Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Dismal Swamp Conservation Area winter transect
The Dismal Swamp frozen over.
There's nothing like a hike on a 25-degree day to get the blood flowing. Edison Wetlands Association recently began its second annual Dismal Swamp Conservation Area winter transects. Bird life was abundant, with woodpeckers and nesting songbirds spotted frequently, and mammal tracks criss-crossing the trails. The first transect took place in the hardwood forested wetlands of the Edison portion, where frozen wetlands and numerous streams would make travel difficult without the ice.
A bird's nest that had fallen out of a tree.
WildNewJersey.tv's David Wheeler cleaned
up some trash found along the way.
Dumping is a major problem in the Dismal Swamp.
EWA's Robert Spiegel finds a hunting arrow stuck in a tree.
Hunting is a major threat to wildlife in the Dismal Swamp and is illegal.
Deer skull found with antlers cut off; obvious signs of poaching.
Follow these links for more exclusives on the Dismal Swamp:
- Wild New Jersey Exclusive: December Kayaking the Dismal Swamp (part 1 of 2)
- Wild New Jersey Exclusive: December Kayaking the Dismal Swamp (part 2)
- Wild New Jersey Exclusive: New Jersey's Newest Natural Wonder
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 1/8/2010 7:00 AM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Dismal Swamp
Tags: hunting birds woodpeckers dismal swamp tracks edison hardwood songbirds forest
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Dismal Swamp
Tags: hunting birds woodpeckers dismal swamp tracks edison hardwood songbirds forest
Hunting is a major threat to wildlife in the Dismal Swamp and is illegal. Is a false statement and this site shouldn't be propagating such things. Without hunting there would be no animals at all.
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We are in no way against hunting. It is a fact and not opinion that hunting in the Dismal Swamp IS illegal.
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