Hawk Rise Sanctuary

• Antonio Kuilan
  
  
  (September 27, 2018, 6:03 pm)

  Short review: Nice, small park built on a former landfill. Located in the industrial part of town; the sanctuary is literally surrounded by petroleum tanks and gas/oil pipes. You will smell mixtures of industrial smells at time.
  
  The place is practically hidden. When driving through the industrial area to get there, and when entering the road (with long, massive steel oil/gas tubes on your sides) that leads to the sanctuary, you're gonna be expressing 'what the heck...a sanctuary..here?!' The industry side of town and its presence of factories, pipelines, tankers, trucks, etc is going to toy with your mind. Expecting a nature 'sanctuary' here won't process at first. You'll be expecting a 'sanctuary' of chemical dumps and trash. And that's not too far off.
  
  At the end of road, a small parking area with a sign "Hawk Rise Sanctuary" is on your left. Once you start parking, your mind will ease knowing you're at the right place. This place was a former landfill (an area where all of the town's garbage gets thrown into) and a hot spot for chemical dumping. Many referred to it as 'Cancer Alley' for years. It was a place set to close in 1982, but kept packing in waste till 2000. It has been a problematic area, with Linden racking up close to a $1 million in fines by NJ's environmental protection. As part of a settlement, the idea was created to turn the place into a sanctuary, which opened in 2012. You are reminded a bit of its past by the various signs that teach about 'landfills' in the park.
  
  As you walk inside, you quickly become enveloped by nature. Tall trees, lots of botanical life, marshes, and more. It is a fairly quick hike around the loop. There's an additional part in mid-loop that lead down a terrain path to a 'observatory-like' section. Here, you can view the immediate marshes near you, some of the meandering water channels, and a distant pond with birds. Sometimes, you'll encounter bird watchers with massive telescopic lenses at the observatory. The entire hike is a quick 1 mile.
  
  I visited a few times to explore and practice photography (see attached photos). You'll hear a large array of bird sounds in the early part of the day. If you are a bird nerd, over 200 species have been documented here. Deer and racoon sightings are common. Though there are no gardens of flowers, there is interesting plant life here. Fields across marshes. Life is thriving here.
  
  Sometimes, you'll smell chemical-industrial odors mixed with nature smells. Although you'll be immersed by nature, you can hear all sorts of industrial sounds piercing in - notably a pipe-chime. It's somewhat degrading that locals has one of their rare parks built on a former landfill (some landfill parks in other places hasn't worked out well). At the sametime, this place is worth your time to see how nature can heal environmental wounds caused by the hands of humans. The large 'mountain' you see is not an actual mountain; it's a mountain of human-created trash now covered by scenic pastures concealing its past.
  
  'Sanctuary' is a bit much for its naming. Humans exploited the area for countless decades, then cover it up with a pleasant 'sanctuary' name. A part of you wonders if the near-century build up of trash will leach methane, mercury, lead or other toxic chemicals into the local ecology. Another part of you wonders if there are local mutations due to its past dumping history. I have not yet come across 3-headed deer or birds with four wings. At the time of this 2018 writing, the 'sanctuary' has existed for 7 years and it seems to be thriving and well-managed.

• Cath Susla
  
  
  (May 9, 2018, 2:51 pm)

  What a peaceful place this is, loved this park when I visited it with my husband. The parking is good. It's tranquil and nice walking trail. I would go there again and suggest it to others

• Soumen R
  
  
  (May 8, 2018, 9:38 am)

  Definitely nice place for hiking . Loop type trails that goes through forest. The main attraction is migratory birds. Didn't find any restroom / portable one.

• Mohamed Khalifa
  
  
  (February 11, 2018, 6:56 pm)

  Loved my visit to the hawk rise sanctuary, it's been empty the few times I went, which is good. Take a small hike while you get educated on the site through informative boards that you see editing your hike. I brought my camera and took pretty good pictures there. I wish there were more trash and recycling bins. Bring a bottle of water on a hot day to stay hydrated. I will definitely go back if I'm looking for a small hike and some relaxation.

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