The Department of Environmental Protection has finally reopened the Liberty State Park Nature Interpretive Center in Jersey City. This project to restore park infrastructure heavily damaged in Superstorm Sandy back in 2012 has finally been completed.
The nature center, on Freedom Way, features state-of-the-art environmental and natural history exhibits that focus on the Hudson River Estuary and surrounding environment.
New exhibits include a night theater, a nature discovery center with hands-on activities for younger visitors, a freshwater pond and meadow interactive mural, fresh and salt-water fish tanks, a salt marsh diorama, food web, and a host of other exciting new displays and activities.
Education and nature interpretive programs are available for schools and other organized groups and the general public. The center also offers a variety of professional development workshops for formal and non-formal educators.
The Richard J. Sullivan Natural Area, a 36-acre salt marsh in the heart of the New York Bay supporting the Hudson River Estuary, is adjacent to the nature center. It features a self-guided nature path, which allows visitors to explore the wildlife habitat.
The 1,200-acre Liberty State Park attracts 5.1 million visitors per year and offers expansive views of the Hudson River. In addition to the Nature Interpretive Center, the park features a two-mile waterfront walkway known as Liberty Walk, the 9/11 Memorial and Grove of Remembrance, the Liberty Landing Marina, the Green Park playground, nature trails, wildlife habitats and other recreational amenities.
Ferry service to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island depart from the Historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, which was also heavily damaged in Superstorm Sandy. The terminal building reopened in 2016 after a nearly $20 million restoration.
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