Great Swamp Watershed Association
Visit us at:
568 Tempe Wick Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Mail us at:
P.O. Box 300
New Vernon, NJ 07976
Call us at:
(973) 538-3500
FAX:
(973) 538-5300
Protecting our waters and our land for 30 years
Please help us achieve our mission to protect drinking water and preserve land to maintain the natural beauty and enhance the livability of your town.
Visit Our Conservation Management Area!
You’re invited to explore our Conservation Management Area (CMA), a wooded 53-acre natural area in Harding Township that’s open to the public for walking and casual hiking. Though GSWA holds a number of scheduled events throughout the year — family hikes, group tours, and moonlight walks to name a few, you can enjoy the CMA on your own at your convenience [read more] [directions] [Trail Guide].
BioBlitz 2011 a Success!
The fish dip nets are drying, the bug lights have been put away and the nocturnal-bird survey team has caught up on their beauty sleep. Yes, the 2011 Great Swamp BioBlitz is officially over! Now the slow work of tallying and checking the species list begins as we see just what was observed during our 24-hour intensive survey of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GSNWR) on June 17 & 18.
Overall, BioBlitz 2011 turned out to be a great collaborative success with our GSNWR partners and our partners at the Friends of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The 18 public programs, demonstrations and talks we delivered were attended by more than 150 participants. And, more than 50 scientists from the region came out to do survey work. Our thanks go out to everyone who helped! Go to our BioBlitz section for details.
Hot Breakfast, Cool Discussion
GSWA’s Breakfast Briefings have resumed. They’re held on the second Tuesday of each month from 8 - 9:30 a.m. Watch your mail for details. More information.
Read about the SWaMP program and see the results of monitoring tests performed by high school and college students in communities along the Passaic River.
Raise Funds for GSWA by Searching and Shopping Online
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Shop online at GoodShop.com and a percentage of each purchase will be donated to GSWA! More than 600 top stores are participating including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy and more!
Final Report on Water Quality in Great Brook, 2008 - 2010
White Paper
Troubled Waters: Pharma Products in Our Water Supply
Related Sites of Interest
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: www.fws.gov/northeast/greatswamp
Friends of Great Swamp NWR: www.friendsofgreatswamp.org
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center (Morris County Park Commission): www.morrisparks.net/aspparks/gswampmain.asp
Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center: www.somersetcountyparks.org/programs/EEC/eec_main.htm