description Hackensack Meadowlands Overview
The Hackensack Meadowlands is a large ecosystem of estuaries and wetlands located in northeastern New Jersey, near New York City. Formed by the lower Hackensack River, the area features brackish marshes, tidal creeks, and mudflats that provide crucial habitat for migratory birds and regional wildlife. Historically degraded by extensive urban development and industrial dumping, the region has been the focus of major ecological restoration projects by state environmental agencies. It now functions as an important urban wildlife refuge, balancing ecological conservation with the dense surrounding transportation and commercial infrastructure.
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Hackensack Meadowlands ranks #109 of 214 in the Marsh ranking, behind Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge, ahead of Nene Washes.
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