Hurricane Sandy

A State of Emergency has been declared in Sussex County for Monday, Oct. 29th and Tuesday, Oct. 30th - and schools and county offices will remain closed. Residents are asked to stay off all roadways!

Click this link to read the document!
Fall is in full swing!
Harvest time, folks out and about admiring nature's array of Autumn colors, & lots of county-wide events.



2nd annual Sussex County Heritage Weekend

sponsored by
See List and Interactive map at scahc.org
or at Sussex County - News & Info

Locally,
 watch for bikers travelling on Montague roads this Sat. -
participating in the 2012 Black Bear Century tour.
Come out to celebrate Autumn & Montague Day!

The event will be held in front of the municipal building on Sat., Sept 22nd.  This year marks the 40 anniversary of when the first event was held.




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!

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.

2010 water lilies and native grasses
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.
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