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Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,883, [9] [10] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 238 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,645, [19] [20] which in turn had reflected a decline of 63 (−0.7%) from the 8,708 counted at the 2000 census. [21]
The park features the 1,112-foot (339 m) high, 6-mile (10 km) long Jenny Jump Mountain ridge, large glacial boulders and outcroppings from the Wisconsin glaciation, and because the area enjoys the darkest skies in New Jersey, the park is home to the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey's Greenwood Observatory, open for public stargazing.
The Morris County Park Commission (MCPC) is a board of commissioners that manages parks, facilities, and historic sites in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest county park system in New Jersey. [1] Russel Myers was its first Secretary-Director and Director, serving the system from 1955 until 1983. [2]
Wortendyke Barn, at 13 Pascack Road in Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, was built in 1770 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1972. The historic Dutch barn was restored by Bergen County in 1973. [ 3 ]
Jenny Jump State Forest is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey operated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Parks and Forestry.It is located in northern Warren County in the northwestern section of New Jersey, on the 1,112-foot (339 m) high, 6-mile (10 km) long Jenny Jump Mountain ridge.
The state of New Jersey in the United States owns and administers over 354,000 acres (1,430 km 2) of land designated as "Wildlife Management Areas" (abbreviated as "WMA") throughout the state. These areas are managed by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, an agency in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. [1]
In 2009, the park was converted from the 80-year-old 18-hole Oak Ridge Golf Course. [3] The conversion was met with opposition from local golfers. [3] The park features an archery range, the first public range in the county and the only one in Central Jersey. [4] [5] Development of the park was expected to cost $10 – $20 million in 2014. [6]
Lord Stirling Park is a 925/950 acre [1] [2] park operated by the Somerset County Park Commission and located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and separated from the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge by the Passaic River. The park displays a diverse ecosystem in floodplains of the upper Passaic River and its contributors and contains swamps ...