Just 26 miles from Times Square in New York City, over 240 bird species call this wetland home. What did it take to save this bit of “swamp land” from developers over the decades?
In 1959, New York’s Port Authority considered turning 10,000 acres of New Jersey wetlands into a major jet airport. Local residents raised $1 million to buy the land instead, and the Great Swamp is now a wildlife refuge.
Posted: September 19, 2026