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2000 Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders Douglas R. Cabana, Director Frank J. Druetzler Cecilia G. Laureys John J. Murphy Margaret Nordstrom Joe Pennacchio Jack J. Schrier James J. Rosenberg, County Administrator Morris County Department of Planning and Development Walter P. Krich, Jr., Director Morris County Planning Board William J. Mathews, Chairman Edward H. Bennett, County Engineer Douglas R. Cabana, Freeholder Patrick Donofrio Joseph Falkoski, Vice Chairman Lois Fox Margaret Nordstrom, Freeholder Steve Rattner Matthew Sprung Raymond Zabihach, Director Barry Marell, Attorney Acknowledgments True to the spirit of partnership, the production of the Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris relied on the contribution and guidance of County Planning Board staff and interns, scientists from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey and experts from local non profit agencies and municipalities. While not wishing to exclude anyone, the following individuals merit notice for their participation: Anne Bowman , Robert Canace, Gene Cass, Raymond Chang, Jeffrey Hoffman, Linda Howe, Meredith Lavery, Gigi Mallepalle, Koren Melfi, Andy Mikula, Dudley Woodbridge and Raymond Zabihach. Special thanks is offered to Carol Simmons of the Planning Board for her artistic and graphic support. Sabine von Aulock, Project Manager
A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris Prepared by the Morris County Planning Board
Page 1: A Natural Resource Management Guide
Page 5 and 6: Tables Page Geology Table 1: Geolog
Page 7 and 8: * Shining Willow Introduction Human
Page 9: Geologic History of Morris County I
Page 12 and 13: The Precambrian Era The Formation o
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Page 17 and 18: Impacts From Natural Hazards In Mor
Page 20 and 21: An Historical Perspective Of Earthq
Page 22 and 23: References For Morris County Bedroc
Page 24 and 25: Topography and Landforms Introducti
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Page 29 and 30: Floodplains normally serve as stora
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Page 33 and 34: As described in the Soil Survey of
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Page 37: Stormwater runoff is a significant
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Table Five - Hydrogeologic Characte
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Figure 2 - Major Physiographic Feat
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
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Appendix A Ground Water Quality Sta
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Black River Surface Water Introduct
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Watersheds Following is a watershed
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NAME MUNICIPALITY RECEIVING WATERS
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PASSAIC RIVER BASIN The Passaic Riv
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Two - Upper Passaic River Watershed
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Conclusions of the study were consi
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The Rockaway River Watershed 90 Sur
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Four - Rockaway River Watershed Dis
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habitat destruction. Recommendation
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96 Surface Water
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and chemical spills have resulted i
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Six - Pequannock River Watershed Di
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Seven - South Branch of the Raritan
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Nonpoint sources of pollution are l
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cropland - decrease in transmission
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Water Quality Impacts have been cat
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Zoning and Site Plan Ordinance Clus
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Covered stockpile areas ! Containme
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Appendix A Best Management Practice
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Mean 91.9 Annual Annual Mean 163.0
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Mean 25.4 Annual Annual Mean 40.7 1
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Mean 642 Annual Annual Mean 1125.0
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Appendix D Great Swamp Watershed As
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- OPEN CANOPY PALUSTRINE Streamside
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Glacial Bogs (Palustrine - Open Can
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Inland Red Maple Swamp (Palustrine
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TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM Terrestrial Syst
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Talus Slope Community (Terrestrial
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Mesic Hemlock-Hardwood Forest (Terr
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Special Areas Several areas have re
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Hemlock-Hardwood Forest: Occasional
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Threatened, Endangered, And Rare Sp
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Figure 3 - Black River, Chester Rai
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Green Pond Mountain - (B4) Large, c
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Lincoln Park Gravel Pits - (B4) Hab
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Great Swamp - (B4) The Great Swamp
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Noteworthy Trees Morris County host
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Timbering practices impacted plant
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Construction Activity Controls ! pr
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Glossary COMMUNITY all the plant an
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S3: Rare with 21 to 100 occurrences
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NAME COMMON NAME FEDERAL STATE GRAN
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Sow Thistle Swamp Rose Trout Lily W
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Scientific Name Common Name Scienti
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Morris County acts as a transportat
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- CLOSED CANOPY (FORESTED) PALUSTRI
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TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM Ridgetop Pitch P
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Sugar Maple-Mixed Hardwood (Terrest
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HACKLEBARNEY NATURAL AREA, 4 The Ha
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Swamp Great American Bittern Barred
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Mine Hibernia This old abandoned ir
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Management Considerations Wildlife
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Urbanization's intrusion on habitat
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Design Strategies Having determined
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Protection guidelines are made avai
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Glossary CARRYING CAPACITY The numb
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Northern Parula Reptiles & Amphibia
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Appendix C Morris County Rare Speci
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GLOBAL ELEMENT RANKS: G1: Criticall
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overall east-west direction of air
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More Than Hot Air Our atmosphere is
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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS These co
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Three Summary of Air Quality in Mor
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on aquatic invertebrates particular
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Glossary AEROSOL particles that due
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QUALITY IN NEW JERSEY COMPARED WITH
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NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND NITRIC OXIDE 1
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* Northern Pondweed Conclusion This
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Soils An Ordinance of the Board of
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Serfes, Michael E. (Draft) Natural
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US Department of the Interior. Nati
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Pohl, R.W. How to Know the Grasses.
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NJ Department of Environmental Prot
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---. 1997 Air Quality Report. Oct.
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