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New Jersey Meadowlands, the Glossary

New Jersey Meadowlands, also known as the Hackensack Meadowlands after the primary river flowing through it, is a general name for a large ecosystem of wetlands in northeastern New Jersey in the United States, a few miles to the west of New York City.^[1]

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Estuaries of New Jersey
Hackensack River
New Jersey Meadowlands District
Passaic River
Regions of New Jersey
Wetlands of New Jersey

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus), also known as the black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America.

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American marten

The American marten (Martes americana), also known as the American pine marten, is a species of North American mammal, a member of the family Mustelidae.

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Anseriformes

Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Berry's Creek

Berry's Creek (sometimes referred to as Berrys Creek or Berry Creek) is a tributary of the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Bergen County, New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and Berry's Creek are Hackensack River and New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Brackish water

Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater.

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Carlstadt, New Jersey

Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and Carlstadt, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides

Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar, Atlantic white cypress, southern white cedar, whitecedar, or false-cypress), a species of Cupressaceae, is native to the Atlantic coast of North America and is found from southern Maine to Georgia and along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Florida to Mississippi.

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Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.

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Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor) (KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas.

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Easement

An easement is a nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it.

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East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and East Rutherford, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Eastern elk

The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada.

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Eastern wolf

The eastern wolf (Canis lycaon or Canis lupus lycaon or Canis rufus lycaon), also known as the timber wolf, Algonquin wolf and eastern timber wolf, is a canine of debated taxonomy native to the Great Lakes region and southeastern Canada.

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Ecological restoration

Ecological restoration, or ecosystem restoration, is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Environmental degradation

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

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Environmentalism

Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings.

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Fisher (animal)

The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a carnivorous mammal native to North America, a forest-dwelling creature whose range covers much of the boreal forest in Canada to the northern United States.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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H. Bert Mack

Hyman Bert Mack (Makofsky; August 1, 1909 – May 8, 1992) was an American real estate developer, founder of the Mack Company, and patriarch of the Mack family.

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Hackensack River

The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor.

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Hazardous waste

Hazardous waste is waste that must be handled properly to avoid damaging human health or the environment.

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Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most populous, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. New Jersey Meadowlands and Jersey City, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Kearny, New Jersey

Kearny is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark. New Jersey Meadowlands and Kearny, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Land development

Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways such as.

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Landfill

A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials.

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Little Ferry, New Jersey

Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and Little Ferry, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and Lyndhurst, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Marine life of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary

The New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary has a variety of flora and fauna.

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Meadowlands Museum

The Meadowlands Museum is a museum located in Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Meadowlands Sports Complex

The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports complex located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey Meadowlands and Meadowlands Sports Complex are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Moonachie, New Jersey

Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. New Jersey Meadowlands and Moonachie, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New Jersey Legislature

The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) is an independent authority established by the State of New Jersey in 1971 to oversee the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

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New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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New Netherland

New Netherland (Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic located on the east coast of what is now the United States of America.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York metropolitan area

The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, encompassing. New Jersey Meadowlands and New York metropolitan area are regions of New Jersey.

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Newark Bay

Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and Newark Bay are Estuaries of New Jersey.

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North Arlington, New Jersey

North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and North Arlington, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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North Bergen, New Jersey

North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey Meadowlands and north Bergen, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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Oradell Reservoir

The Oradell Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the Oradell Dam on the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey Meadowlands and Oradell Reservoir are Hackensack River.

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Overpeck Creek

Overpeck Creek is a tributary of the Hackensack River, approximately long, in Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey in the United States. New Jersey Meadowlands and Overpeck Creek are Hackensack River.

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Passaic River

The Passaic River is a river, approximately long, in Northern New Jersey.

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Polychlorinated biphenyl

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly carcinogenic chemical compounds, formerly used in industrial and consumer products, whose production was banned in the United States by the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976 and internationally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001.

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Richard W. DeKorte

Richard William DeKorte (March 27, 1936 – March 16, 1975) was a New Jersey Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly.

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Ridgefield, New Jersey

Ridgefield is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,501, an increase of 469 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 11,032, which in turn reflected an increase of 202 (+1.9%) from the 10,830 counted in the 2000 census. New Jersey Meadowlands and Ridgefield, New Jersey are New Jersey Meadowlands District.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Meadowlands

Also known as Hackensack Meadowlands, Hackensack Meadows, Meadowlands (New Jersey).

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New Jersey Meadowlands, the Glossary

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See also

Estuaries of New Jersey

Hackensack River

New Jersey Meadowlands District

Passaic River

Regions of New Jersey

Wetlands of New Jersey

References