by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Dec 13, 2024 | Blog, Merrill Creek Reservoir
On December 10, 2024, at the Historic Masonic Temple of Trenton, NJ, Merrill Creek Reservoir (MCR) was honored as the winner of the 25th annual Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for the category of Healthy Ecosystems & Habitat. Winners of the...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Plants
It’s that time of year at MCR where many delicious brambles species are in fruit! What is a bramble you say, well bramble is a common name given to the Rubus genus of plants of the rose family. Still don’t know what a bramble is, well most of these plants have woody...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jun 25, 2024 | Birds, Eagles, Merrill Creek Reservoir
Both Bald Eagle nests at MCR have produced young this year and they have now fledged the nests within this past week! MCR’s eagle nest at the west side of the property produced 2 eaglets and our nest to the east produced 1 eaglet. According to the National Wildlife...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jun 19, 2024 | Animals, Habitat, Insects, Plants
According to the Xerces Society, “Pollinators are one of the easiest groups of declining animals to support in not just a rural landscape, but in a residential and urban landscape as well, since even small spaces have the potential to meet the most basic needs of the...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Jun 8, 2024 | Fish, Habitat, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Uncategorized
Working with MCR, NJ Youth Corps of Phillipsburg helped build 78 fish habitat structures that have been being deployed in MCR since April 2024. These structures are a modified version of “Spider Bocks.” Typically, when constructing Spider Blocks, PVC tubes or plastic...
