The Great Swamp National Wildlife Environmental Assessment for the Public Service Gas and Electric Roseland to Pleasant Valley Powerline Replacement Project (April 2021) is now available for public comment. Please click to access the document. The comment period will be open until midnight Eastern May 16, 2021.
Comment period open for an Environmental Assessment
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Plan (April 2021) is now available for public comment. The comment period will be open through the end of the "2021–2022 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations" comment period, to be announced in the Federal Register. The end of the comment period will be 60 days after the rule publishes, which we anticipate to be mid-June. If you wish to comment, please note "Great Swamp NWR" in the subject line of an email, and address to "HuntFishRuleComments@fws.gov".
Great Swamp NWR Hunt Plan
It’s that time of year when many baby animals abound. If you come across what appears to be an orphaned baby animal, usually the best course of action is to leave it alone. Parents are often close by, even if you can’t see them. The refuge provides habitat for animals, but we do not have any facilities to treat orphaned or injured animals. If you see an injured animal, or if the baby animal is in distress, that is when licensed wildlife rehabilitators step in! For injured birds, please contact The Raptor Trust at the link below.
For more information, or for other animals, please consult New Jersey’s list of licensed wildlife rehabilitators at https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/artrehab10.htm
The Raptor Trust
Dog Walkers
We love dogs too at Great Swamp NWR, but our priority is to protect people, wildlife, and habitat. Service dogs are welcome anywhere that is open to the public. Dog walking is ONLY allowed along Pleasant Plains Road and in the parking area and grass area immediately around the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center. Dogs are not allowed on ANY refuge trails or at the Wildlife Observation Center. Dogs must be on a leash and owners must clean-up after their pets. Dog feces contain several diseases which are transmittable to wildlife. Please cooperate, since you can be ticketed if you are in violation. Thank you!