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Photos of Great Swamp

Photos of Great Swamp

Photos of Great Swamp

Photos of Great Swamp


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Visit Our Conservation Management Area!

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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

 


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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