Community Corner
HEALTHY FOREST HIKE: APSHAWA PRESERVE – SEPT 28
Learn about forest health on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Ingrid Vandegaer, New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s Highlands regional manager, will lead hikers through a mountainous Highlands landscape of forests, streams and rock outcroppings to a scenic reservoir below.
The pace of the hike will be moderate, although the terrain is challenging. As part of the “Healthy Forest Hike,” participants will learn about the role of a three-mile deer “exclosure” fence in promoting healthier, more diverse plant life at the 576-acre preserve.
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The Apshawa Preserve is located at 4 Northwood Drive, West Milford, NJ 07405.
The cost of the hike is $5 per adult, free for children accompanied by an adult. Advance reservations are required. To register online, go to https://donate.njconservation.org/2013healthyforesthike. For more information, contact Laura Szwak at laura@njconservation.org or 908-234-1225.
