Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Hudson River / New York Bight Ecosystem
241 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of 553 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.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Brochure Credit: USFWS
Great Swamp News
The Wildlife Observation Center is going to start staffing for Fall migration starting 8/25/2012.
Come stop by with the family!!
Volunteer's Hit 150,000 Hours!
Great Swamp volunteers have hit a milestone of donating 150,000 hours since 1982. This is equivalent to providing $3.2 million in donations.
Thank You Volunteers!
A video taken by Ray Lord in the native plant bird garden at the Helen C Fenske Visitor Center.
