tion. This is the type of forest which covers the valleys, hills, 

 and lower mountain slopes of northern New Jersey. It is not a 

 typic mesophytic forest, such as we find in the valleys and on the 

 hills with rich, moist soil fed by numerous springs and drained 

 by actively flowing creeks and rivers. The soil is a stiff one, 

 and rather dry than otherwise, for the absence of springs and 

 rapid streams indicates rather dry conditions. Besides the forest 



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Navesink Highlands looking southeast from steamship pier at Atlantic 

 Hitrhlands. 



is exposed to the full force of winds which blow from the north, 

 east, and southeast and is more or less exposed to south 

 winds which blow across the half-mile-wide Navesink River. A 

 reference to a portion of the map represented in figure i will show 

 the relative shape of the peninsula and its exposure to the cardinal 

 points. The original forest is being rapidly encroached upon by 

 the growth of such towns as Highlands, Water Witch Park, and 

 Atlantic Highlands (Fig. 2), while as summer camping sites 

 should be mentioned Shady Side, Hilton Park, and the shore 

 along Sandy Hook Bay. 



