By GSWA Volunteer, Jim Northrop One of the most common sights in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is seeing a frog sunning on a log or searching for food.... read more →
By Sandra LaVigne, Director of Water Quality Programs Beginning in 2017, as part of GSWA’s new expanded mission and role as the Passaic River Waterkeeper, we will begin to monitor... read more →
Good evening, everybody, and thank you for inviting me to speak. It’s an honor and a pleasure to be here on such a big night. And this really is a... read more →
Matt Bennett, a Madison High School Senior, can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel as he looks to wrap up his yearlong Eagle Scout project with... read more →
By Jim Northrop, GSWA Volunteer Black bears are the largest wilderness mammal in New Jersey. An average adult male bear weighs about 300 pounds, while females average about 170 pounds. Since... read more →
By Dan Ross As the air grows brisk, and the days get shorter, there’s no better time to get outside and immerse yourself in nature! The sights and sounds of... read more →
By Jim Northrop Treating water pollution may be one of the most critical services that trees offer to the world. In The Man Who Planted Trees, a 2012 book written... read more →
A story of Unfolding Stewardship over a decade in the making! By Hazel England Looking back recently over more than twelve years of stewardship carried out at Great Swamp Watershed... read more →
By GSWA Education Associate, Dan Ross After a cold and seemingly endless winter, spring has finally arrived, and with it the plants and trees are beginning to bud up and... read more →
By GSWA Volunteer, Jim Northrop Human interaction with nature can be a mixed blessing. The plight of the beautiful monarch butterfly is a good example of unintended consequences when advances... read more →