--- In "David Michael" <>
wrote:
>
>
> > > The Great swamp reserve Off rt 78?
> > >
> > The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is divided into two
parts -
> > the western half is the "Management Area" wherein off-road travel
is
> > prohibited without a permit, while the eastern half is
> > the "Wilderness Area" wherein foot travel is permitted. The
> > abandoned section of White Bridge Road gives excellent foot
access in
> > that eastern part. I heard CRICKET FROGS in the Wilderness Area
just
> > a week ago when I was looking for Great Egrets. This Cricket Frog
> > colony is beneath an active Great Blue Heron rookery.
>
>
> Excellent suggestion, thank you both!
> There are so many places in the area that I did not even know
existed. Interestingly, when
> you look at a satellite image on Google maps of the Great Swamp, it
is surrounded by
> suburbs.
>
> Best
> David
>
Actually it's a wonder there is any large undeveloped spaces in N NJ
It's Kinda like our central park . Then theres The Pinelands and the
Highlands region :)
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