Thus the former Camp Midvale property became the Weis Ecology Center (WEC), a private, non-profit
organization created to offer the public a unique opportunity to learn about the Northern New Jersey
Highlands Region.
The WEC later became one of New Jersey Audubon Society's centers. WEC closed the pool in 1994.
In 1995, New Jersey Audubon agreed to allow the community to open the pool and in 1996 The Community
Association of the Highlands incorporated, reopening the site as the Highlands Pool. In 1998, NJAS/WEC
formally donated the pool to the community.
The Highlands Pool is a stream-fed chemical-free pond with stone retaining walls and a safe children’s
area -- a great place to swim in a natural setting during hot summer months. It is an olympic size pool
set among poplars and evergreens and it is much loved by all who know it.