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Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase
Wawayanda State Park Expanded With ‘Small But Critical’ Land Purchase Wawayanda State Park in West Milford will soon receive a trail addition through a private purchase by the Land Conservancy of New Jersey. The land acquisition, located between Wawayanda State Park and Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, completes the Terrace Pond North Trail and is full of mountain laurel, eastern hemlock, oaks, birches, and striped maple. The 2.5-acre purchase from owner Norma Schadegg also adds a buffer for timber rattlesnake and northern copperhead habitats throughout the nearby cliffs. “Paired with the protection of 10 adjacent acres by The Land Conservancy of New Jersey and…

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by Valerie Musson