kes ▁State ▁Forest . ▁The ▁mouth ▁of ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁and ▁several ▁areas ▁purchased ▁by ▁pres ervation ▁or ▁conservation ▁groups ▁along ▁the ▁river ' s ▁course ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁Pres erve ) ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Natural ▁Land s ▁Trust ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Wall kill ▁River ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge . ▁These ▁areas ▁allow ▁for ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁including ▁fish ing , ▁hunting , ▁h ik ing , ▁mountain ▁b ik ing , ▁horse back ▁r iding , ▁and ▁bird watch ing . ▁Further , ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁is ▁stock ed ▁with ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁tr out ▁( bro ok , ▁brown , ▁and ▁rain bow ) ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁and ▁early ▁Summer ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Division ▁of ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁for ▁recre ational ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Natural ▁Land s ▁Trust ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek ▁waters hed ▁offers ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁habit ats ▁for ▁plants ▁and ▁animals , ▁including ▁several ▁that ▁are ▁designated ▁threatened ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments . ▁These ▁habit ats ▁include : ▁M ead ows ▁and ▁past ures ▁offer ▁grass land ▁habitat ▁for ▁song bird s ▁and ▁hunting ▁opportunity ▁for ▁red - ta iled ▁ha w ks . ▁The ▁forest ▁lands ▁of ▁ash , ▁map le ▁and ▁hem lock ▁provide ▁cool , ▁sh aded ▁conditions ▁to ▁the ▁slow ▁moving