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Welcome to the Medford Lakes (NJ) Environmental Resource Inventory wiki
An Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI), is a compilation of text and visual information about the natural resource characteristics and environmental
features of an area. It is an unbiased report of integrated data, which provides baseline documentation for measuring and evaluating resource protection issues. The ERI is an objective index and description of features and their functions, rather than an interpretation or recommendation. The ERI can provide the foundation for the development of resource protection ordinances and resource-based land use planning. As a notebook of the accumulated information about our area, it is not cast in concrete, but rather a dynamic document, which is to be revised and refined knowledge becomes gained and more data become available.
More information on ERIs can be found through: ![[WWW]](../wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
http://www.anjec.org/pdfs/EnvironmentalResource04.pdf
How Is This Wiki Site To Be Used?
The wiki is a site where many users can edit and add content to the site. This site can be thought of as a web-based filing cabinet of information pertaining to the environment of Medford Lakes. In this way, volunteers from throughout our community - whether those with specific technical skills or those who dedicate their time to gather relevant information - can help build out the information to populate the resource inventory. When completed, this will serve as a resource index of our watershed and lake systems, our groundwater, aquifers and drinking water quality, the rich geologic and cultural history of our land, as well as characteristics of our geography, climate, soils, vegetation, and air quality.
At this point, the wiki is intended to be a working document, rather than a polished site. In its final form, it will be migrated to a Borough-hosted website, which may look similar to the Point Pleasant Borough ERI: http://www.ptboro.com/gov_pages/open%20space/index.html
You may also watch a 3 1/2 minute video, "Wikis In Plain English" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
How Can I Help?
Please review the areas of interest below - or suggest others which should be catalogued also. If you are interested in assisting in this effort, please send an e-mail message with your contact information to medfordlakesERI@gmail.com or contact Carl Pellegrino at (908) 420-4491.
The Medford Lakes Environmental Resource Inventory
Table Of Contents
1. Introduction
Purpose of Natural Resource Inventory
Acknowledgements
Inventory Revision History
2. Geologic History
Geology
Paleontology/Archeology
Topography
Soils
3. General Information
Geography
Transportation
Climate & Climatic Statistics
Beyond Our Borders
4. Cultural History
History Prior to European Settlement
Early Area Settlement Through The Colonial Period
Nineteen Century through Medford Lakes Development Corporation
Medford Lakes In-The-Pines through present
Medford Lakes Colony Club (link)
5. Our Lakes, Streams and Watershed
Southwest Branch of the Rancocas Watershed
Lakes, Dams, and Streams of the SW Branch
Upstream watershed
Downstream watershed
The Lakes of Medford Lakes
Algonquin Lake
Ashsheekan Lake
Ballinger Lake
Kawasea Lake
Lower Aetna Lake
Lower Mirror Lake
Meeshaway Lake
Meseha Lake
Middle Mirror Lake
Migazee Lake
Mikonok Lake
MisheMokwa Lake
Mushkodosa Lake
Peshekee Lake
Sioux Lake
Siquitise Lake
Upper Aetna Lake
Upper Mirror Lake
Wabassi Lake
Wagush Lake
Wauwauskashe Lake
(for each:)
Physical description
Location
Size
Depth
Stock
Hydrologic chain
Maintenance
Treatment History
Stormwater outfalls
Aquatic Species
Nuisance vegetation control
Groundwater and Drinking Water
Aquifers beneath Medford Lakes
Groundwater Quality
Sewage Treatment and Discharge
Medford Lakes Sewerage System
Medford Lakes Sewage Treatment Plant
6. Open Space Inventory
7. Our Local Ecosystem - Habitats
Domestic Lawns
Wooded Areas
Public Spaces
Borough Properties
Medford Lakes K-8 Schools
Medford Lakes Colony Club areas
Beaches
Facilities
Aquatic Lands
Other Habitats
8. Wildlife & Plantlife
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles & Amphibians
Freshwater Aquatic Wildlife
Freshwater Aquatic Plantlife
Trees
Shrubs & Vines
Native Wildflowers
9. Borough Environmental Concerns
Pet Waste
Tree-cutting
Nonpoint Source Pollutionhttp://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/solution_to_pollution.pdf
Gypsy Moths
Recycling
Keeping Public Places Clean
Aging Underground Oil Tank
Leaf Collection and Disposal
10. Sustainable Living
Where Our Trash Goes
Recycling
Community Education
Residents
Schools
Green Initiatives
11. Environmental Laws and Regulations Affecting the Borough
Borough Stormwater Regulation
State Laws
Federal Laws
13. Recreational Parks & Properties
State & County Recreational Areas Within 30 miles of Medford Lakes Borough
References
