Members of Environmental Commission / Clean Communities

Chuck Chiarello
Teresa Kelly
John Williams
Norma Ruef
Kathy Besch
Sebastian Simone
David De Vleeschower
Mary Motter
Karen Heredia

An Environmental Tour of the Watersheds of Buena Vista Township

Produced by the Buena Vista Township
Environmental Commission

Location: Buena Vista Township Watershed, streams and lakes at various road crossings, Cedar Lake upstream of dam along south bank.

Weather: Sunny, low 80's, low humidity, light wind.

Observations: At Cedar Lake upstream of dam, atv trail along left bank, many ruts and erosion along trail and adjacent wetlands, 100's of small Fowler's toad all along lake and wetlands 6 large Fowler's toads, 10+ green frogs, 20+ southern leopard frogs, 2 bullfrogs, 1 northern water snake, 1 killdeer, many large, medium and small dragonflies, many whirligig beetles on lake, many fish swirls in water, 5 sunfish nests along banks near dam, 5 New Jersey chorus frogs, 5 damsel flies, 2 towhees, 1 turkey vultures, 2 red bellied turtles, 2 pine warblers, small kinds on insects on waters surface. Many large and small phragmites populations along left bank, pitch pine, black jack oak, willow oak, white oak, leather leaf, swamp azalea, gray birch, button bush, sweet gum, red maple, Atlantic white cedar, braken fern, mountain laurel, high bush blueberry, 1 adult mallard with 8 ducklings.

Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, left side.	Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream.	Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, right side.	Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, left side.

Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, middle.	Hospitality Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, right side.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, left side, 2 chickadees, many small and large dragon flies, many whiligig beetles on surface.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, middle, fragrant water lilies and pickerelweed in bloom, phragmites near bridge, mostly red maple in along stream, also willow, smooth alder, Virginia Creeper, sweet pepperbush, southern red, oak, black jack, white oak, cat briar, and black gum common.

Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking upstream, right side, 1 gray catbird.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, left side phragmites along bank.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, middle.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River at Cains Mill Road looking down stream, right side.
Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway between Lake Albert and Lake George, waterfowl droppings along bank.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking upstream into Lake George, left side, many dragon flies along banks.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking upstream into Lake George, middle, 1 crow 6 red winged blackbirds.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking upstream into Lake George, right side.

Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking upstream into Lake George, right side, phragmites along bank.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking downstream into Lake Albert left side, phragmites along bank.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking downstream into Lake Albert middle side. Phragmites, white sweet clover, field thistle, Queen Ann's lace, catalpa, multiflora rose, field milkweed, spreading dogband, soft rush, common cat briar, mulberry, sumac, bracken fern, Virginia creeper, and pitch pine common on causeway.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway looking downstream into Lake Albert right side, phragmites along bank.
Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway, phragmites and soft rush.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, causeway, spreading dogbane.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road, looking upstream, left side, many small and large dragonflies.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road, looking upstream, middle.

Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road, looking upsteam, right side.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road, looking upstream, left side.	Cedar Lake Branch, Great Egg Harbor River, at Cedar Lake dam on Jackson Road, looking downstream.
Cedar Lake, close up of bank vegetation.	Cedar Lake, sunfish nest, 5 along bank near dam.	Cedar Lake, bullfrog.	Cedar Lake, looking across lake.

Cedar Lake, looking upstream.	Cedar Lake, close up of bank.	Cedar Lake, looking upstream.	Cedar Lake, phragmites population along bank.
Cedar Lake, looking upstream.	Cedar Lake, looking across stream.	Cedar Lake, looking downstream.	Cedar Lake, duck blind along bank in phragmites population.

Cedar Lake, phragmites population along bank.	Pink Lady's slipper population, 10 plants, in uplands along lake.	Construction debris dumping on road along lake.	Construction debris dumping on road along lake.
Cedar Lake, looking across stream from uplands along lake, phragmites along lake.	Cedar Lake, looking upstream.	Cedar Lake, looking across stream.	Cedar Lake, looking downstream.

Cedar Lake, looking across stream.	Cedar Lake, humped bladderwort population along bank, (yellow flowers).	Cedar Lake, looking across lake, humped bladderworts in foreground.	Cedar Lake, looking upstream.
Cedar Lake, looking up wetlands/cove, atv erosion and ruts in wetlands.	Close up of atv ruts and erosion.	Cedar Lake looking upstream.	Cedar Lake looking across stream.

Cedar Lake looking upstream, atv ruts and erosion along edge of wetlands.	Cedar Lake looking upstream.	Cedar Lake looking upstream.	Cedar Lake looking across stream.
Cedar Lake, turtle nest and egg shells along bank.	Cedar Lake looking upstream, farthest upstream.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, redroot.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, pine barrens boneset.

Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, pine barrens boneset close up.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, small, blue dragonfly.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Canada rush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, E arrowhead.
Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush close-up.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Canada St. Johnswort.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake red root population.

Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, spatulate leaf sundew.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, cranberry.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Virginia meadow beauty.
Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Fowler's toad.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, fibrous bladderwort.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, fibrous bladderwort flower.

Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Cyperus dentatus.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, brown dragonfly.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, humped bladderwort and spatulate leaf sundew.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, humped bladderwort.
Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, spatulate leaf sundew.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, purple bladderwort.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, purple bladderwort.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush.

Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, purple bladderwort in shallows.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, humped bladderworts.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, rush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Nuttall's lobelia.
Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, wool grass.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, button bush.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, slender bur-reed, Sparganium americanum.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, southern leopard frog.

Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Carolina yellow eye grass.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, Carolina yellow eye grass flower.	Along banks wetlands of Cedar Lake, golden hedge hyssop.	At lake, vegetation in lake near dam.

Location: Streams and wetlands at various road crossings, pond at Ardsley Terrace and Cannon Range Road.

Weather: Sunny, high 80's very hazy and  humid, light wind.

Observations: At pond at Ardsley Terrace and Cannon Range Road, much vegetation in pond, water very clear, 20+ green and southern leopard frogs, 2 bull frogs, 1 catbird, 2 chipping sparrows, 1 great blue heron, many dragon flies, Yellow eye grass, Canada rush, spatulate leaf sundew, yellow eyed grass, Nuttal's lobelia, American bur-reed, golden hedge hyssop, steeplebush, upright bartonia, Nuttal's lobelia, and shrubby and Canada St. Johnswort common in and along banks of pond.  Rough and sweet goldenrod, Queen Anne' lace, field thistle, field milkweed common along Cannon Road and pond.  Pitch pine, high bush blueberry, mountain and sheep laurel, red maple, sweet gum, bracken fern, inkberry, gray birch, common cat briar, black huckle berry, sweet fern, wild indigo, St. Andrews cross, and white and black oak common in uplands around pond.

Tuckahoe River at Rt. 552 looking upstream no water in channel at road, cattail, seed box, red maple sweet gum, white oak, sweet pepper bush, ink berry, common and glaucous leaf catbriar, multiflora rose, Joe Pyeweed, sassafras, and gray birch common.	Tuckahoe River at Rt. 552 looking upstream, seed box.	Tuckahoe River at Rt. 552 looking upstream, cattail.	Tuckahoe River upstream of Rt. 552 looking upstream, stream channeled, water in streambed, no flow.
Tuckahoe River upstream of Rt. 552 looking downstream channeled, no water.	Tuckahoe River upstream of Rt. 552 looking downstream, Joe Pyeweed.	Tuckahoe River at Arndt Ave. looking upstream, stream channeled, no water in streambed, red maple sweet gum, white oak, sweet pepper bush, black gum, pitch pine, and sassafras, common, 2 chipping sparrows.	Tuckahoe River at Arndt Ave. looking downstream, stream channeled, no water in streambed.

Cornfield at West Boundary Ave. and McDonald Ave.	Plowed field at end of Cannon Range Road.	Great blue heron at Manusumkin tributary pond at Cannon Range Road and Ardsley Ave.	Pond from Cannon Range Road, left side.
Pond from Cannon Range Road, middle.	Pond from Cannon Range Road, right side.	Pond from Ardsley Ave., left side.	Pond from Ardsley Ave., middle.

Pond from Ardsley Ave., right side.	Manusumkin tributary downstream of Cannon Range Road, water clear, little flow, mostley red maple, sweet pepperbush, a few American holly, 1 green frog.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, fringed sedge, Carex crinita.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, small headed beak rush, Rhynchospora capitellata.
At pond at Cannon Range Road, Canada St. Johnswort.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, Canada rush, Juncus canadensis.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, southern leopard frog.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, yellow eyed grass.

At pond at Cannon Range Road, yellow eyed grass flower.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, steeplebush.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, American bur-reed.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, sweet pepperbush.
At pond at Cannon Range Road, upright bartonia.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, Nuttal's lobelia.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, shrubby St. Johnswort.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, spatulate leaf sundews and flowers (white).

At pond at Cannon Range Road, vegetation along edge of pond, spatulate leaf sundew, yellow eyed grass, and sphagnum moss.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, golden hedge hyssop.	At pond at Cannon Range Road, from top of pond looking to Cannon Range Road.	Maple swamp upstream of pond at Cannon Range Road, left side, no standing water.
Maple swamp upstream of pond at Cannon Range Road, right side.	Maple swamp upstream of pond at Cannon Range Road, looking downstream toward pond, stream channeled, no water in stream.	Maple swamp upstream of pond at Cannon Range Road, looking downstream toward pond.	Maple swamp upstream of pond at Cannon Range Road, looking downstream toward pond.

