The White Cliff Nature Preserve is located near
downtown Egg Harbor. The preserve features a
unique wetland complex, mature forest, Niagara
Escarpment, and a scenic stretch along bucolic
White Cliff Road. The centerpiece of the
preserve is a 30-acre fen fed by alkaline-rich
groundwater that passes through the dolomitic
limestone. Although the fen area is dominated
by sedges and reeds, an impressive number of
other plant species are present in the
preserve, including such uncommon ones as swamp
milkweed, common bog grass, yellow lady’s
slipper, marsh marigold, small-flowered
gerardia, Kalm’s lobelia, swamp goldenrod, and
northern bog aster. An upland forest composed
primarily of white cedar, hemlock, red oak, big
toothed aspen, American beech, and sugar maple
surrounds the fen