About a month ago, Hunterdon Land Trust shared with you a story about Beverly Railsback, who kindly left a bequest to our nonprofit when she sadly passed away last October. Beverly loved nature, [...]
When you’re targeting properties that are vital to preserve, you’d be hard pressed to find one better than this. The 97-acre CRC Mine Road LLC property in Bethlehem Township is a huge preservation [...]
It’s not very often that preservation opportunities pop up so close to the Delaware River. But it happened recently when Gilbert Power Co. decided to sell 70 acres in Holland Township just off [...]
If you climb the hill at the trailhead of the Thomas Saeger Preserve, and cast a backward glance, you will likely stop in your tracks: The forested hillside opposite Shire Road in Holland [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Seventy-five years ago the Delaware River was dying. Choked with sewage and industrial pollution, the river’s smell sickened those brave enough to stand upon its banks. Sections of the river had become dead [...]
This Friday (May 15) is the 15th annual Endangered Species Day, and Hunterdon Land Trust encourages you to cherish and explore biodiversity not just around the world, but right here in Hunterdon County. [...]