Lower Palisades Restoration Project

Wildlife

A vital corridor hidden in the city

Despite heavy urbanization, the Lower Palisades support a surprising diversity of wildlife where very little natural area remains.

Urban habitat

Connected cliffs, woods, and rocky slopes

The Lower Palisades stretch through Hudson and Bergen Counties, forming a narrow natural corridor amid dense neighborhoods and infrastructure.

Restoring native habitat and controlling invasive plants can preserve shelter and movement routes for species that continue to use this landscape.

Map of the Lower Palisades area
Deer below Riverview Park
Deer below Riverview ParkDecember 2025
Fox in Union City
Fox in Union CityJanuary 2026
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Eastern Red-backed Salamander below Ogden's EndNovember 2024

Help protect this urban habitat.