Montague Day!
Sat., Sept. 22nd from 11 AM to 6 PM
Forty years ago, the first Montague Day was held in July on the grounds on the Montague Township Elementary School. Since that time, the event has been hosted at other sites - including Holiday Lake and Big Z Stables. In recent years, it has been held at the Montague Township Municipal area on Clove Rd.
New invasive species affecting the area!
Add Japanese stiltgrass, a bamboo-like grass, which is very quickly taking over the floor of wooded and open areas.
As it is an annual - simple measures can be taken to help keep it from going to seed and spreading.
Removing these non-native plants will not only help protect the overall natural environment, but will also remove areas where mice, which contribute to spreading the Lyme disease carrying ticks, and mosquitoes seem most attracted to.
Bad enough Purple loosestrife {shown below} is choking wetland areas, and the Japanese barberry, Multiflora rose, and other non-native plants and insects are spreading into our wooded areas and along roads.
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| 2010 water lilies and native grasses |
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| 2012 Purple loosestrife taking over |
Add Japanese stiltgrass, a bamboo-like grass, which is very quickly taking over the floor of wooded and open areas.
As it is an annual - simple measures can be taken to help keep it from going to seed and spreading.
Removing these non-native plants will not only help protect the overall natural environment, but will also remove areas where mice, which contribute to spreading the Lyme disease carrying ticks, and mosquitoes seem most attracted to.
Sat. August 25th at 1pm at the Foster-Armstrong House:
New Jersey State Parks
MARCH hosts Kevin Woyce -
Some of New Jersey's most exciting history can be found in our more than two dozen State Parks.Old names such as Wawayanda and Hopatcong remind us of the Lenni Lenape, or "Original People."
Historic battlefields recall New Jersey's perilous years as "the Crossroads of the American Revolution."
Abandoned forges still speak of our first great industry, and we can trace the beginnings of our transportation network in the paths of the Morris and the Delaware & Raritan Canals.
MARCH hosts Kevin Woyce -
Some of New Jersey's most exciting history can be found in our more than two dozen State Parks.Old names such as Wawayanda and Hopatcong remind us of the Lenni Lenape, or "Original People."
Historic battlefields recall New Jersey's perilous years as "the Crossroads of the American Revolution."
Abandoned forges still speak of our first great industry, and we can trace the beginnings of our transportation network in the paths of the Morris and the Delaware & Raritan Canals.
August 18, 2012:
Montague Vol. Fire Dept. "Wetdown"
This event marks a christening of brand new fire truck which joins the fleet.
Neighboring companies joined in the celebration.
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| Sandyston's VFD does the honor! |
MVFD welcomes the addition of the
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| New addition officially wet-down! |
The traditional welcoming ceremony originated among east coast fire departments - when changing out old fire pumpers for the new, with the horses being unhitched and water transferred to the new apparatus. The new pumper would be dried off after its wet down and it was then pushed into the stall - ready for service.
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| Courtesy the Appalachian Trail Conservancy |
The A.T. is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, measuring roughly 2,180 miles in length. The task of building the original trail took more than fifteen years. It involved volunteers, state and federal agency partners, local Trail-maintaining clubs, workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps -stationed at High Point Park, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
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