The Great Swamp Experience Opens In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — “The Great Swamp Experience” officially opened at the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center (EEC) in Basking Ridge on Thursday.

Located downstairs at the EEC, 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, “The Great Swamp Experience” features interactive displays, vignettes, taxidermy, and archeological artifacts highlighting the history and ecology of the Great Swamp.

Open to the public 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., visiting children can crawl into a beaver lodge, feel animal fur, or explore the toddler area. For adults, habitat vignettes share educational content of the flora and fauna found in the swamp’s river, meadows, ponds, marshes, and forests. Historical exhibits include information about the Wisconsin Glacier, mastodon bones, Paleo-Indians, and Lord Stirling. Visitors will also have the opportunity to learn about hydrology, sustainability, and the park’s geographic location. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.somersetcountyparks.org. or call 908-766-2489.

(Photo provided: The Somerset County Park Commission officially opened “The Great Swamp Experience,” a permanent exhibit at the Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge)

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