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which it is hoped may be added to the 

 Kittatinny Mountain Project. Five of 

 these parks are in the southeastern part 

 of the state, the remaining three in the 

 extreme northwestern portion. Three 

 game sanctuaries and fish hatcheries 

 make up 5656 acres while 181,400 acres 

 have been set aside by individuals and 

 corporations for forestry projects or for 

 private parks. With the exception of 

 the state owned parks these areas have 

 been so profoundly modified by selective 

 cutting that none remains in even semi- 

 natural condition. Introduction of for- 

 eign plants and animals (the Japanese 

 beetle, for example) has caused even 

 further modifications.* 



NATtJKAL AREAS 



1. *Bass River State Forest. (C3.) 

 Burlington County, sand area, 1633 acres 

 of open forest on the Bass River. 

 Second growth pitch pine, shortleaf 

 pine with various oaks, such as white, 

 red, and chestnut oak, mixed in. Area 

 contains several southern white cedar 

 swamps, typical sphagnum bogs with 

 second growth white cedar. River mod- 

 erate, unpolluted. 10 to 50 ft., level. 

 Under state control since 1905-07. 

 Contains some experimental plantations. 



Philadelphia, Pa.t 2| hours on P. 

 R. R. to Tuckerton, N. J.|, 6 mi. N.W. 

 (a).— r. C. Nelson. 



2. *Penn State Forest. (C3.) Bur- 

 lington County, sand area, 2764 acres 

 on the headw^aters of the Wading River. 

 Second growth pitch pine, shortleaf pine, 

 little oak except the true scrub oak 

 mixed in with pine. Several southern 

 white cedar swamps, sphagnum bogs 

 with second growth white cedar. River 

 moderate, unpolluted. Of all the state 

 forests in southern New Jersey this 

 tract shows the most nearly undisturbed 

 conditions. Elevation 50-165 ft., level. 

 Under state control since 1910. 



Atlantic CityJ, 2^ hours on C. R. R. 



1 The writer is indebted to the New Jersey De- 

 partment of Conservation and Development for 

 most of the information contained in descriptions 

 1 to 8 inclusive, and for important facts contained 

 in other descriptions here listed.) 



of N. J. to Chatsworth§ (a) 6 mi. S.E.— 

 T. C. Nelson. 



3. * Lebanon State Forest. (C3.) 

 Burlington County, 4812 acres in the 

 typical south Jersey sand area, second 

 growth pitch pine, shortleaf pine, oak 

 southern white cedar. Contains experi- 

 mental plantations. Under State con- 

 trol since 1908-09. 100-160 ft. level. 



TrentonJ, 1 hour on P. R. R. to Pem- 

 bertonj (a) 9 mi. S.E.— 2'. C. Nelson. 



4. *Jackson State Forest. (C4.) 

 Ocean County, sand and sandy loam, 

 43 acres of forest 40 years old. Con- 

 sists of nearly pure pitch pine and 

 shortleaf pine with few oaks. Used for 

 demonstration of practical methods of 

 forestry. 160 ft. level. Under state 

 control since 1915. 



Lakewood.J 10 mi. W. to Cassville§ 

 (w).— r. C. Nelson. 



5. *Mount Laurel State Forest. (C4.) 

 Burlington County, 21 acres, upland 

 forest, mixed hardwoods, red, black, 

 and chestnut oaks, red maple, hickory, 

 tulip poplar, white ash, fed gum, black 

 gum, black locust, some scrub pine. 

 70-175 ft., rolling. Under state control 

 1908. 



Philadelphia!, | hour on P. R. R. to 

 MoorestownJ (a) 3 mi. S.E.—T. C. 

 Nelson. 



6. *Kittatinny Mountain Project. Pro- 

 posed. (C2.) Sussex County 40,000 

 acres of hardwoods on Kittatinny moun- 

 tain, which extends about 36 miles north 

 from the Delaware Water-Gap. It 

 contains 12 small lakes besides many 

 unpolluted streams; 7231 acres of this 

 already preserved in the Stokes Forest 

 (7). As this region embraces some of 

 the most extensive woodlands and least 

 disturbed areas in the State it is desir- 

 able that the remaining 33,000 acres be 

 acquired with the least possible delay. 

 700-1800 ft., rolling. 



May be entered as in 7, or through 

 highways by (a) from New York City in 

 less than 3 hours.^ — T. C. Nelson. 



7. *Stokes State Forest. (C3.) Sus- 

 sex County, 7231 acres of upland forest 

 in the Kittatinny Range, Blue Moun- 

 tains. Second growth hardwoods in- 



