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Special Areas
Several areas have received designations due to the rarity and diversity of species within
the specific ecosystem. To avoid duplication, areas with multiple designations have been
listed according to the program offering the most extensive description.
The Natural Areas System administered by Natural Lands Management of the NJ DEP is
“designed to preserve and protect the habitats of rare or endangered plants and animals,
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and representative examples of ecosystems of New Jersey.” Of the forty-two officially
designated sites, 4 are located in Morris County: Black River, Farny, Hacklebarney, and
Troy Meadows Natural Areas.
* Tall Millet
Grass
HACKLEBARNEY NATURAL AREA
The Hacklebarney Natural Area spans portions of Chester and Washington Townships. Natural features
include ridges, moderate to steep hillsides, and ravine walls. The desire to preserve the river ravine, northern
hemlock/mixed hardwood forests, and rare species' habitats, prompted inclusion of this region in the Natural
Areas System. Other communities include mixed oak/hardwood forest and the transitional forest. Flora, other
than those already mentioned in these specific communities are listed below.
Mixed Oak/Hardwood Forest:
Shrubs Ground Cover
Arrowwood Grasses
Sedges
Spring-beauty
Hemlock-Mixed Hardwood Forest:
Trees Ground Cover
Ash, Black False Lily-of-the -Valley
Oak, Red Mosses
Partridge Berry
Old Fields:
Trees
Maple, Red
Sassafras
Ground Cover
Barberry
Little Bluestem Grass
Shrubs and Vines
Hawthorn
Honeysuckle,Japanese
Figure 1 - Hacklebarney Natural Area
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NJ DEP, Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, information sheet.
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