Farm fields at Chestnut and Union Aves.	Manantico Creek tributary at Lejan Terrace looking upstream, no water, mostly red maple along stream, halberd leaved tear thumb, spotted touch me not, and poke berry along road.	Manantico Creek tributary at Lejan Terrace looking downstream, puddle in stream bed near road.	Manantico Creek tributary at Lejan Terrace looking downstream, small pond downstream of road, 2 green frogs, small minnows, 4 water striders, many dragon flies.
Manantico Creek tributary at Cimino Ave. looking upstream, water clear, low level, much duckweed in steam, spotted touch me not and Joe Pyeweed along road.	Manantico Creek tributary at Cimino Ave. looking downstream, water clear, low level, much duckweed, 1 red tail hawk.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream, left side, halberd leave tear thumb, dodder, swamp loosestrife, phragmites, Joe Pyeweed, cattail, red maple, and marsh mallow common.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream, middel, 2 green frogs, 1 leopard frog, 2 red winged blackbirds, many dragonflies.

Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream, right side.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking downstream, thick phragmites population along road, red maple, Atlantic white cedar, and bay magnolia along pond.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream close up, water clear, normal level.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream to irrigation pond.
Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking downstream along road, red maple, sweet pepperbush, spotted touch me not common along stream.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking downstream from road, many whirligig beetles, 2 water striders.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Post Road looking upstream, water clear, normal level, spotted touch me nots and halberd leaf tear thumb, and sweet pepperbush along road, many dragonflies, 3 water striders.	Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Oak Road, looking downstream, banks thick with spotted touch me nots and halberd leaf tear thumb.

Pond on Manantico Creek tributary at Oak Road, looking downstream, vertical.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking upstream, left side.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking upstream, middle.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking upstream, right side.
Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking downstream from bridge.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking downstream, water clear, normal level, red maple, sweet pepperbush, and bay magnolia common, many whirligig beetles.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking upstream from south side of Lake.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Pancoast Mill Road looking upstream from south side of Lake, swamp milkweed and dodder.

Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Rt. 54 looking upstream, water clear, low level, many cicadas, 1 catbird red maple, grapes, multiflora rose, spotted touch me not, and poison ivy common.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Rt. 54 looking upstream, water clear, low level, 4 water boatmen.	Deep Run at Pancoast Lake from Rt. 54 looking downstream, vertical.	South River at Llewellyn Ave. looking upstream, left side, water clear, normal level, stand of Atlantic white cedar.
South River at Llewellyn Ave. looking upstream, right side, 1 small chain pickerel, many dragonflies and whirligig beetles.	South River at Llewellyn Ave. looking downstream.	South River at Rail Road crossing near Landis Ave., looking upstream, middle, many green and leopard frogs, 2 red bellied turtles, many dragon flies.	South River at Rail Road crossing near Landis Ave., looking upstream, left side, much swamp loose strife, also wool grass, red maple, and Atlantic white cedar.

South River at Rail Road crossing near Landis Ave., looking upstream, right side, 1 yellow cuckcoo, 2 Carolina chickadees, remain of beaver dam at pipe.	South River at Rail Road crossing near Landis Ave., looking downstream.

Location: Great Egg Harbor River, Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road.

Weather: Sunny, clear, low 80's, light wind.

Observations: Water clear, normal level, deep wetlands on either side of stream, 1 green heron, 1 gold finch, 2 red winged black birds, 6 gray catbirds, 1 turkey vulture, 2 chain pickerel, 1 crow, 1 sunfish, many damsel and dragon flies, and whirly gig beetles, 2 morning dove, 1 common yellow throat, 2 mallard ducks, 1 blue jay, 1 green frog, and 2 wood ducks.

Red maple, smooth alder, sweet pepperbush, wither rod, leather leaf, swamp azalea, fetterbush, dodder, blue flag, marsh, cinnamon, and royal fern, pickerelweed, fragrant water lily, swamp loose strife, marsh St. Johnswort, button bush, seed box, and Pine Barrens bonset, common in wetlands along stream. 10+ Pine barrens boneset population along stream. Pitch pine, willow, white and black oak, and phragmites common in uplands in quarry area.

Great Egg Harbor River, Cedar Lake tributary at Cain's Mill Road right side, phragmites along road.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream red maple, smooth alder, sweet pepperbush, wither rod, and leather leaf common along banks.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.
Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, 1 green heron.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, right side.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.

Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, Pine barrens boneset on left side.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.
Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, vertical.

Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, vertical.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.
Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, vertical.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road, round leaf sundew.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.

Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, sweet pepperbush, left side.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, vertical.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.
Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, water parsnip.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, right bank, Virginia meadow beauty.	Cedar Lake tributary upstream of Cain's Mill Road looking upstream, vertical.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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