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April 2024
CANCELLED: Spring Flower Paddle- AM
REGISTERDUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS PADDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. Spring Flower AM Paddle Kick off your day with a peaceful spring paddle at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. By late-April, most tree are bursting with buds with their leaves ready to emerge. Birds like pine warblers and woodcocks are migrating back our way. Spring peepers and chorus frogs are calling. Come experience all this and more from a magical place - the middle of the Passaic River at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied by…
CANCELLED: Spring Flower Paddle- PM
REGISTERDUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS PADDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. Spring Flower PM Paddle Kick off your day with a peaceful spring paddle at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. By late-April, most tree are bursting with buds with their leaves ready to emerge. Birds like pine warblers and woodcocks are migrating back our way. Spring peepers and chorus frogs are calling. Come experience all this and more from a magical place - the middle of the Passaic River at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied…
May 2024
Madison & The Chathams Town-wide Yard Sale
REGISTERRAIN DATE: SUNDAY, MAY 5 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 1st @ 11:30 PM to get your address and sale items on the map. CHECK BACK HERE ON May 3 FOR A DIGITAL MAP OF ALL YARD SALE PARTICIPANTS AND A LIST OF SALE ITEMS. These documents will also be shared in local media and on town sites. One person's trash is another person's treasure. Now is the time to start checking your closets, basement, and garage for those hidden treasures and prepare to host a yard sale at the at this community event. Scroll to the bottom of this page and register to have your address and a list of your items for sale to appear on a digital, printable map. The map will be linked to this page and publicized far and wide to potential shoppers. You must be a resident of Chatham Township,…
7th Annual Great Swamp Great Music Festival
REGISTERThe Great Swamp Great Music Festival is 6+ hours of live music in celebration of clean water and open space. Come unplug and relax at the charming Brook Valley Farm in Chatham Twp. with music that spans a variety of genres. This family-friendly festival atmosphere offers food trucks, adult beverages, unique merch vendors, a "Swamp Sprouts" kids' corner, and more! Remember to bring your refillable water bottle - complimentary water will be available, courtesy of New Jersey American Water! Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) is a non-profit organization protecting and improving the Great Swamp watershed & Passaic River region now and for future generations. Gates open at 11 AM Scroll…
CANCELLED: Birds and Bees
REGISTERDUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS HIKE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK FOR NEW HIKES AND EVENTS. Spring is in full swing here in the refuge, and its a great time to start honing you pollinator identification. Come join naturalist Ginger on a leisurely stroll through the refuge as we look for some birds and bees doing their spring thing. We will be hiking just under 2 miles on a flat, coarse gravel road.
Postponed to May 29: GSWA Water Quality Report Card- Free
REGISTERTHIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MAY 29 How's the water? That is the most common question we get from onlookers when we are out collecting water quality samples. Join Sandra LaVigne, GSWA's Director of Water Quality Programs, for an in-depth recap on the health of our streams and water quality data results from 2023. Bring your questions for the Q&A session at the end. “The earth, the air, the land, and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at least as it was handed over to us.” – Mahatma Gandhi
SOLD OUT Paddle the Passaic- Pre Sunset
REGISTERIf you cannot attend, please email [email protected] to cancel so we can invite the next person on the waitlist email. Pre-Sunset Paddle: 4:30 - 6:00 pm Ease into your weekend with a leisurely paddle on the Passaic River. As you experience beautiful golden hour from the water, you may also be visited by some great blue heron, turtles, and other wildlife that uses the stream corridor as habitat and migration route. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent. There are 7 spots available per session – only 2 spots per registration. All participants must be able to swim, be comfortable…
Paddle the Passaic- Sunset
REGISTERIf you cannot attend, please email [email protected] to cancel so we can invite the next person on the waitlist email. Sunset Paddle: 6:30 - 8:00 pm Ease into your weekend with a leisurely paddle on the Passaic River. As you experience beautiful golden hour from the water, you may also be visited by some great blue heron, turtles, and other wildlife that uses the stream corridor as habitat and migration route. Children 8 and up are welcome. All participants 15 and under must be accompanied by a parent. There are 7 spots available per session – only 2 spots per registration. All participants must be able to swim, be comfortable…
June 2024
All the Colors of the CMA
REGISTERWith our recent trail additions, we are proud to announce our trail system is now roughly 3.5 miles long; but can you say you hiked every single trail? If not, join us for a hike on the first of June and you will! Throughout our hike, we will discuss what our local wildlife is doing to gear up for summer, what our current projects are at the CMA, and what you can do to help steward the land in your everyday life.
SOLD OUT: Solstice Paddle- Experienced
REGISTERSORRY, THIS PADDLE IS SOLD OUT Please email [email protected] if you need to cancel, or to be placed on a waitlist Take a beautiful paddle through the preserved Great Piece Meadows with GSWA staff on the longest day of the year. As this paddle is geared towards experienced paddlers, all participants must be 15 and older. There are only 7 spots available – 2 spots/registration max. All participants must be able to swim, be comfortable on the water, and wear clothes and footwear that can (and will) get wet and muddy. Life vests will be provided. IMPORTANT – Kayak Waiver: Each participant MUST submit one of the forms below. If…