn in Essex County Branch Brook Park—the canopy changing color, the air sharpening, and young eyes learning to notice what has been there all along.

During the Bird Watching Club, inquisitive young naturalists spotted wood ducks, red-tailed hawks, cormorants, and more, turning a walk through the park into a morning of discovery.

At the heart of it all is a wonderful volunteer facilitator, Mikki Fuller, whose knowledge, patience, and enthusiasm inspire young people to look closer, ask questions, and see the park as a world alive with possibility. We are deeply grateful for her leadership.

This special program is offered in partnership with Essex County 4-H and Rutgers Cooperative Extension—helping cultivate an appreciation for birds and a lifelong curiosity about the natural world. 🌿✨

In a season of migration and change, perhaps the greatest thing taking flight is wonder itself.

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance Essex County 4-H

10/17/2026

🍂🌿 Service for the Season

A warm thank you to the students from Seton Hall University for joining Branch Brook Park Alliance in the gardens of Essex County Branch Brook Park.

Fall asks something different of a garden. It is a season of tending, clearing, preparing, and caring for what will return. The students brought that same spirit of service to the park—giving their time now so the landscape can rest, renew, and flourish again.

Seton Hall’s commitment to service and community was felt in every task they took on today. We are grateful for their energy, generosity, and willingness to help care for a place shared by so many. 💚

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance Seton Hall University Seton Hall DOVE Mission

10/17/2026

🐾🏆 A Round of Ap-paws for Ivy & Maple!

Congratulations to Ivy and Maple on winning 3rd place in today’s Strut Your Mutt contest at Essex County Branch Brook Park!

From costumes to canine charm, they brought plenty of personality to the park—and earned a well-deserved spot among today’s winners. 🐶🍂

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the morning such a joyful celebration of community, creativity, and our four-legged friends.

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance

10/15/2026

🍂🌿 Powering Stewardship Through Service

A tremendous thank you to the team from PSE&G for joining Branch Brook Park Alliance today in the stewardship of Essex County Branch Brook Park.

Fall brings a different rhythm to the landscape—gardens need to be cut back, beds cleared, trees and plantings prepared, and the park readied for the colder months ahead. It is essential work, and today PSE&G helped us meet the season with care.

Their service reflects a commitment to stronger, more sustainable communities and to investing in the places people rely on every day. In a 360-acre park, that kind of partnership matters deeply.

We are grateful to the PSE&G team for helping us care for what comes next. 💚

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance PSEG
PSEG

10/14/2026

🐾🎃 Get Those Costumes Ready — Strut Your Mutt is Back! 🎃🐾

Calling all dogs (and their humans)! Join us for the Essex County Strut Your Mutt Pet Costume Parade and show off your pup’s best Halloween look. Whether your furry friend is spooky, silly or downright adorable, we can’t wait to see what you come up with!

🐶 Saturday, October 17 – Essex County Branch Brook Park
📍 West Drive near Heller Parkway at the dog park.
Registration: 9:30 AM | Parade: 10 AM

🎉 FREE ENTRY & PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED!

Don’t have a dog? Come out anyway to cheer on the contestants, enjoy the parade and pick your favorite costumes! 🐕👻

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Essex County Park System Branch Brook Park Alliance

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

🎃🍂 Branch Brook Park Fest is this Saturday! October, 10, 2026

Come celebrate the season with Branch Brook Park Alliance at Essex County Branch Brook Park for a day filled with community, creativity, wellness, music, and fall foliage.

And yes—the pumpkins are back! 🎃 Free pumpkins will be available beginning at noon, while supplies last, so come early and make a day of it.

🎃🍂 Branch Brook Park Fest is this Saturday! October, 10, 2026

Come celebrate the season with Branch Brook Park Alliance at Essex County Branch Brook Park for a day filled with community, creativity, wellness, music, and fall foliage.

And yes—the pumpkins are back! 🎃 Free pumpkins will be available beginning at noon, while supplies last, so come early and make a day of it.

Register in advance and find all the details at:
www.branchbrookpark.org

Location: Prudential Concert Grove

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Branch Brook Park Alliance
Literally Everyone

Register in advance and find all the details at:
www.branchbrookpark.org

Location: Prudential Concert Grove

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Branch Brook Park Alliance

10/09/2026

🎃🍂 Branch Brook Park Fest is this Saturday! October, 10, 2026

Come celebrate the season with Branch Brook Park Alliance at Essex County Branch Brook Park for a day filled with community, creativity, wellness, music, and fall foliage.

And yes—the pumpkins are back! 🎃 Free pumpkins will be available beginning at noon, while supplies last, so come early and make a day of it.

Register in advance and find all the details at:
www.branchbrookpark.org

Location: Prudential Concert Grove

Branch Brook Park Alliance
www.branchbrookpark.org

Branch Brook Park Alliance