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 [...]
Preserved Properties Increase Size of Horseshoe Bend Park
It all began with a plan. Hunterdon Land Trust Land Acquisitions Director Jacqueline Middleton and Kingwood Deputy Mayor Richard Dodds met with representatives of Green Acres to study a map showing the part [...]
Davis Family Left Its Mark on Dvoor Farm — Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of our story, please go here! Consider Hunterdon County around 1871. Take away the supermarkets, fast food joints and gas stations. Strip away the strip malls and four-lane [...]