CD 

 O 

 CO 



> 

 LU 

 CO 



cc 



LU 

 LU 



4f NJ 3. Helmetta Woods and Bogs. Acreage: 200 estimated. 



Location: Middlesex County; New Brunswick Quadrangle; 12 miles S of New 

 Brunswick; reached via Dunham's Corner Road and Helmetta Boulevard. Area 

 is bounded by Washington Ave., Helmetta Pond, Helmetta Boulevard, and Port 

 Street. However, wetland and forest areas are also outside these boundaries. 



Description: Vegetation typical of the Pine Barrens, representing an outlier. It 

 includes sphagnum pools and bogs, cedar swamps, and an artificial lake with 

 Chamaedaphne mat. 



References: Moul, E. T. 1961. Cyclonexis annularis in New Jersey, Bull. Torrey 

 Bot. Club 88:416-417; Buell, H. F. 1968. Closterium gracile, Bull. Torrey Bot. 

 Club 95:449-454. 



Encroachments: Probably housing development in the future; the 1954 USGS 

 map shows this plan. 



Ownership: Private. 



Data source: E. T. Moul, Botany Department, Rutgers University, New Brun- 

 swick, N.J. 08903. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Helen Buell, Rutgers University, New Brun- 

 swick, N.J. 08903. 



v 



/ 



~;u^ 



A )< 



( • . GjUffiui 



/ 



BM/> i\£S 







/ 









