ARCTIC MEADOWS PRESERVE
Stillwater Township, Kittatinny Mountains, Sussex County, NJ
64 acres
visitation is restricted to scientific research by advance arrangement
History:
Established in 1990 and managed by The Nature Conservancy
In August 1995, six acres were added to Arctic Meadows, a 57-acre preserve in the foothills of the Kittatinny Mountains in Sussex County. The preserve is home to the yellow spring beauty (Claytonia virginica, var. hammondiae) is found nowhere else in the world. The preserve features a state-imperiled woodland community known as an inland acidic seep (in which cold, acidic water intersects the ground surface and gradually and diffusely flows into an area).
Habitats:
wetland of grasses and herbaceous plants;
Wildlife:
Black bear and beaver
Source: http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newjersey/work/art8500.html