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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Feature Pages on Animals

Most of these features were first published in the park's newsletter,
Spanning the Gap.These features are pdf files. For related pages in this website,
and for links to other websites for each feature, look up the feature under:
• NEWS: Park Newspaper-Features from Back Issues, by year (STG features)

 

ANIMALS

Winter Survival (STG: Fall & Winter 1989 Vol. 11 No. 3) How animals survive the winter.

 

AMPHIBIANS

Cover Me! "Nights of Migrating Dangerously" end as the park closes River Road to protect amphibians (STG: Spring 2003 Vol. 25 No. 1) The closing of River Road during amphibian migration season.

 

BIRDS

Eagles Along the Delaware (STG: Winter 1983 Vol. 6 No. 3) A brief guide to eagle watching.

The Elusive Wild Turkey (STG: Spring 1984 Vol. 7 No. 1) Re-introduction of the species and hunting a wild turkey.

Hawk Migration (STG: Fall 1988 Vol. 10 No. 3) Watching the migration in the recreation area.

Watching T.V. (STG: Summer 1992 Vol. 14, No. 2) Turkey vultures in the recreation area. By park ranger Brian Hardiman.

Catch a Wave (STG: Spring 1994 Vol. 16, No. 1) The springtime migration of warblers in the recreation area. By park ranger Brian Hardiman.

Wintering Eagles at the Gap (STG: Spring 1999 Vol. 21, No. 4) A condensation of a report by the recreation area's Division of Research and Resource Management.

 

FISH

Shad Run (STG Spring 1989 Vol. 11 No. 1) The comeback life of this Delaware River fish.

Eating the Fish (safety page)

 

INSECTS

The Gypsy Moths Are Here (STG: Spring 1990 Vol. 11, No. 4) On the arrival of gypsy moth infestation in the recreation area.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. (STG: Fall & Winter 1992 Vol. 14, No. 3) The arrival of HWA hemlock woolly adelgid in the recreation area.

What's in that Tree? (STG: Fall/Winter 1993/1994 Vol. 15, No. 3) Fall webworms and their effect on the recreation area.

Mosquitoes | Ticks (safety pages)

 

MAMMALS

The Black Bear (STG: Spring, Summer and Fall 1993 Vol. 15, Nos. 1, 2 and 3) A three-part account of the black bear's activities through the seasons, by park ranger Jim Becker.

50 Years of Fire Prevention (STG: Spring 1994 Vol. 16, No. 1) A look at Smokey Bear on the 50th anniversary of his creation. By fire management officer Doug Riley.

Black Bears/Los Osos Negros (safety page)

 

REPTILES

Snakes and Sense (safety page)

 

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Did You Know?
... that a century before this recreation area was formed, the Delaware Water Gap was touted as a Wonder of the World, and drew vacationers via rail lines from Philadelphia and New York City. There were trails to stroll, verandas for viewing the gap, and a steamboat for moonlight cruises.
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