Brood X Cicadas – They’ll Be Back
By Kristin Winters, HLT Land Steward Anyone who visited HLT’s Quakertown Preserve earlier this summer may have wondered why an unusually loud burglar alarm was sounding in the woods. A quick walk along [...]
Preservation of Maritan Property
To Provide Link to Existing Trail
Hunterdon Land Trust's preservation of the 104-acre Maritan Inc. property in Kingwood will create an impressive green corridor that will connect to the adjacent Idell Preserve. Maritan is comprised of a mix of [...]
Young Stewards Care for Dvoor Farm Trees
A group of teenagers gained firsthand knowledge of invasive species and how to care for young trees recently at the Dvoor Farm. For two days, teens from St. Charles Borromeo Church in Skillman, [...]
HLT Celebrates 25 Years
Of Protecting the Places You Love
Twenty-five years ago, Hunterdon County was undergoing a seismic shift, transforming from a landscape of family farms, open fields and woodlands to one threatened by increasing sprawl. Fear grew that this increased development [...]
HLT Turns 25: Volunteers Band Together to Form Land Trust
During the quarter-century since its founding, Hunterdon Land Trust has thrived, becoming a robust organization that has preserved more than 10,000 acres in the Hunterdon County area. It has proven durable enough to [...]
HLT Photo Contest Celebrates Nature
Grab your camera or cell phone and celebrate the natural beauty of Hunterdon County for a chance to win an exclusive and private tour of Horseshoe Bend East in Kingwood. Hunterdon Land Trust [...]
Photo Contest Rules
To download an entry form, please go here. To read more about the contest, please visit our website here. All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. No third party may [...]
‘Bee’ Careful Around the Dvoor Farm Trail!
We have some busy bees down on the Dvoor Farm! The 4-H Creative Club has installed bee boxes and will be bringing honey bees to the farm this Saturday to help pollinate the [...]
Readington, HLT Team Up To Protect the Places You Love
Just like a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces of Readington Township’s land preservation plan are fitting together quite nicely. The latest piece added is the Fitzgerald tract (above), 28.7 acres nestled in the northern [...]
HLT Reaches Significant Milestone: Preserves 10,000 Acres
Hunterdon Land Trust recently achieved a major milestone that was more than two decades in the making: the preservation of 10,000 acres in the Hunterdon County area by the end of 2020. The [...]