Information Resources

Following is just a handful of the many resources available to help research the area and its wildlife while planning your visit.

For more background information on wildlife watching in New Jersey, visit New Jersey Audubon Society at www.njaudubon.org or New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection at www.state.nj.us/dep. You can download species checklists of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians at www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/chklists.htm.

There are too many bird identification field guides to list them all here, so we will mention only two. For beginners, we recommend Kaufman’s Field Guide to Birds of North America, by Kenn Kaufman (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000, Spanish translation 2005), and The Sibley Guide to Birds, by David Allen Sibley (Alfred A. Knopf, 2000), which also has an Eastern edition that is a smaller size and may be preferable for bringing into the field.

Books
Birds of Lake, Pond and Marsh: Water and Wetland Birds of Eastern North America John Eastman. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 1999 Birds of New Jersey Joan Walsh, Vince Elia, Rich Kane and Thomas Halliwell New Jersey Audubon Society, Bernardsville, NJ. 1999 Butterflies through Binoculars Jeffrey Glassberg. Oxford University Press. 1998 Dragonflies through Binoculars Sidney W. Dunkle. Oxford University Press. 2000 Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey Vicki Schwartz and David M. Golden New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. 2002 Fields of Sun and Grass: An Artist’s Journal of the New Jersey Meadowlands John R. Quinn. Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, NJ. 1997 A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey William J. Boyle, Jr. Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, NJ. 2004 H2O: Highlands to Ocean: A First Close Look at the Outstanding Landscapes and Waterscapes of the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Region Tony Hiss and Christopher Meier. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Morristown, NJ. 2004	How to Spot Butterflies Patricia Taylor Sutton and Clay Sutton Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 1999 The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures At The Edge Of A City Robert Sullivan. Anchor Books. 1999 New Jersey Parks, Forests, and Natural Areas Michael P. Brown. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ. 2004 New Jersey Wildlife Viewing Guide Laurie Pettigrew. Falcon Publishing, Inc. Helena Montana. 1998 Pete Dunne on Bird Watching Pete Dunne. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 2003 The Shorebird Guide Michael O’Brien, Richard Crossley, and Kevin Karlson Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, NY. 2006 Swamp and Bog, Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers of Eastern Freshwater Wetlands John Eastman. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 1995 Wild Journeys: Migration in New Jersey Brian Vernachio, Don Freiday, and Dale A. Rosselet New Jersey Audubon Society, Bernardsville, NJ. 2003

Audio, Video and Software Tools Building A Meadowlands Filmmaker: Scott Dennis. Video is available for loan at all Hackensack River Watershed libraries. A copy for purchase in DVD format is available from Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. For purchase information access: www.hackensackriverkeeper.org/BAM.html or contact Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. (see contact information below).	*Calls of New Jersey Frogs and Toads* David M. Golden and John F. Bunnell New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife Turning the Tide DVD, NJN Public Television & Radio. 2006. To purchase a copy visit: www.njn.net/store/ or call NJ Network Video at 609-777-5093.

Contact Information for local and regional conservation organizations:
Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. 231 Main Street Hackensack, NJ 07601-7304 201-968-0808 www.hackensackriverkeeper.org New Jersey Audubon Society Sherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary 11 Hardscrabble Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924 908-766-5787 www.njaudubon.org Meadowlands Conservation Trust 1 DeKorte Park Plaza Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-777-2410 www.njmeadowlands.gov	Meadowlands Environment Center 2 DeKorte Park Plaza Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-460-8300 www.njmeadowlands.gov Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce 201 Route 17 N. Rutherford NJ 07070 201-939-0707 www.meadowlands.org e-mail: office@meadowlands.org New Jersey Meadowlands Commission 1 DeKorte Park Plaza Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-460-1700 www.njmeadowlands.gov