Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
The Great Swamp is the remnant of the bottom of the once-mighty Glacial Lake Passaic that about 15,000 to 11,000 years ago stretched 30 (48 km) by 10 miles (16 km) miles in what is presently northern New Jersey. The lake was formed by the melting waters of the retreating Wisconsin Glacier at the end of the last Ice Age. The glacier had pushed a moraine ahead of its advance, a rubble of soil and rocks that plugged the existing outlet for the waters that drained into the area. As the retreating glacier melted, the waters rose to create the lake before a new outlet began to allow the water to exit at a much higher elevation.[2]
Hydrographic image of a typical drainage basin, called a watershed in the United States
The plug altered the course of the Passaic River, which had drained the pre-lake swamp. A range of mountains to the west of Morristown formed the western boundary of the new lake and the most easterly line of the Watchung Mountains became the eastern boundary. The tops of some of the Watchung range became islands in the great lake. Water that had vented through the Watchung range, or to its south, found a new path that altered the old drainage paths. When the plug collapsed, the river still was forced to travel north through the range before finding a new outlet near present-day Paterson where it could manage the eastern turn toward the sea.
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Great Swamp Education Center, Morris County, NJ
Great Swamp NWR in NJ Boardwalk View
View at one point along the boardwalk trails at the Great Swamp NWR in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, taken in May 2011.
The following is from fws.gov/northeast/greatswamp.
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 548 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System that is administered by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and its habitat. It represents the most comprehensive wildlife management program in the world.
The Great Swamp NWR is located in Morris County, New Jersey, about 26 miles west of Manhattan's Times Square. The refuge was established by an act of Congress on November 3, 1960. It consists of 7,768 acres of varied habitats and over the years, the refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants also call the refuge home.
The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is:
to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
For even more on the Great Swamp, visit: friendsofgreatswamp.org.
Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge Drone Flight
Flying over the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County, NJ.
Lift off from: PG4J+FQ
Royalty Free music by Bensound
Great Swamp - Blue Trail - njHiking.com
For more info visit Hike through the swamp in this interesting park in central NJ.
A VISIT TO THE GREAT SWAMP
Bullfrog in the Great Swamp NWR (NJ)
Bullfrog found in the Great Swamp NWR (NJ) National Wild Life Refuge (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) in May 2011.
The following is from fws.gov/northeast/greatswamp.
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 548 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System that is administered by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and its habitat. It represents the most comprehensive wildlife management program in the world.
The Great Swamp NWR is located in Morris County, New Jersey, about 26 miles west of Manhattan's Times Square. The refuge was established by an act of Congress on November 3, 1960. It consists of 7,768 acres of varied habitats and over the years, the refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants also call the refuge home.
The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is:
to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
For even more on the Great Swamp, visit: friendsofgreatswamp.org.
Spring Peepers, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ (Adele Kenny)
Spring peepers are tiny frogs named for their symphonic peeping calls that begin in early spring. Peepers live in wooded areas and grassy lowlands near ponds and swamps, and are common in the central eastern United States. Well-camouflaged, these miniature amphibians are rarely seen, but the mid-March-April symphony of males in search of mates is a herald of spring. Brown in color with distinguishing x-like marks on their backs, peepers grow to about 1.5 inches in size.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp is a wildlife refuge in northern New Jersey. Went there for a few hours to walk around, do some hiking and check out the visitor center. Not a bad place for some R&R.
Gray Tree Frog in the Great Swamp NWR (NJ)
Gray tree frog found in the Great Swamp National Wild Life Refuge (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) in May 2011.
The following is from fws.gov/northeast/greatswamp.
For even more on the Great Swamp, visit: friendsofgreatswamp.org.
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 548 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System that is administered by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and its habitat. It represents the most comprehensive wildlife management program in the world.
The Great Swamp NWR is located in Morris County, New Jersey, about 26 miles west of Manhattan's Times Square. The refuge was established by an act of Congress on November 3, 1960. It consists of 7,768 acres of varied habitats and over the years, the refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants also call the refuge home.
The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is:
to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Winter at Great Swamp
Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge in Morris County, New Jersey, is still full of life in the winter months. The swamp sees less visitors this time of year, making it a great time to come to see the wildlife... and to hear nothing but the sounds of the forest. This video was filmed on a few early mornings in late January and early February of 2018.
Gear - Sony RX10 IV, Zhiyun Crane V2
Music - Ambiment Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Great Swamp Refuge Nature Shoot 08.02.2013 by Louis Balboa
Welcome Video - Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge - Closed Captioned
The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitats which is actively managed for migratory birds. The refuge’s location in one of the Atlantic Flyway’s most active flight paths makes it an important link in seasonal bird migration. Its value for the protection of water birds and their habitat continues to increase as people develop the New Jersey shore for our own use.
Forsythe is one of more than 555 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat and represents the most comprehensive wildlife resource management program in the world. Units of the system stretch across the United States from northern Alaska to the Florida Keys, and include small islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific. The character of the refuges is as diverse as the nation itself.
THE GREAT SWAMP narrated by James Earl Jones
Friends of the Great Swamp
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Founded in 1990, the Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) is a volunteer non-profit organization made up of residents and neighbors who have been working to preserve the Great swamp Watershed of Putnam County and Dutchess County, New York. We have a Board of Directors that meets once a month throughout the year to discuss issues of local environmental concern and to guide the activities of the organization.
Our mission is to preserve and protect the health of the Great Swamp watershed through research, education, and conservation. We undertake activities to preserve, protect and promote the functions and integrity of the Great Swamp wetland and its upland watersheds in Putnam and Dutchess Counties, New York. The various committees within the group work together to collect and share information, promote education programs, encourage wise land-use decisions, and assist in watershed protection planning.
Washington Valley Park, Hawk Watch
Filmed at Washington Valley Park in NJ on Oct.27, 2014.
Music :String Quartet No. 2 in D Major - III. Nocturne Andante
by Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin.
Performed by The Musopen String Quartet
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
The music was download from Musopen (musopen.org) a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
Credit is given here and at the end of the video.
Northern Water Snake at Great Swamp NWR
NOTE: I am an amateur -- not a pro snake handler or expert! I might get better over time though. Keep coming back to check on my progress!
Here's video footage of a northern water snake we came across during a group outing at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Basking Ridge, NJ.
The following is from fws.gov/northeast/greatswamp.
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of more than 548 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System that is administered by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and its habitat. It represents the most comprehensive wildlife management program in the world.
The Great Swamp NWR is located in Morris County, New Jersey, about 26 miles west of Manhattan's Times Square. The refuge was established by an act of Congress on November 3, 1960. It consists of 7,768 acres of varied habitats and over the years, the refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants also call the refuge home.
The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is:
to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
For even more on the Great Swamp, visit: friendsofgreatswamp.org.
Swamp Walk HD
This is a typical guided swamp walk in the Fakahatchee Strand ... the Tropical Rain Forest of North American
Chasing the Snowy Owl in New Jersey
Snowy Owls migrate from northern parts of the country towards New Jersey and other eastern states during winters. It's a rare sight for photographers and bird watchers. We spent a few days looking for em, but finally got lucky.
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Pinelands Wildlife
2011 was a harsh winter for lots of wildlife in the New Jersey Pinelands.
NJ Dancing Bear captured on my trail cam in The Great Swamp
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