Great Swamp Watershed Association Moves 

568 Tempe Wick Road, the new home of the Great Swamp Watershed Association, was formerly owned by the Reynolds family. It’s a nine-acre piece of land, with a five bedroom, four-bathroom house built in 1935 that was added to the Morristown National Historical Park in 2003.

The former Reynolds house is nestled among magnificent old trees and sits atop an open sloped meadow overlooking Tempe Wick Road. The house is very close to the Jockey Hollow trail system—Old Trace Road, which was formerly Tempe Wick Road, and will connect into Patriot’s Path later this year. 

According to Julia Somers, the house is ideal for the Watershed Association because it is not only within the watershed, but is very close to two Category 1 streams (Primrose Brook and the Upper Passaic River). Somers said, “We were so crowded in our previous office space that this is a major change for us and having this house will enable us to expand our educational and stream monitoring programs and possibly even offer joint programs with the National Historical Park. We are extremely grateful to the National Park Service for allowing us to move into this fabulous space.

In preparing their new General Management Plan, which will guide the Morristown National Historical Park for the next 20 years, the National Park Service researched possible uses for the Reynolds House and determined that renting it to a non-profit organization would be an ideal use for the property. They also felt that the mission of the Watershed Association is compatible with the Morristown National Historical Park, making this a good fit in many ways.”

“If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by and we’ll be pleased to show you around” continued Somers. The new phone number is 973-538-3500.

Great Swamp Watershed Association was created in 1981 to protect the Great Swamp watershed basin. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as a non-profit organization, the Watershed Association relies solely on membership and contributions to protect the continued health of our watershed’s area. If you’re not already a member, become one today. For more information visit the Watershed Association website at www.greatswamp.org.

Photo caption: Great Swamp Watershed Association staff in front of their new offices at 
568 Tempe Wick Road, Morristown. From left: Financial Director Jinnee DeMarco, Stream Team 
Specialist Kelley Curan, Project Director John Malay, Director of Membership and 
Heritage Programs Patsy Clew, intern Christian Burset, Development Director Ruth Kerkeslager, 
Communications Director Missy Small, and Executive Director Julia Somer

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