2017 Photo Contest Winners Announced
The winners of the 2017 Photo Contest were announced at the 18th annual Great Swamp Fall Festival on September 16, 2017. We received 193 entries – a new record high. Thank you to all of the 47 photographers who participated in our contest and congratulations to our winners. Our Photo Library now contains more than […]
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 […]
Memorialize Your Love
Commemorative Brick Campaign Relaunch Friends of Great Swamp NWR is bringing back our commemorative brick campaign for a limited time. You can purchase a commemorative brick to be placed in the patio at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center through December 31, 2017. Your donation will help enrich and expand visitor experiences at Great Swamp […]
Thank You Photographers
Thank you to all the photographers who have submitted photos for the Friends Refuge Photo Contest. We received many spectacular and interesting photos. Winners will be announced at the annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 16, at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center. It’s a fun day of activities, exhibits, crafts for kids, and free […]
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 […]
Great Backyard Bird Count
February 17 – 19, 2017, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm every day Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center Join us for three days of birding fun. Be a citizen scientist and help count the birds at the feeders from inside the Visitor Center. Learn to identify common feeder birds. Ongoing activities for kids include: make a […]
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 […]
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Story and photos by Dave Katz Ruby throated hummingbirds are beautiful, feisty, precision-flying machines that bring joy to thousands of people in New Jersey. They are the only species of hummingbird in the eastern part of North America and spend the spring and summer here nesting. In the fall they make the long journey to […]
Calling All Photographers
Photo Contest Deadline June 30 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 a regular basis by the Friends […]