Events

Join GSWA at 7 p.m. for a special nighttime edition of our regular Breakfast Briefing Series. Our featured speaker will be Michael Horne, newly appointed project leader at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Background In the spring of 2014, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that Great Swamp NWR’s Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) would be reviewed and revised before the end of the year. Members of the public — including members of the GSWA community — were invited to comment on all proposed changes prior to the release of the finalized plan in November 2014. Since radification of the new CCP, Refuge staff have been busy finding ways to successfully implement all of the new land and water management strategies it recommends. Planned for this Briefing Mr. Horne’s visit will help us understand how implementation of the new CCP will proceed, what new strengths it will bring to the Refuge, and what, if any, challenges will need to be met in order to acheive success. Highlights will include a discussion of programs aimed at improving habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife, deer management, and enhancing opportunities for public use of Refuge lands.

arents can hang back and let the sprouts lead the way during this kid-centric day hike at the Great Swamp Watershed Association’s Conservation Management Area in Harding Township. As Earth Day 2015 approaches, GSWA’s own nature-nut Kelly Martin will break out the magnifying glasses, binoculars, nets, and other cool teaching tools to help aspiring explorers find and identify many types of springtime wildlife found here in the Great Swamp Watershed region. Recommended for kids 4 to 8 years old. Children must be accompanied by at least one responsible adult.