Tag: Dismal Swamp
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Borough officials move Gulton Tract, Oakite redevelopment plans forward, excludes warehouse distribution facilities
METUCHEN – Borough officials are moving forward in efforts to preserve the access area to the vast Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve and prevent new industrial warehouse distribution facilities and truck related uses to move into what is known as the Gulton Tract. The Borough Council will consider the second reading of an ordinance…
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Dismal Swamp officially renamed after the late Peter Barnes III
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation (A5822) renaming the Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as the “Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve” and the “Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Committee.” Dismal Swamp, which spans Edison, Metuchen, and South Plainfield, represents one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in the…
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Edison Council supports renaming Dismal Swamp Conservation Area in honor of Peter J. Barnes III
EDISON – Peter J. Barnes III was instrumental in preserving hundreds of acres of land in the township including the approximately 660 acres of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. With that, the Edison Township Council approved a resolution recommending the renaming of the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area (DSCA) to the Peter J. Barnes III Preservation…
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Grant will fund survey and studies at Dismal Swamp
EDISON — Encompassing portions of three municipalities, the Dismal Swamp provides a habitat for 175 species of birds, 25 species of mammals and 25 species of amphibians and reptiles. It is also home to numerous trees and plants, many designated as rare, threatened or endangered. That is why an award of a $200,000 grant from…
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Middlesex County to preserve more land in Dismal Swamp
Middlesex County will enter into a contract to purchase 18.27 acres of forested land within the environmentally-sensitive Dismal Swamp for the county’s Open Space Preservation Program. This property, known as the Fishbein property, is located in South Plainfield along the Edison border and is adjacent to the Adams Farm, an open space parcel the county acquired…