Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve and enhance populations of wildlife and their habitats, to protect and enhance water quality, and to provide opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation and research. The refuge conserves the biological diversity of the Wallkill Valley by protecting and managing land, with a special emphasis on forest-dwelling and grassland birds, migrating waterfowl, wintering raptors, and endangered species. The North American Waterfowl Management Plan identifies the Wallkill River bottomlands as a priority focus area for waterfowl management within New Jersey.

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (pdf)

If you are reporting injured wildlife, please call the 

Avian Wildlife Center at: (973) 702-1957

Contact Information

Lenape National Wildlife Refuge Complex
1547 Route 565
Sussex, New Jersey 07461

chelsea_utter@fws.gov
Phone: (973) 702-7266, x 18
Fax: (973) 702-7286