by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Sep 10, 2025 | Animals, Fish, Habitat, Uncategorized
Over the last 3 years, Merrill Creek Reservoir (MCR) has been committed to finding ways to perform conservation work that has multiple ecological benefits and, in some cases, those conservation practices can simultaneously provide added value to recreational uses of...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Aug 4, 2025 | Animals, Habitat
Over the last two years, Merrill Creek Reservoir (MCR) staff have been working with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) and NJDEP Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program to determine what bat species are present at the property. ...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Apr 22, 2025 | Blog, Habitat, Merrill Creek Reservoir
According to the US Forest Service, “Due to the Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) tree’s widespread distribution, long lifespan (in some cases they can live 800 to 1,000 years [Elias, 1980]), shade tolerance, ability to live in fairly acidic soil, hemlock plays a...
by Merrill Creek Reservoir | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog, Habitat
As part of habitat stewardship activities, prescribed fires were implemented for the first time at Merrill Creek Reservoir (MCR) by NJ Forest Fire Service on March 22, 2025. Prescribed fire, also known as a controlled burn, is the planned and controlled application of...
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...
