Mill Creek Marsh
Secaucus, Bergen County, New Jersey
Located east of the Hackensack River in Secaucus, bounded by the river on the west, Cromakill Creek on the north, the Turnpike Eastern Spur on the east, and by Route 3 and Park Place on the south.
Restoration:
A wetland site of 207 acres is being used for wetland enhancement. The reconstruction of another site, this one of 138 acres, has been completed.
PLANTS:
tidemarsh water-hemp
saltmarsh cordgrass
marsh-fleabane
groundsel-tree
pilewort
giant reed grass) the dominant plant
gray birch
Source:
Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey, Biodiversity: A Review and Synthesis; Erik Kiviat and Kristi MacDonald. http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:PW5t02cIVgJ:www.nynjbaykeeper.org/photo/hm%2520alert%2520-%2520kiviat%2520report.pdf+%22Harrier+Meadow%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8