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The Great Swamp Scavenger Hunt

Calling all would-be explorers, adventurers, and buccaneers! Think you know a thing or two about New Jersey's Great Swamp? Then it's time to test your powers of navigation and observation at The Great Swamp Scavenger Hunt.

Begin the day just after 10:00 a.m. by visiting GSWA’s “home base” outpost at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge’s Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center at 32 Pleasant Plains Road in Harding Township, NJ. We will provide you with a route to travel, questions to answer, and a list of treasures to find throughout the 55-square mile Great Swamp Watershed region. It's your job to navigate you own way, seek answers, and return with all your scavenged booty at the end of the day!

Hurry back to 32 Pleasant Plains Road at 3:00 p.m. because you will have a chance to win some special prizes. A free cookout waits for all who participate, so don’t forget your barbecue enthusiasm. Feel free to bring along a covered side-dish (to share or not). We’ll supply the burgers, dogs, and drinks!

Advanced registration is strongly recommended.  Register by visiting GSWA online at GreatSwamp.org or by calling (973) 538-3500 x22.  This is a rain or shine event.

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