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Winslow Township, Camden County
106 Acres
Long-A-Coming Preserve is an assembly of properties that have
been donated by the private citizens, the New Jersey Conservation
Foundation, or have been purchased through funding by the State
Green Acres Program. Efforts by the Trust thus far have protected
106 acres of open space. Camden County Department of Parks and
Conservation has protected many more adjacent acres including
New Brooklyn Park, further downstream of the namesake - Long-A-Coming
Branch. This dense hardwood swamp contains southern red oak, sometimes
called “turkey foot oak” because of the image of the
leaf's shape. Sweet pepperbush forms a thick shrub layer in much
of the forest. Atlantic white cedars grow in the wetter zones
along the stream corridor. This area of the inner coastal plain
physiographic province contains a unique assembly of small, mostly
round shaped vernal ponds, sometimes known as “pingos.”
These ponds dry up in summer, which can provide the special conditions
required for certain rare plants. Due to the summer dry downs,
Pine Barrens treefrogs can breed in these ponds free from predatory
fish.
Public Access and Uses:
Limited roadside parking can be had along Williamstown - New Freedom
Road. No maintained trails are available. The Trust allows registration
for deer hunting at this preserve.
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