Address: 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck 07666
Trail map: Click here
Directions: Click here
Website: http://www.teaneckcreek.org/
Meeting times: Wednesday 9-11 am year-round. Meet in the parking lot of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck. Volunteers are known as the Weed Warriors.
Contact: Paula Leibowitz, 201-568-5034 (cell),
paula07631@yahoo.com
Overview: This tract, part of the Overpeck County Park system, is known as Teaneck Creek Park. The recorded story of the Teaneck Creek wetlands began in the 1600s. The wetlands declined in the 19th and 20th centuries as a result of industrialization, urbanization, and the draining and filling of marshlands. In the 1950s, Bergen County developed a plan for the Teaneck and Overpeck creeks. In 2001, the Township of Teaneck transferred 46 acres to the Teaneck Creek Conservancy, a non-profit organization, for the creation of a public park and recreation area. At one time, a trolley line ran through the site, and it served as a staging ground for the construction of the intersection of Routes 80 and 95. Currently, Teaneck Creek is undergoing a habitat restoration project that involves restoring the way water flows across the site; removing clay; relocating and consolidating debris piles; improving trail conditions; and removing invasive species and replacing them with native grasses, shrubs, and trees. The creek area is a flyway for migratory birds. Native plants and animals abound.
Volunteer activities: Weed Warrior work to remove invasive species and trash.
An on-site shed holds tools (pruners, loppers, hand saws, etc.). Bring work gloves and bug spray. Corporate volunteers are welcome. Contact Kathleen Farley, executive director, at 201-836-2403. A restroom is located in the Puffin Foundation building.
