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Dedicated to the conservation of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County, NJ

Great Backyard Bird Count

February 16 – 18, 2018, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm every day Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center Join us for three days of birding fun. Help volunteers count the birds at the feeders from inside the Visitor Center. Daily bird counts will be reported to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to aid in citizen-science research […]

National Wildlife Refuge Week

October 8 – 14, 2017 Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Join us for guided Sunset Walks, a unique birding event, and a special Second Sunday program. Sunset Walks every night! Sunday, October 8 – Saturday, October 14, 5:30 pm – dark. Meet at Bluebird Parking Lot, 197 Pleasant Plains […]

Celebrating the “Wonders of Water”!

18th Annual Fall Festival, Saturday, September 16, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Join us as we welcome in the fall season at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Our annual Fall Festival is a day-long celebration with lots of activities for kids and adults, ample parking, and free hot dogs on the grill for lunch. [su_row][su_column […]

Calling All Photographers

Photo Contest Deadline June 30, Winners will be announced September 16. The first Refuge Photo Contest was held in 2001, and since that year, thousands of photographs have been submitted, creating a goldmine of images of the birds, wildlife, plants, and scenic shots of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. This digital library is used on […]

2016 Refuge Photo Contest Winners Announced

The winners of the 2016 Photo Contest were announced at the 17th annual Great Swamp Fall Festival on September 10, 2016. Thank you to all of the 23 photographers who participated in our contest and congratulations to our winners. Our Photo Library now contains more than 1,000 Great Swamp NWR images — an invaluable collection […]

Spread Your Wings for Conservation

17th Annual Fall Festival, Saturday, September 10, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The days are getting shorter and the birds are staging for their migration south. That means it’s Fall Festival time at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Fall Festival is a day-long celebration with lots of activities for kids and adults, ample parking, and […]