Schiff Nature Preserve, the Glossary
Schiff Nature Preserve is a 780-acre nature preserve located in Mendham Township and Mendham Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Ailanthus altissima, Aralia spinosa, Heritage Documentation Programs, Lespedeza cuneata, Mendham Borough, New Jersey, Mendham Township, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation, Nature reserve, White-tailed deer.
- Nature centers in New Jersey
- Nature reserves in New Jersey
Ailanthus altissima
Ailanthus altissima, commonly known as tree of heaven, Ailanthus, varnish tree, copal tree, stinking sumac, Chinese sumac, paradise tree, or in Chinese as chouchun, is a deciduous tree in the family Simaroubaceae.
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Aralia spinosa
Aralia spinosa, commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus Aralia of the family Araliaceae.
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Heritage Documentation Programs
Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).
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Lespedeza cuneata
Lespedeza cuneata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Chinese bushclover and sericea lespedeza, or just sericea.
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Mendham Borough, New Jersey
Mendham Borough is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Mendham Township, New Jersey
Mendham Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located more than due west of New York City.
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Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City.
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Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation
The Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation, located in northern New Jersey, was a major Boy Scout training facility for almost 50 years.
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Nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.
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White-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes.
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See also
Nature centers in New Jersey
- Allaire State Park
- Cape May Bird Observatory
- Cattus Island Park
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
- Duke Farms
- Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center
- Fernbrook Farms
- Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
- Greater Newark Conservancy
- Island Beach State Park, New Jersey
- Liberty State Park
- List of nature centers in New Jersey
- Lord Stirling Park
- Manasquan Reservoir
- Meadowlands Environment Center
- Merrill Creek Reservoir
- New Jersey Audubon Society
- Poricy Park
- Reeves-Reed Arboretum
- Rifle Camp Park
- Schiff Nature Preserve
- Tenafly Nature Center
- The Watershed Institute
- The Wetlands Institute
- Washington Crossing State Park
- Watchung Reservation
Nature reserves in New Jersey
- Apshawa Preserve
- Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary
- Eagle Rock Reservation
- Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve
- Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
- Franklin Parker Preserve
- Garret Mountain Reservation
- Glades Wildlife Refuge
- Hawk Rise Sanctuary
- High Mountain Park Preserve
- Hutcheson Memorial Forest
- Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Lenape Park
- Manasquan Reservoir
- Mill Creek Marsh
- Muckshaw Ponds
- Peckman Preserve
- Pinelands National Reserve
- Princeton Ice Company
- Rahway River Parkway
- Rutgers Ecological Preserve
- Schiff Nature Preserve
- Shooters Island
- Sourland Mountain Preserve
- South Mountain Reservation
- Tall Pines State Preserve
- The Watershed Institute
- Warinanco Park
- Watchung Reservation