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Southern New Jersey

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Wildlife Refuges
*Cape May
*Edwin B. Forsythe
*Pinelands
*Supawna Meadows
Wild Rivers
*Delaware Water Gap
*Maurice
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*Coastal Heritage Trail

Where the Birds Are - The Cape May Peninsula is a naturalist's dream.

Paddling New Jersey's Summer Southlands - Escape Jersey Shore beaches and highways by paddling the secluded, tea-colored waters of the Pine Barrens.

Brigantine and Barnegat - These two divisions of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, under two hours from New York City, are world-class locations for coastal birding.

Pinelands National Reserve - An overview of the protected area of the Pine Barrens, which stretches across portions of seven New Jersey counties.

Great Egg Harbor River - Not far from Atlantic City but light years away in character, the Great Egg drains the heart of the unlikeliest wilderness we know of, the Jersey Pine Barrens. Great canoeing and birding.

Maurice River - New Jersey's best, perhaps only, habitat for bald eagles, and a richly scenic canoeing river, as well. One of far southern Jersey's treasures.

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