CU on the Maurice River

A national wild and scenic act signed into law over forty years ago protects rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

You’re annoyingly poised to take out one of the most of bothersome creatures—a fly. We can’t blame you. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Near the bridge in Mauricetown, NJ in mid-August there are sightings of what appear to be purple clouds. There is no threatening weather system however; the sky is filled with tens of thousands of purple martins. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

East Point Lighthouse, once known as the Maurice River Light, stands at the entrance of Maurice River Cove and has been for years a welcome sight to fishermen, oystermen, and boaters and land based visitors. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

I imagine the first person to eat an oyster was indeed a brave individual. Native Americans were among the first to rely upon the oyster for food. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Today when you travel the tidal Maurice River in southern New Jersey, the most striking feature is the expansive marshland that border the main channel. But this was not always the case: Dutch and Swedish settlers diked and farmed the fertile soils of the marshlands. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

As keystones can hold together brickwork, so keystone species hold together our ecosystem. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Before you cut down that old dead tree, keep in mind that it might be home for a variety of animals. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Mid April to early June, the alewife spawns in the fresher waters of the Maurice. Fishermen’s poles jig in hopes of catching dinner for the table.

Mary Hufford, University of Pennsylvania Center for Folklore and Ethnography recognizes the value of passing along collective memories to future generations. Join CU as we explore the collective memories of the Maurice River. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Give them an inch, and they’ll take an acre. We’re talking about a botanical bully called parrotfeather. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Ponce de Leon might have found the secret to longevity, had he consulted the box turtle. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

What has 10 eyes, and is 10 million years old, and predates the dinosaurs, and is found on the Delaware bayshore? The horseshoe crab, of course! CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

One of the most common invertebrates in the Maurice River, it supports an extensive recreational and commercial fishery. This scavenger may be found in fresh, salt, and brackish waters. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

An osprey or fish hawk senses danger and calls to its young. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html

Each year in mid April the cedar swamps of southern New Jersey come alive with an explosion of color as the swamp pink flower comes into bloom. CU on the Maurice River is produced to build a greater awareness of the natural and cultural resources of the Maurice River and the surrounding area. Please visit this podcast at http://www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/pod/pod.html