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Volunteer for CMA Stewardship Day – August 26th

Great Swamp Watershed Association's CMA 1 Tiger Lily Ln, Morristown, NJ, United States

Ready to get a little dirty and sweaty in the swamp? Need community service hours? College students, are you looking for something worthy to add to your resume?! Join us on Friday mornings at the GSWA Conservation Management Area (CMA) to help us steward the land. We will work from 9AM to 1PM and enjoy some well-earned snacks provided by GSWA Director of Land Stewardship, Hazel England. We could really use your help getting our CMA tidied up by helping us with the following tasks: Carry in lumber • Build and elevate boardwalks which allows hikers to get through flooded areas • Clear branches and limbs from recent storms • Remove invasive plants • Spread woodchips on our trails. Be sure to wear long pants, long sleeves, and hiking boots or old shoes you don’t mind getting muddy. Bring a hat and a reusable water bottle. We will provide bug spray, sun block, gloves, and all tools you will need. You’ll work hard, but will also share in some laughs, and enjoy delicious snacks. What better way to spend a Friday morning? See you there!

Free

SOLD OUT – Harvest Moon Night Hike

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - Wildlife Observation Center https://goo.gl/maps/tLD3KapcRC21245c8, Harding Twp., NJ, United States

This hike is sold out. If you wish to be added to the waitlist or if you are registered and unable to attend, please email [email protected].. Enjoy maximum beauty, a full Harvest Moon. With autumn just around the corner, this is a spectacular time of year to get outside for a night hike. Come enjoy the beauty of the full "Harvest Moon" over the water at the WOC (Wildlife Observation Center). A full moon this time of year is typically called the Harvest Moon because the angle of the moon's orbit relative to the Earth's horizon is at its minimum, causing the full moon to rise above the horizon much faster than usual. This once helped farmers bring in the harvest late into the night. For us, it means we will have a bright night sky to light the way as we traverse the beautiful trails of the Refuge. This is a free hike for our GSWA Members. Non-members: suggested donation of $10 for adults/$5 for children 6-17.

Free – $40.00

RESCHEDULED – Boonton Falls “Little Niagara” Hike

Canal Side Park, Boonton

The postponed hike has been rescheduled to 9/10/22. If you signed up previously, will contact you again about the rescheduled date.  Here's an awesome hiking experience close to home! Come see (and hear) about one of New Jersey's amazing hidden treasures, the Boonton Falls. The Boonton area is rich in history so we'll discuss how the falls and the Rockaway River made Boonton an ideal location for the now abandoned New Jersey Iron Company in the 1830's. The Morris Canal transport system moved the manufactured nail rods and bar iron through the tri-state area. Come experience all this and more! We will meet at the Upper Plane Street Parking Lot in Boonton. Use the following link coordinates: https://goo.gl/maps/5SDud5Dd8qomUdgs7. NOTE: On Saturday there will be the Boonton Farmers Market.

Free – $40.00

Stream Assessment Training – FREE

Parsippany Troy Hills Public Library 449 Halsey Road, Parsippany, NJ, United States

LEARN HOW TO MONITOR A STREAM'S HEALTH. Take a moment to really look at one of your local streams. At first glance, it may look completely fine. But to the trained eye, it could be a very different situation. How can you tell? This FREE, one-morning/two-part training session will show you how to gain a better understanding of stream health. An indoor classroom session teaches you how to conduct visual and biological stream assessments and recognize environmental factors that may impact a stream. An outdoor session lets you practice your new-found skills at a local stream site. By the afternoon, you will be fully trained in visual stream assessment and ready to conduct an your own. Whether you opt to become a volunteer or simply wish to gain some insight, this training session is for you! Tools and supplies will be provided. Be sure to wear shoes that are suitable for walking outside and getting dirty. Preferred volunteers are 15 or older. Younger volunteers are welcome with parent participation. This training will be conducted in conjunction with the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassador Program. Registration required for this FREE training session.

Free

CANCELLED – Fall Colors Paddle (10 AM-12 Noon)

2 Camp Ln, Fairfield, NJ 07004 40.8978651,-74.2802894

With safety as our top priority and based on Saturday's forecast, we have decided to cancel tomorrow's paddle. Attention participants, an email will be sent with an alternate date and time to choose from. If you have question, feel free to email Nancy at [email protected] Morning Paddle (10 AM – 12 Noon) Experience the spectacular change of colors from the water! A central portion of the Passaic River, the preserved area of Great Piece Meadows is known for its slow, quite twists and turns. It's home to wildlife such as great blue heron, salamanders, turtles, mink, muskrat and more. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent. There are 7 spots available per session – only 2 spots per registration. All participants must be able to swim, be comfortable on the water, and wear clothes and footwear that can (and will) get wet and muddy. IMPORTANT - Kayak Waiver: Each participant MUST submit one of the forms below. If the person is under the age of 18 then a parent or guardian must sign their form and assume responsibility for the minor. Please complete, sign and bring the form(s) with you. The […]

