![]() ![]() Owned by NJDEP (NJMC has management agreement.) Pre-restoration site survey conducted in 1997. HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. Waterfowl hunting is permitted during the regular hunting season. Recreational use has also returned to the area, including angling, canoeing, kayaking, and NJMC boat tours. The significant species found here include striped bass, fiddler crabs, diamond-back terrapin, great blue heron, osprey, common moorhen, least bittern, and the state endangered least tern and black skimmer. The Saw Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area, including the large, contiguous expanse of mudflat area known as the Saw Mill mudflats, is home to myriad wildlife, including some species classified by the state as threatened or endangered. alterniflora now occupies hundreds of acres in the Saw Mill area. The common reed ( Phragmites australis) that had previously colonized the area began to die-off, and smooth cordgrass ( Spartina alterniflora) began to infiltrate the marsh. Its high winds, rain, and storm tides destroyed the Saw Mill dikes, reopening the vast wetland to the Hackensack River tides. On November 25, 1950, a powerful nor’easter struck the region. The overall biodiversity declined, so that by mid-century, the number of wetland species that occupied or utilized the marsh had significantly decreased. ![]() Over ensuing decades, the marsh subsided due to the oxidation of the peat, a result of the draining of this marsh. ![]() Site Description: Early in the 20th century, the Saw Mill Creek area adjacent to the Hackensack River was diked and drained for mosquito control. Location: Divided vertically by the New Jersey Turnpike – Western Spur, bordered on the south by New Jersey Transit Boonton Line, on the East by the Hackensack River, and on the west by 1-E landfill in Kearny and Lyndhurst, Hudson and Bergen Counties respectively.Ĭurrent Land Use: Wildlife management area, mudflats, tidal marsh, and open waterĬurrent Ownership: NJDEP (NJMC has management agreement.) Category: Existing Restoration/Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site ![]()
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