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Update as of Monday, January 7, 2013: The Wildlife Drive in Galloway remains closed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. Repair of the drive has begun, which has necessitated the closing of the Songbird Trail and the road to Gull Pond Tower. Other hiking trails in Galloway are open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, including the Akers Woodland Trail and the Leed's Eco-trail. The Visitor Information Center's winter hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.weekends. All fees have been temporarily waived. Scott's Landing Boat Launch is open. Barnegat Observation Platform is open. The deCamp Wildlife Trail in Brick Township is open for the first 2000 feet. Holgate remains closed. IntroductionThe Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, where more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitats are actively protected and managed for migratory birds. Forsythe is one of more than 500 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. Latest Bird SightingsCurrent Events and Closures
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Last updated:
January 7, 2013
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