Ongoing

Free Stream Assessment Training (All Summer)

GSWA made our Stream Assessment Training Class as a take-home guide. This self-paced, four-part series will cover everything you need to know to become a fully trained visual-stream assessment volunteer and ready to conduct an assessment! Not ready to commit to becoming a volunteer? No problem, feel free to enjoy this training course for your own personal river knowledge. Session 1: Explore the types of streams in our area, different characteristics of a stream and why they are important, and how to draw a basic sketch of your stream. Click HERE for Session 1 Stream Assessment Training Guide Click HERE for the Assessment Sheet (Covers pages 1 and 2 of the NJDEP Habitat Assessment)   Session 2: Learn about Habitat parameters such as habitat cover, silt/sediment, and streamflow. Click HERE for Session 2 Stream Assessment Training Guide Click HERE for the Assessment Sheet (Covers page 3 of the NJDEP Habitat Assessment)   Session 3: Covers the remainder of the habitat parameters looking at riffles and the vegetation buffers along the stream side. Click HERE for Session 3 Stream Assessment Training Guide Click HERE for the Assessment Sheet (Covers pages 4 and 5 of the NJDEP Habitat Assessment) Session 4: (Coming this Fall) Will teach you how to measure […]

Guided Early Morning Hike – July 28

Great Swamp Watershed Association's CMA 1 Tiger Lily Ln, Morristown

C'mon out for an exclusive, semi-private hike with GSWA’s own Adam Palmer to explore our Conservation Management Area (CMA). Many people have hiked our trails during the lockdown which have remained open for passive recreation. Perhaps you're one of them. But there's so much more to see, like all our recent restorations, as you tour the site with an insider. As we hike the trails of our 73-acre property, we'll share what is happening with wildlife during the summer months and talk about of the area's ecology. We'll also check out the marsh, upland beech forest and vernal wetlands. And let's face it, being outside is so important for our minds, bodies, and souls. This is our pilot "COVID-19 response hike" and we will carefully manage registration. For everyone's safety, we can only accommodate a max of 6 unrelated individuals or a total of 8 people comprised of family or couples (because they can group close together). We have created special physical distancing gathering points around the trails through our stewardship days, and we will enforce physical distancing and wearing masks throughout the hike. Detailed instructions of our COVID-19 protocol will be shared with you upon registration. Restricted group sizes […]

$10.00

Guided Mid-Morning Hike – July 28

Great Swamp Watershed Association's CMA 1 Tiger Lily Ln, Morristown

C'mon out for an exclusive, semi-private hike with GSWA’s own Adam Palmer to explore our Conservation Management Area (CMA). Many people have hiked our trails during the lockdown which have remained open for passive recreation. Perhaps you're one of them. But there's so much more to see, like all our recent restorations, as you tour the site with an insider. As we hike the trails of our 73-acre property, we'll share what is happening with wildlife during the summer months and talk about of the area's ecology. We'll also check out the marsh, upland beech forest and vernal wetlands. And let's face it, being outside is so important for our minds, bodies, and souls. For everyone's safety,we can only accommodate a max of 6 people comprised of unrelated individuals, or 8 people consisting of family members or couples (because they can group close together). We created special physical distancing areas around the trails through our stewardship days, and we will enforce physical distancing and wearing masks throughout the hike. Detailed instructions of our COVID-19 protocol will be shared with you upon registration. Restricted group sizes allow for the best safety practices, and these hikes will fill up extremely fast. ABSOLUTELY […]

$10.00