Greenway Introduction

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Teaneck Greenway, hosted by Greenway Friends</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Teaneck Greenway, hosted by Greenway Fri"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><U>Upcoming Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos"><U>Photos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map"><U>Map</U></A>   |   <B>Greenway Introduction</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><U>Membership</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Renewal"><U>Renewal</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sweatshirts"><U>Sweatshirts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guides, Lecturers, Performers"><U>Guides, Lecturers, Performers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions to Mill Creek Marsh Trail"><U>Directions to Mill Creek Marsh Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tides Weather"><U>Tides & Weather</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Greenway Introduction</I></div> <div> [The following is based on a brochure paid for from a grant obtained by the Teaneck Environmental Commission.  See <A HREF="#credits_" TITLE="Greenway Introduction"><U>the end for credits</U></A>.]</div> <bR> <div>                               Objective</div> <div> Creation of the 3.5 mile Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck. The Greenway contains a pedestrian walkway and nature trail. Native vegetation is being encouraged within the Greenway to protect and improve the Hackensack River by creating a natural, green buffer between Teaneck's developed area and the river.  One of the key activities is to work with the Township to add additional segments along the river.</div> <bR> <div>                             Background</div> <div> The idea of increasing recreational use of the Hackensack River has been around for a long time. In the 1970s there was a plan to dam the river and create the Lake Hackensack Recreation Area. Today, planners are thinking in terms of preservation oriented greenways along the edge of the river.</div> <bR> <div>  • Several municipalities already have built sections of pathway and more are underway. The Greenway will link with pathways planned by immediately adjacent towns.</div> <bR> <div>  • The Greenway will extend from Terhune Park, at its southern end, to Historic New Bridge Landing at its northern end.</div> <bR> <div>  • A naturalized buffer is being planted where the Greenway runs along the river.</div> <bR> <div>  • Interpretive signs, developed by Prof. Rick Mills, have been installed at intervals along the Greenway,  describing the flora, fauna and historic attractions of the area.</div> <bR> <div>  • The Greenway Friends conducts guided walking tours along the Greenway. The tours include discussions of the ecology and history of this unique part of the Hackensack River and Teaneck.  There are special walks for families, students, birders, and photographers.</div> <bR> <div>                              Recreation</div> <div> The Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck provides a peaceful and quiet environment. It is intended for walking, jogging, observing nature or just sitting and relaxing.</div> <bR> <div>                             Conservation</div> <div> <I>Wildlife Habitat</I>: One of the goals shared by the Friends and the Township is to encourage the return of fish and wildlife indigenous to the area by restoring native vegetation. The Hackensack River is on the Eastern Flyway and is a stopping point for egrets, swans, herons, cormorants, and loons, among others.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Water Quality</I>: Native trees, shrubs, and grasses help control erosion of the riverbank, prevent flooding, and purify storm water by trapping sediments and absorbing pollution before it reaches the river.</div> <bR> <div>                              Education</div> <div> Access to the river provides an opportunity for young and old to learn about the ecology and history of the Hackensack River, its beauty, and the important role it plays in all our lives. Class trips for children and walking tours for adults will help develop a community of aware citizens who will be advocates for an environmentally safe and clean Hackensack River.</div> <bR> <div>                            The Task Force</div> <div> Teaneck's Hackensack River Greenway Advisory Board (formerly Task Force) was established to design and develop the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck. A planning study, completed in 1995, forms the basis for the current efforts.  All work done by the Friends of the Greenway is coordinated with the Advisory Board.</div> <div>  </div> <div>                               <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="credits_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>Credits </div> <div> This document was prepared with the aid of a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Environmental Services Program.</div> <bR> <div> Preparation assistance was provided by the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Services, Morristown, NJ and Hakim Associates, Landscape Architects and Planners, Harrington Park, NJ.</div> <bR> <div> The following agencies cooperated in this project:</div> <bR> <div>      Teaneck Environmental Commission</div> <div>      Teaneck Hackensack River Greenway Advisory Board</div> <div>      Teaneck Park, Playgrounds and Recreation Advisory Board</div> <div>      Teaneck Planning Board </div> <div>      Teaneck Historic Preservation Commission </div> <div>      Bergen County, Department of Planning and Economic Development</div> <div>      Friends of Historic New Bridge Landing</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@teaneckgreenway.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@teaneckgreenway.org"><U>mailto:webmaster@teaneckgreenway.org</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>