The Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area, located in Ocean County, comprises 12,968 acres of mostly pitch pine and scrub oak. The lowland is Atlantic white cedar swamp. Colliers Mills WMA is managed for upland game, deer, and waterfowl. There are also six water impoundments and 250 acres of wetlands managed for waterfowl and freshwater fishing. Birding Due to its habitat and location along the Atlantic Flyway, the National Audubon Society has classified Colliers Mills as an Important Bird Are

Each year, New Jersey welcomes more than 17 million visitors to its 41 state parks, 11 state forests, five recreation areas and over 50 historic sites. Throughout the Murphy Administration, numerous investments have been made to expand access and preserve these open spaces for years to come. However, humans are not the only inhabitants of the most densely populated state in the country. New Jersey Fish & Wildlife established the Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey (CHANJ) Program to address thr

Natural resources belong to the people of New Jersey, and it's our job to take good care of them for you. Throughout the Murphy Administration, DEP and New Jersey OAG pursued a multi-year enforcement initiative to ensure that cleanups are properly conducted, and that recalcitrant parties are held responsible. ⚖️ Since 2018, DEP has brought 14 natural resource damage cases, resolving six of them by 2025. ⚖️ In May of 2025, DEP announced a landmark settlement with 3M valued at over $450 million, i

1.6K views · 13 reactions | NJDEP Fish & Wildlife’s Marine Resources Administration has been working to enhance oyster habitat with the Shell Recycling Program. To learn more about this program, please see the Full Video on YouTube:�https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NrzoGYHSg #NewJerseyFishAndWildlife #Conservation #Seafood #Oysters #NewJersey #JerseyShore | New Jersey Fish & Wildlife | Facebook

New Jersey State Parks is inviting the public to kick off a milestone 2026 by celebrating the new year and the nation’s 250th anniversary with a free, guided, First Day Hike through one of New Jersey’s state parks, forests or historic sites. 🔗News release at bit.ly/3LajToH | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New Jersey is highly vulnerable to the impacts of the intensifying climate crisis, including wildfires, chronic flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion, and increasingly more frequent and intense storms. DEP’s response? Mitigate climate impacts ⬇️ and strengthen resilience 💪. Over the past eight years, your Department of Environmental Protection has remained committed to: 👉 Sharing Science and Resources 👉 Protecting New Jersey from Increasing Wildfires 👉 Planning for a More Resilient New J

Go behind the scenes of construction on the one-mile Newark segment of New Jersey’s newest state park, a nine-mile greenway spanning Essex and Hudson counties. Join Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz to view progress to date, including rough grading, installation of erosion control measures, and vegetation and debris removal. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority is overseeing construction in collaboration wit