Musconetcong River Valley Watershed Did You Know? · Musconetcong River Valley Watershed The 157.6...
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Did You Know? Through our deter- mined efforts — and the completion of the Musconetcong River National Wild and Scenic Rivers Study on behalf of the Musconetcong Watershed Association — the US Congress approved bill S1096, which designated the Musconetcong as a “wild and scenic river.” The President then signed this bill into law, thus creating the “Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.” Learn more at: HeritageConservancy.org/projects/ musconetcong-congress.php Cliffdale Center: 1280 Rt. 57, Pt. Murray, NJ 07865 Aldie Mansion: 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901 Phone (215) 345-7020 HeritageConservancy.org HeritageConservancy.org Musconetcong River Valley Watershed The 157.6 square mile Musconetcong River Valley Watershed lies within the Highlands physiographic province of New Jersey. The Highlands provides the water supply source for the state’s major urban areas and the river’s recreational and historic resources are important to the local economy. The Musconetcong River Valley features an outstanding diversity of farms, hamlets and villages and secluded natural areas. State, county and local parklands within the river corridor provide significant opportunities for hiking, fishing, canoeing, camping, nature study and other outdoor activities. The Musconetcong River and its tributaries support wild trout populations and are regionally important trout fishing streams. This river corridor has been a priority for the Green Acres program of New Jersey for the last decade, with a specific goal of creating a greenway along the river. Since identifying this area as a Lasting Landscape®, we have completed numerous other river valley projects, including training municipal officials and community groups on the vital link between land use and water quality.
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Did You Know? Through our deter-mined efforts — and the completion of the Musconetcong River National Wild and Scenic Rivers Study on behalf of the Musconetcong
Watershed Association — the US Congress approved bill S1096, which designated the Musconetcong as a “wild and scenic river.” The President then signed this bill into law, thus creating the “Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.”
Learn more at: HeritageConservancy.org/projects/musconetcong-congress.php
Cliffdale Center: 1280 Rt. 57, Pt. Murray, NJ 07865
Aldie Mansion: 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone (215) 345-7020
HeritageConservancy.org
HeritageConservancy.org
Musconetcong River Valley Watershed
The 157.6 square mile Musconetcong River Valley Watershed lies within the Highlands physiographic province of New Jersey. The Highlands provides the water supply source for the state’s major urban areas and the river’s recreational and historic resources are important to the local economy. The Musconetcong River Valley features an outstanding diversity of farms, hamlets and villages and secluded natural areas. State, county and local parklands within the river corridor provide significant opportunities for hiking, fishing, canoeing, camping, nature study and other outdoor activities. The Musconetcong River and its tributaries support wild trout populations and are regionally important trout fishing streams. This river corridor has been a priority for the Green Acres program of New Jersey for the last decade, with a specific goal of creating a greenway along the river. Since identifying this area as a Lasting Landscape®, we have completed numerous other river valley projects, including training municipal officials and community groups on the vital link between land use and water quality.
