Also, The Raptor Trust, a fantastic rehabilitation facility for birds of prey, is on part of the Refuge. Turn right onto Long Hill Road and continue for approximately 2 miles to the Wildlife Observation Center on your right. (at the reservoir). Get your bearings on the short boardwalk trails at the Wildlife Observation Center in the middle of the refuge or the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, then foray into the depths along longer paths penetrating the Great Swamp Wilderness. The Wildlife Observation Center is 2.1 miles ahead on the right. All are listed separately in this these pages. Wildlife Observation Center, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (12/19/2009) We hiked close to this area two weeks ago, and returned again today hours before a major snowstorm blanketed the east coast. Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge The 7,700-acre Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Same area Another location near Great Swamp NWR--Wildlife Observation Center, Morris County, New Jersey, US. Books: Not in any we know of. Refuge Headquarters is located on Pleasant Plains Road. This is a section of the Great Swamp which is almost completely accessible by wheel chair. Note: The trail systems are not connected in the Great Swamp, there are multiple areas to hike but you’ll need to drive to a 2nd trail to do a longer hike. Same date Mon Jan 04, 2021. Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center. Continue on Lee’s Hill Road (you will pass the sign for Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge) for approximately 2.5 miles to the intersection with Long Hill Road. The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center (GSOEC), situated on 45 acres on the eastern end of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, serves as an important crossroad between nature and civilization. Different location and date Totals. Also, fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants call the refuge "home". 7. A very good introduction to the Great Swamp is on the New Jersey Skylands website. The Congaree Bottomlands (South Carolina) Wildlife Observation Center: One mile of trails, an interpretive trial, informational kiosk, blinds, restrooms, boardwalk. Parking: N40.71257° W74.48730° Detailed directions here.Plenty of parking at the Observation Center lot. The Great Swamp is host to two separate environmental centers: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center and The Environmental Education Center. The History Hallway tells the story of the citizen-led fight to save Great Swamp from becoming a jetport in 1959. In LHT: Great Swamp National Wildlife Reserve 32 Pleasant Plains Rd. Map: Paper map was at the Wildlife Observation Center, or you can print it from the links above. Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 973-425-1222 Exhibits demonstrate the variety of habitats and wildlife that can be seen at Great Swamp NWR. Public access is limited to established trails at the Wildlife Observation Center, the Helen C Fenske Visitor Center, and along Pleasant Plains Road. For the Wildlife Observation Center, and the east end of White Bridge Road/Orange Trail: There are two options: (1) Instead of turning south on the Refuge Access Road, continue east on Madisonville Road for 1.7 miles and turn right (south) on Long Hill/New Vernon Road. Another location near Great Swamp NWR--Wildlife Observation Center, Morris County, New Jersey, US on Mon Jan 04, 2021. The Discovery Den has educational and entertaining displays for adults and children which change seasonally. Take a Virtual Tour of the Wildlife Observation Center Friends of Great Swamp Posted on August 15, 2020 by Peter Lebovitz August 15, 2020 If you’re stuck at home with the kids, or even by yourself, here’s a chance to get out to the Refuge and tour the Wildlife Observation Center…