Mount Ivy Environmental County Park (Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental County Park)
Park Overview:
Composed primarily of marshland which serves as an aquifer for the Minisceongo Creek, this park has been designated as a protected wetland area.
Park Description:
The area is teeming with wildlife, especially birds. Over 80 species have been sighted. In the 18th century, the Mount Ivy area was the center of a Quaker settlement, with a Quaker meeting House. In the 19th century, when Thiells Road, with a bridge over the N.Y. & N.J. Railroad, met at Route 45 and Route 202, the intersection became known as Gurnee's Corner. The Gurnee house stood just west of the corner.
Trails Overview:
Bisecting the park from north to south is an abandoned railroad bed, which is now a mile-long hiking trail.
Park Acreage:
272.00 acresMunicipality:
PomonaComposed primarily of marshland which serves as an aquifer for the Minisceongo Creek, this park has been designated as a protected wetland area.
The area is teeming with wildlife, especially birds. Over 80 species have been sighted. In the 18th century, the Mount Ivy area was the center of a Quaker settlement, with a Quaker meeting House. In the 19th century, when Thiells Road, with a bridge over the N.Y. & N.J. Railroad, met at Route 45 and Route 202, the intersection became known as Gurnee's Corner. The Gurnee house stood just...