STEWARDSHIP SATURDAYS

Join Hunterdon Land Trust for Stewardship Saturdays at our public access preserves! Our team will join you at one of our preserves to accomplish stewardship tasks, ranging from trail upkeep to invasive species removal to wildlife monitoring. No prior knowledge or experience is required – just enthusiasm to care for our natural lands! These workdays are also a great chance to learn more about joining our Preserve Stewards volunteer program.

Volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes and long sleeves, and are invited to bring their own work gloves, loppers, and pruners if they have them. Some items we can supply to you if you need them. RSVP to HLT’s Stewardship Coordinator, Sarah Crosby: (908) 237-4582, sarah@hunterdonlandtrust.org.

Dates/times/locations are subject to change – subscribe to our mailing list or follow us on social media to be kept up to date.

Stewardship Saturday at Zega-Lockatong Preserve: February 21st, 9 AM – 12 PM (Sign Up)

Raven Rock Rosemont Road, Stockton, NJ (Google Maps)

Zega-Lockatong Preserve is a beautiful primary forest ecosystem along the Lockatong Creek. We will remove trailside invasives before spring, so they don’t get to seed and spread into the rest of the forest as the canopy opens up from Beech Leaf Disease. Come spring, we’ll work to cage sapling regrowth to protect them from deer. During this session, we’ll be primarily removing Japanese honeysuckle, barberry, and multiflora rose. 

Stewardship Saturday at Holland Highlands, March 21st, 9 AM-12 PM (Sign Up)

Shire Road, Holland Township, NJ 08848 (Google Maps)

Holland Highlands is a unique preserve with a diversity of features- old forest, meadow, scenic views, and a pond. There are two goals at this preserve before spring: to work on the recently re-routed red trail, and to prevent algae growth in the pond. Trail maintenance will include all sizes of jobs, from log removal to shrub trimming to plant pulling. We’ll be using barley hay in the pond to reduce the amount of algae growth this season.

NOTE ON PARKING: The linked parking lot is 0.25 miles from the project site. There is limited parking at the project site- contact Sarah if you would like to park at the site.