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Retrieved October 19, 2015. These
"New Jersey's Wildlife Management Areas"
(June 1999) on the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife website. Retrieved October 19, 2015. All individuals partaking in these activities should familiarize themselves with all local fishing and hunting regulations, found on the NJDEP website as well as NJ wildlife management area regulations which can also be found on the NJDEP website. WMA regulations include restricted hours, motor vehicle, boating, biking, and horseback riding guidelines, among other restrictions and regulations. According to state wildlife education specialist Paul Tarlowe, the wildlife management areas reflect the varied and diverse terrain across the state, including "extremely rugged terrain (Wildcat Ridge WMA) to level woods roads (along the South Branch of the Raritan River through Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA) to sandy tracts in the Pinelands (Greenwood Forest and Stafford Forge WMAs) to coastal marshes (Cape May Wetlands WMA)." As of July 2015, there are 121 areas throughout the state and new properties and additions to existing properties are continually being added. A majority of the wildlife management area properties are acquired through funding raised through the state's
The Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery in Hackettstown
Retrieved October 19, 2015.
NJ.gov: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife website
NJ.gov: Green Acres Program
State.nj: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website
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s" (abbreviated as "WMA") throughout the state. These areas are managed by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, an agency in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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.New Jersey Division of Fish and WildlifeWildlife Management Areas
Retrieved October 19, 2015. These
protected area
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s are not part of the state's public parks and forests system, and while managed as fish and wildlife habitat with a focus on recreational fishing
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and hunting
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activities, these multi-use sites are also "prime locations for birding, wildlife viewing and photography, cross country skiing, hiking and mountain biking".Paul Tarlowe"New Jersey's Wildlife Management Areas"
(June 1999) on the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife website. Retrieved October 19, 2015. All individuals partaking in these activities should familiarize themselves with all local fishing and hunting regulations, found on the NJDEP website as well as NJ wildlife management area regulations which can also be found on the NJDEP website. WMA regulations include restricted hours, motor vehicle, boating, biking, and horseback riding guidelines, among other restrictions and regulations. According to state wildlife education specialist Paul Tarlowe, the wildlife management areas reflect the varied and diverse terrain across the state, including "extremely rugged terrain (Wildcat Ridge WMA) to level woods roads (along the South Branch of the Raritan River through Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA) to sandy tracts in the Pinelands (Greenwood Forest and Stafford Forge WMAs) to coastal marshes (Cape May Wetlands WMA)." As of July 2015, there are 121 areas throughout the state and new properties and additions to existing properties are continually being added. A majority of the wildlife management area properties are acquired through funding raised through the state's
Green Acres Program
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. In association with public and private entities, the program aims to create "a system of interconnected open spaces, whose protection will preserve and enhance New Jersey's natural environment and its historic, scenic, and recreational resources for public use and enjoyment."
Several of the state's wildlife management areas are stocked with fish or game. Pheasant
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s are raised at the Rockport Pheasant Farm and various fish species (including trout
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) are hatched and raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center and Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery. All three facilities are located near Hackettstown in Warren County and operated by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. No state tax dollars are used to fund these facility's operations and the costs are raised through the sale of pheasant/quail stamps or trout stamp endorsements to state-issued hunting
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or fishing license
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s to hunters and anglers.New Jersey Division of Fish and WildlifeThe Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery in Hackettstown
Retrieved October 19, 2015.
List of wildlife management areas
See also
*New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
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* List of New Jersey state parks
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* National Wildlife Refuge
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Notes
References
External links
NJ.gov: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife website
NJ.gov: Green Acres Program
State.nj: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website
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New Jersey
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Wildlife management areas
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