A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris A ...

URBAN/SUBURBAN
Residential, commercial, industrial, and open space reflect the impacts of human intrusion on habitat.
Mammals Birds Reptiles
Chipmunks Blue Jay Eastern Garter snake
Cottontail Canada goose Northern Brown snake
Norway rat Crow Northern Water snake
Opossum Gull Snapping turtle
Raccoon
Killdeer
Skunk
Mallard duck
Squirrel
Nighthawk
White-tailed deer Prairie warbler
Canada Goose
Bronze Copper
Special Areas
WETLANDS
Many areas within the county provide habitats hosting rare and diverse species. Several of the wetland
systems remnant from ancient glacial Lake Passaic (e.g., the Great Swamp, Troy Meadows, Lee Meadows,
Hatfield Swamp, and the Great Piece Meadows) are rich in diverse species. The Great Swamp, a widely
studied ecosystem, has abundant wildlife as listed in Appendix A. It, along with Great Piece, Passaic, and
Troy Meadows, are all identified as communities of conservation concern, or
macrosites.
HIGHLANDS
The Highlands physiographic province, traversing roughly 2/3 of the county,
contains specific features extremely desirable to a wide array of wildlife. Ridges,
large unbroken tracts of forests, a mix of vegetation, and a variety of water
resources including streams, wetlands, floodplains, and ponds provide habitat and
migration corridors to traveling and resident species. Many of the animals,
particularly the larger mammals such as black bear, bobcat, mink, and river otter
require extensive contiguous habitat. The woodland tracts provide multiple
accommodations by way of habitat for nesting, resting, feeding, and breeding to
reptiles, amphibians, mammals, resident and migrating birds. Appendix B
illustrates the breadth of wildlife species representative to the Highlands.
* Bald Eagle
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Wildlife