Community Corner
No Deer Management in Millburn, Maplewood, South Orange This Year
Essex County will not conduct its annual Deer Management Program in 2021, to focus instead on food relief and fighting coronavirus.
MILLBURN, NJ — The township of Millburn made this announcement during Thanksgiving week:
"Please be advised that Essex County has announced it will not conduct its annual Deer Management Program in 2021. According to the county, energy and manpower is instead being focused on expanding COVID-19 testing and weekly Emergency Food Distribution events, as well as creating plans to administer COVID-19 vaccines when they become available."
Essex County has conducted the Deer Management Program since 2008.
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The program consists of:
- Reducing the number of deer in the herd at Essex County South Mountain Reservation and Essex County Hilltop Reservation
- Installing reflectors along county roadways to prevent motor vehicle accidents with deer, and
- A forest regeneration initiative in which natural plant species are allowed to thrive in enclosed areas where they act as seed banks for other parts of the reservation.
For more information, contact Essex County or the Township of Millburn.
