Have you noticed floating baskets recently in the big pond? They are not there to trap fish. Instead, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is using them to raise freshwater mussels that will be released to help restore regional river systems. These native mussel species are critically importan...
On March 19th over 20 volunteers organized by the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program pruned Asiatic bittersweet bushes and girdled Callery pear trees in the park. These are invasive plants which grow quickly, crowd out native plants, and do not benefit native insects and animals...
On four days in November participants in Climate Corps removed a large amount of Asiatic bittersweet and Callery pear from the park. These are invasive plants which grow quickly, crowd out native plants, and do not benefit native insects and animals. In accordance with park policies for volunteers...
We're pleased to introduce a new online Plant Map for the park. This map breaks down the park into four main habitat types:
- Meadows
- Shrubland - Young Woodland
- Mature Woodland
- Freshwater Wetland
In addition to just showing where these habitats are located, the map provides numerous exam...
Visitors can learn about the history of the park, find out about the diverse bird life or the challenge of invasive species. The audio trail will take visitors through varied habitats- woodlands, meadow, successional scrub, wetlands and aquatic- and provides an onsite introduction to how these habit...
