Picture 1: Canoes Have Arrived!
Picture 2: Look What I Found In The Reeds
Picture 3: Polskikrol Searching For Trash
Picture 4: What A View!
Picture 5: Do They Sell These Planters At Home Depot?
Picture 6: Thirstymick Corralling The Planter
Picture 7: Rescue In Progress
CITO Location: Kearny Marsh
CITO Date / Time: Sunday, June 3, 2012 @ 10AM - 12PM
This is the third Kearny Marsh CITO sponsored by NNJC. Last years event, GC2VFBQJ, had a turn out of 9 geocachers who assisted in cleaning up the marsh.
Kearny Marsh is the only fresh-water marsh in the Meadowlands, severely degraded over the years because it is next to old Keegan Dump, an orphaned landfill. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has spent $30 million to remediate the landfill and prevent it from polluting the marsh anymore.
The marsh is home to moorhens, herons, coots, grebes, bitterns, and swallows. The views of the marsh and New York City skyline are awesome.
As part of National Trail Day weekend, the NNJC will be partnering with the NJMC and Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS) in sponsoring a two-hour cleanup at the Kearny Marsh. Trails will be cleaned up by foot and the marsh by canoe. We will meet at the northeast corner of the Gunnel Oval off Schuyler Avenue at 10AM. NJMC will supply trashbags and water with participants advised to bring their own weed clippers, work gloves, and other supplies. Canoes, paddles, and life vests will also be provided to assist with cleaning up the marsh. Waste Management will provide the dumpster. You will have to sign a standard liability release for this event.
Afterward, there are plenty of geocaching opportunities in nearby Richard W. DeKorte Park (Lyndhurst), Hudson County Park at Laurel Hill (Secaucus), and Losen Slote Creek Park (Little Ferry).
Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC)
Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) is a non-profit recreational organization, formed in 2005 to promote the family activity of geocaching through a central web site, workshops, events, newsletters, and information displays while encouraging responsible stewardship of public lands.
Any individual geocacher who supports the goals of NNJC is eligible to Join and become a member. For more information on The Northern New Jersey Cachers group you can visit www.nnjc.org.
New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC)
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) is the zoning and regulatory agency for the 30.4-square-mile Meadowlands District, composed of parts of 14 municipalities in Bergen and Hudson counties.
Created in 1969, the NJMC has fought to end illegal dumping, encourage appropriate development, and protect the remaining open space and wetlands. The NJMC has helped preserve thousands of acres and helped create eight miles of trails and 21 parks in the District, and also conducts bird walks, canoe tours and popular pontoon boat cruises on the Hackensack River.
Bergen County Audubon Society (BCAS)
The BCAS is a chapter of the National Audubon Society founded in 1941 whose mission is to promote and protect wildlife in its natural habitat by providing opportunities for observation and conservation.
