{"id":776,"date":"2012-04-04T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2018-08-06T20:55:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T20:55:49","slug":"mehrhof-pond-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/sites\/candidate-restoration-sites\/mehrhof-pond-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehrhof Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Category<\/strong>: Candidate Restoration\/Preservation Site \"Mehrhof<\/a><\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: South of Losen Slote Creek, east of Losen Slote Creek Park, and west of the Hackensack River in Little Ferry, Bergen County.<\/p>\n

Latitude\/Longitude<\/strong>: 40.83600\/-74.03752<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Open water, upland, and freshwater wetland<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong>: 77 acres<\/p>\n

Current Ownership<\/strong>: BCUA (NJMC has lease access agreement for public access.)<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>: The Mehrhof Pond site consists of an open freshwater pond (Mehrhof Pond), native grassland and wet meadow areas, and the BCUA Nature Preserve and trail. The site is adjacent to a BCUA water treatment facility, and is bisected by a service road. The approximately six acre BCUA Nature Preserve and trail were dedicated in June of 1996 by BCUA. The nature preserve itself is considered a remnant lowland forest with coastal indications, while the self-guided trail is approximately 1\u00bd miles long and features observation sites that include an observation deck and an outdoor classroom. The trail encircles Mehrhof Pond, which was formerly a clay pit for a brick manufacturing company that occupied the property until the 1940’s. All the plant life that embellishes the nature preserve is indigenous to the area. At the present time, the BCUA Nature Preserve is not open to the general public, but is open by appointment only to organized groups and organizations.<\/p>\n

Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n

A. Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site.<\/p>\n

B. Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owned by BCUA. (NJMC has lease access agreement for public access).<\/p>\n

C. Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

D. Biological Studies – Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fisheries study completed in 1998.<\/p>\n

E. Biological Studies – General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

F. Geotechnical<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

G. Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

H. Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

I. Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

J. Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

Site Reports<\/h2>\n

Site #21 \u2013 Mehrhof Pond<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Category<\/strong>: Candidate Restoration\/Preservation Site<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: South of Losen Slote Creek, east of Losen Slote Creek Park, and west of the Hackensack River in Little Ferry, Bergen County.<\/p>\n

Latitude\/Longitude<\/strong>: 40.83600 \/ -74.03752<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Open water, upland, and freshwater wetland<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong>: 77 acres<\/p>\n

Current Ownership<\/strong>: BCUA (NJMC has lease access agreement for public access.)<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>: The Mehrhof Pond site consists of an open freshwater pond (Mehrhof Pond), native grassland and wet meadow areas, and the BCUA Nature Preserve and trail. The site is adjacent to a BCUA water treatment facility, and is bisected by a service road. The approximately six acre BCUA Nature Preserve and trail were dedicated in June of 1996 by BCUA. The nature preserve itself is considered a remnant lowland forest with coastal indications, while the self-guided trail is approximately 1\u00bd miles long and features observation sites that include an observation deck and an outdoor classroom. The trail encircles Mehrhof Pond, which was formerly a clay pit for a brick manufacturing company that occupied the property until the 1940\u2019s. All the plant life that embellishes the nature preserve is indigenous to the area. At the present time, the BCUA Nature Preserve is not open to the general public, but is open by appointment only to organized groups and organizations.<\/p>\n

Existing Site Specific Data Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u2013 Report repeated under multiple data categories and\/or sites.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0\u00a0 Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mehrhof Pond is owned by BCUA, from whom NJMC has a lease access agreement for public access.<\/p>\n

C.\u00a0 Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

D.\u00a0 Biological Studies \u2013 Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Princeton Hydro, LLC. An Environmental Assessment of Mehrhof Pond as part of the Revitilization Project for the Bergen County Utilities Authority Nature Preserve & Trail, Bergen County. October 1998. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup><\/strong> Fisheries study completed for Mehrhof Pond.<\/p>\n

E.\u00a0\u00a0 Biological Studies \u2013 General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

F.\u00a0\u00a0 Geotechnical <\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

G.\u00a0 Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

H.\u00a0 Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

J.\u00a0\u00a0 Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

K. Bibliographic Updates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

Site #21: Mehrhof Pond<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Category: Candidate Restoration\/Preservation Site Location: South of Losen Slote Creek, east of Losen Slote Creek Park, and west of the Hackensack River in Little Ferry, Bergen County. Latitude\/Longitude: 40.83600\/-74.03752 Current Land Use: Open water, upland, and freshwater wetland Size: 77 acres Current Ownership: BCUA (NJMC has lease access agreement for public access.) Site Description: The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":55,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1656,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions\/1656"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}