$30.00 – $40.00

CANCELLED – Fall Colors Paddle (12:30-2:30 PM)

2 Camp Ln, Fairfield, NJ 07004 40.8978651,-74.2802894

With safety as our top priority and based on Saturday's forecast, we have decided to cancel tomorrow's paddle. Attention participants, an email will be sent with an alternate date and time to choose from. If you have question, feel free to email Nancy at [email protected] Afternoon Paddle (12:30-2:30 PM) Experience the spectacular change of colors from the water! A central portion of the Passaic River, the preserved area of Great Piece Meadows is known for its slow, quite twists and turns. It's home to wildlife such as great blue heron, salamanders, turtles, mink, muskrat and more. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent. There are 7 spots available per session – only 2 spots per registration. All participants must be able to swim, be comfortable on the water, and wear clothes and footwear that can (and will) get wet and muddy. IMPORTANT - Kayak Waiver: Each participant MUST submit one of the forms below. If the person is under the age of 18 then a parent or guardian must sign their form and assume responsibility for the minor. Please complete, sign and bring the form(s) with you. The organizers will collect […]

$30.00 – $40.00

Community Stewardship at the CMA

Great Swamp Watershed Association's CMA 1 Tiger Lily Ln, Morristown, NJ, United States

Are you looking for someplace to put all that elbow grease? Don't mind a little dirt under your nails? Join us for a morning of stewarding the land at our 73-acre Conservation Management Area. It takes many hands to keep our CMA in good shape. Work includes clearing and mulching trails, building boardwalks, removing invasive plants and more. Come get in on the action and leave with a sense of accomplishment! We will provide bug spray, sun block, gloves, and all tools you will need. Be sure to wear long pants/long sleeves (good protection from mosquitos) & footwear than could get wet and muddy. Bring a hat and a reusable water bottle (we will have clean water for refills).

Free

NEW DATE! Town-Wide Yard Sale: Madison & The Chathams

This event has already happened. To register for the Saturday, April 29, 2023 spring Yard Sale, click HERE   THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE SUN, 10/16! Registration is now closed. All you shoppers: Click HERE to view the map of participants Click HERE for to view the list of sale items by location   DIGITAL YARD SALE MAP WILL BE SHARED HERE ON OCT 14th, as well as on social media in Chatham and Madison and on popular garage sale sites. Declutter your home before the snow begins falling. This yard sale is open to all residents of Madison and The Chathams. Register by Oct. 12 to have your address and a list of your sale items sale appear on a digital, printable map. Both documents will be linked to our website – GreatSwamp.org – the day prior and will also be published in local media and on town sites. No additional permit needed. Registration Fee: $10 tax-deductible donation to benefit Great Swamp Watershed Association. You must be a resident of Madison, Chatham Township, or Chatham Borough to list your sale.  Everyone else... Mark your calendar for October 15th to head out and shop sustainably at this amazing, three-town-wide yard sale! […]

$10.00

Gala & Silent Auction – Oct. 18, 2022

Brooklake Country Club 139 Brooklake Road, Florham Park, NJ

Our Silent Auction is Live! Browse, Bid & Donate Here  (Auction closes Tuesday, October 18 @ 8:59 PM) Tickets are still available to the Gala Celebration & Silent Auction Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Brooklake Country Club 139 Brooklake Road Florham Park, NJ 07932 Join us for an evening of good food and drink, spirited mingling, and browsing and bidding at our popular silent auction at our biggest fundraising event of the year! This year's Gala keynote speaker, Olivia Carpenter Glenn, will provide a timely overview of the important topic, Environmental Justice. As Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Equity in Region 2 of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ms. Glenn will shine a light on the inequity that exists in New Jersey and the entire country when it comes to clean water and a healthy environment. The Gala falls on the precise 50th anniversary of The Clean Water Act, the nation's first comprehensive legislation protecting water quality by ending the culture of dumping raw sewage and untreated industrial waste into our waters. This dramatically improved the health of the waterways in the United States, but there is more work to be done to protect communities around the country […]

$125.00 – $2,500.00

Intro to Birding Hike (Intermediate)

High Mountain Park Preserve - Red Trailhead Intersection of Navaho Trail Drive and Reservoir Drive, Wayne, New Jersey

Join us for an intermediate-level hike at the beautiful High Mountain Park Preserve. This 4-mile/700 ft. elevation hike features stunning, panoramic summit views of New York City and northern New Jersey. If there has been rain, we may be treated to a waterfall or two. As we turn our eyes to the skies, we will watch for our feathered friends, perhaps even some red shouldered hawks, as the end-of-raptor migration approaches. The Preserve is also home to rare and threatened plants and wildlife including mountain mint and northern long-eared bats, as well as common local species like flying squirrels, wild turkeys, chipmunks, and white-tailed deer. This rigorous hike has some intermediate sections. Be sure to bring snacks and water. We will meet at the Red Trailhead, at the intersection of Navaho Trail Drive and Reservoir Drive https://goo.gl/maps/MoGc6vjAer6ScFD96

Free – $40.00