Category: Candidate Restoration/Preservation Site
Location: Bordered on the west by the Secaucus High School site and to the east by Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.80313/-74.04427
Current Land Use: Tidal marsh
Size: 42 acres
Current Ownership: Town of Secaucus.
Site Description: The site is currently dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis). Restoration of this site would provide connectivity between the Mill Creek Marsh and Secaucus High School sites to form a large, expanse of contiguous habitat.
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Town of Secaucus.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
No data obtained.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
No data obtained.
Site Reports
Site #28 – Secaucus Tract
Category: Candidate Restoration/Preservation Site
Location: Bordered on the west by the Secaucus High School site and to the east by Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.80313 / -74.04427
Current Land Use: Tidal marsh
Size: 42 acres
Current Ownership: Town of Secaucus
Site Description: The site is currently dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis). Restoration of this site would provide connectivity between the Mill Creek Marsh and Secaucus High School sites to form a large, expanse of contiguous habitat.
Existing Site Specific Data Inventory
* – Report repeated under multiple data categories and/or sites.
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Secaucus Tract is owned by the Town of Secaucus.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
No data obtained.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
No data obtained.
K. Bibliographic Updates
Site #28: Secaucus Tract