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News
Our team, the Highlands Hawks, came in 2nd in the LGA (limited geographic area) category in the 2012 World Series of Birding! They logged 145 species of birds in just Sussex County. Great job!
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Additional
Purchases of Floodplain Homes Announced
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Conservancy Wins National Award!
The Land Conservancy
of New Jersey received a 2012 U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Environmental Quality Award today, Friday April 27,
2012, at EPA’s Regional Headquarters in New York City. The EPA
noted in the award notification letter, “Each year, EPA searches
for those who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to
protecting and enhancing environmental quality and public
health. The Environmental Quality award is the highest
recognition presented to the public by EPA. Award recipients
come from all sectors of the community.”
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Get Your Heart Pumping and Your Feet Pedaling
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Join
us for a day of good food, fun and a great ride! Best of
all, you’ll be pedaling to preserve the beautiful natural lands
that are so special to us all.
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20-Acre Franklin Township Farm Preserved
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The Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are pleased to announce the preservation of over 160 acres of forested land in the heart of the municipality. A priority of the Township’s Open Space Committee and governing body, the purchase and preservation of the properties straddling Route 94 and Lincoln Laurel Road will permanently protect the forest and create an opportunity for trails and hiking in the municipality. ****************
208 Acres Added to South Branch Preserve! The Land Conservancy of New Jersey closed on a 208-acre farm in Mt. Olive Township formerly known as the West King Estates property on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The acquisition will permanently protect this tract of watershed land at the headwaters of the South Branch of the Raritan River. In partnership with the New Jersey Water Supply a grant from the Morris County Preservation Trust, the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, the Raritan Headwaters Association and the State of New Jersey, the Conservancy has now preserved 370 acres of land in the headwaters of the South Branch of the Raritan River. The River provides clean drinking water to more than one and a half million New Jersey residents making it one of the most important watersheds in the state. ****************
Thank You to All Who Joined Us for the Hawkwatch Hike!
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Thank You to Everyone Who Made the 3rd Annual Gray Cup Invitational Golf Classic a Success!
The Land Conservancy
of New Jersey hosted its 3rd Annual Gray Cup Invitational Golf
Classic on September 20 at Ballyowen Golf Club at Crystal
Springs Resort in Hamburg. This year’s event held special
significance for The Conservancy marking its 30th anniversary
since its founding.
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47
Acres Added to Lodestar Park in Fredon Township
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The Land
Conservancy of New Jersey • 19 Boonton Avenue • Boonton, NJ 07005 • (Tel) 973 541-1010 • (Fax)
973 541-1131
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