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"Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are. We are often like rivers: careless and forceful, timid and dangerous, lucid and muddied, eddying, gleaming, still."
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Save The Date: GSWA's 2015 Gala Celebration
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Monarch Butterfly (
Danaus plexippus). Credit: iStockphoto.com/portfo;io/Thawats
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On
Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at
6:00 p.m. the
Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) will celebrate its
34th year of service to the environment and communities throughout and beyond New Jersey's
Great Swamp Watershed region with its
Annual Gala Celebration!
This year's visual theme is inspired by the beauty and grace of the monarch butterfly (
Danaus plexippus), and our Guest of Honor will be
Nicolas W. Platt, Mayor of the Township of Harding.
Mr. & Mrs. Finn Wentworth have generously agreed to serve as our Honorary Co-chairs for the event.
All are welcome to join us as we commemorate our anniversary at the
Brook Lake Country Club located at
139 Brooklake Road in Florham Park. Festivities will include...
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Each year GSWA closely monitors a number of local issues and activities of significance to the health and beauty of waters and land in the Great Swamp Watershed region. New information about these "environmental hot spots" is published in Across the Watershed (print) and Across the Watershed...In Brief (electronic) as short updates under the Watershed Watch heading. Here are some of the latest updates--
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Securing Copper Springs: A Step Ahead In Long Hill Township
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Satellite Map of Copper Springs Area in Meyersville. Taken from Google Maps, 8/21/2015.
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On
May 14, 2015, Indoor Soccer, LLC, appeared before the
Long Hill Township Committee to propose a significant change in zoning and expansion plans for the development of their new sports facility on a property along
New Vernon Road customarily referred to a
Copper Springs. Adjacent to the
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, the area currently includes a small pond with surrounding wetlands. The pond and the wetlands serve as wildlife habitat, and help reduce flooding and stormwater runoff problems in the Meyersville area.
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Epic Preservation Win for Morris County & the Great Swamp Watershed
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Pond at Giralda Farms. Photo by Brett Cole courtesy of the Open Space Institute
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In
June 2015, a 136-acre parcel of land, a portion of
Giralda Farms, located in Chatham Township, was
opened to the public after many years of private ownership. The
Great Swamp Watershed Association is proud to have played an important part in this landmark win for open space in Morris County.
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GSWA's Annual Volunteer Picnic & Awards Ceremony
On
Thursday June 26, 2015 the
Great Swamp Watershed Association threw a party in honor of all the volunteers who provided their invaluable assistance to our many environmental programs over the past year.
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| Student volunteer Amanda Ostella (center) was honored with a special dish of flower selected for her by GSWA staff member Kelly Martin (left). Here the two stand with Amanda's proud father. Credit: GSWA/S. Reynolds |
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RBC Wealth Management Parsippany Complex Raises Funds for Great Swamp Watershed Association
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Is It a Dog, a Wolf, or a Coyote?
by Jim Northrop, GSWA Volunteer
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Howling Coyote. Credit: iStockphoto.com/portfolio/twildlife
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Some time ago I took my two young grandsons on a hike in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. It was a beautiful summer day, with plenty of sunshine. As we walked along a remote trail, my older grandson signaled for us to stop. He pointed to the bushes on the left, to a grey mass of fur that had two bright eyes intently studying us.
We stopped in our tracks, with our eyes fixed on this furry creature. Was it really a dog? Could it really be someone's pet, which had strayed deep into the Great Swamp?
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In Case You Missed It...
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How California Is Winning the Drought
(Opinion)
From
New York Times, Sunday Review (14 August 2015): In this opinion piece by author Charles Fishman the writer posits, "...the most important California drought story is the one we aren't noticing. California is weathering the drought with remarkable resilience...
Is California Really Winning the Drought?: Reader Q. & A.
(Opinion - Rebuttal)
From
New York Times, The Opinion Pages (18 August 2015): In this question-and-answer piece, author Charles Fishman responds to readers' questions on comments raised about his August 14 op-ed
How California Is Winning the Drought.
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Coyotes? Really? Definitely (Editorial)
From
New Jersey Hills.com (11 June 2015): An editorialist for the New Jersey Hills Media Group--owners of several local newspapers including the Bernardsville News and the Chatham Courier--weighs in on the recent spate of coyote sightings in our part of New Jersey.
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The house the Boyles built: Oldest home in Long Hill offers glimpse into local history
From
Echoes-Sentinel (23 April 2015): Editor Laurie Greenspan profiles the oldest homes in Long Hill Township. Built in 1749 by Solomon Boyle, the farmhouse in Millington now belongs to the Behr family. The Behrs very generously opened their home for GSWA's 2nd Annual Home & Garden Tour on May 20, 2015.
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Long Hill Committee turns down second proposal for development at Copper Springs
From
Echoes-Sentinel (10 July 2015): Staff Writer Brian Woods details the development debate surrounding Copper Springs in Meyersville.
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Giralda Farms parkland in Chatham Twp. opens to public
From
New Jersey Hills.com (10 June 2015): Staff writer Alex Parker-Magyar chronicles the official opening of 136 acres of parkland at Giralda Farms in Chatham Township.
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GSWA & the Care2Share Program
Investors Bank supports GSWA by providing regular donations through its
Care2Share program. It's totally free, and with a little help from you and your family, friends, and neighbors, we can grow those donations into something special: special in a way that helps all of our environmental stewardship, education, and advocacy programs!
How does it work?
The
Care2Share program allows you to link your personal deposit account at Investors to GSWA. On a regular basis, Investors looks at the number of accounts linked to us, calculates the average balance in those accounts, and makes a donation to us equal to a percentage of that average balance. It doesn't cost you a cent, and your favorite charity get an important financial boost!
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Do you think we're doing a good job of protecting the waters and the land of the Great Swamp Watershed? If so, then please help us continue our work by sending in your
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Battling the Emerald Ash Borer, 9/9
7PM-8:30PM. Since its appearance in North America, the emerald ash borer (
Agrilus planipennis) has killed more than 50 million trees. It was spotted in New Jersey for the first time last year. Join GSWA and Back to Nature Home & Garden to learn what you can do and how you can prepare
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Breakfast Briefing: Grading the Great Swamp Watershed, 9/19
10AM-11:30AM. GSWA's Director of Water Quality Programs Laura Kelm will introduce the Great Swamp Watershed Association's (GSWA) inaugural
Great Swamp Watershed Report Card. Read more about it on the registration page!
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Craft Beer-B-Q at GSWA, 9/24
5:30PM-7:30PM. GSWA is having a free beer tasting party, and you're invited!
What's the catch? You have to come with a friend! The party is free, as long as you bring a friend or two! Much more detail on the registration page, so click over now!
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