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The Community Garden at South Branch Preserve
is Growing! 
New Plots Available

Now accepting applications!

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Thank you to all who helped make the 4th Annual Gray Cup Invitational Golf Classic a success!

  2012 Sponsors

 

Photos from the 2012 Gray Cup

 


 

 

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Join us for a Great Ride, Food and Fun!

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Celebrate the start of summer and ride with us on the Columbia Trail! 

 

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One Hundred Acres Preserved in West Milford Township

We are pleased to announce the preservation of the former Apple Acres property in West Milford Township. Consisting of 103 acres of forests and fields along Union Valley Road, West Milford Township closed on this property following a multi-year effort to purchase the land for recreation and open space. Bounded by state parklands and preserved watershed lands, this property will continue local and regional efforts to preserve land for the protection and enhancement of our public water supplies.

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IN THE PRESS:

"Innovative" Pompton Riverwalk Wins Recognition

Read the story in the Daily Record about this award winning project.

 

Garden Plots Open in Mount Olive

The Daily Record reports on our new Community Garden! (click to page 2)
 

 

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Linz Farm Preserved in Frelinghuysen Township
 
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey is pleased to announce the recent preservation of the 122 acre Linz Farm in Frelinghuysen Township with the addition of the Linz Farm, there are now 1,780 acres, ensuring a permanent agricultural legacy in the Township.
 
“The Township of Frelinghuysen is please to add another valuable piece of farmland to its preservation effort,” stated Charlie Schaffer, Chairman of the Frelinghuysen Township Farmland Preservation Committee.

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Two Properties Added to South Branch Preserve

We are pleased to announce the preservation of two properties, totaling 18 acres, expanding our South Branch Preserve in Mt. Olive Township. These are the fifth and sixth properties to be added to the Preserve since its establishment in 2010. Purchased in partnership with the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, these properties adjoin the South Section of the Preserve located at the end of Shop Lane and its intersection of River Road in the Township.

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Community Gardening at South Branch Preserve!

A $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey will help us establish a community garden at our South Branch Preserve! Soon, fencing, a shed, and a parking area will be installed. The garden will be located at the entrance of the South Branch Preserve on Wolfe Road (near its intersection with Route 46 East).

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98 Acres Preserved in Lafayette for Open Space and Recreation!

The Township of Lafayette is pleased to announce the preservation of the Lawler Property along Warbasse Junction Road, approximately one-quarter mile south of its junction with Route 94.  Purchased in partnership with the State of New Jersey and Sussex County, this stunning 98 acre property has been protected for open space and recreation purposes.  The Township will own and manage 45 acres for recreation, while the remaining 53 acres, including a small portion in Andover Township, will be owned by the State of New Jersey as an addition to the state-owned Hyper Humus Wildlife Management Area and Sussex Branch Trail. 

 

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The 4th Annual Gray Cup!

Thank you to all who sponsored, contributed and took part in our 4th Annual Gray Cup Invitational Golf Classic. What an amazing day and an amazing success! 

 

Pictures from the day

 

 

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Conservancy Awards Two Scholarships to New Jersey’s Young Environmental Leaders

The Land Conservancy of New Jersey is pleased to announce their 2012 Scholarship recipients. Samantha Apgar, a graduate of Madison High School, was awarded the Russell W. Myers Scholarship and Stephanie Rivera of Rockaway was awarded the Rogers Family Scholarship. The Conservancy grants two awards yearly to outstanding New Jersey college students studying in an environmental field. Each student received $7,750. Since 1984, $179,000 has been awarded to 44 deserving college students by the Conservancy, helping to develop New Jersey’s future environmental leaders.

 

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The Winning Entry from our
Pedal for Preservation
Photo Contest!

Gary Kazin is the winner of our Pedal for Preservation photo contest.  He snapped this shot of an American Toad on the Columbia Trail just north of Four Bridges Road.  Congratulations Gary!

 

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Montville Township Preserves 36 Acres
for Recreation and Open Space


Montville Township, working with The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, recently purchased and preserved 36 acres along River Road in the Township.  Known simply as "Market Place" the Township of Montville acquired this undeveloped property for open space and recreation.  The Township intends to utilize the property for hiking and flood storage protection for local residents. River Road has been identified in the 2011 Open Space and Recreation Plan as a proposed bicycle route in the southern part of the municipality, this property would provide a quiet respite for riders along this scenic road across from the Knoll West County Club in neighboring Parsippany-Troy Hills Township. The Robert Lazar Middle School is located diagonally across from the northeastern corner of the property.  
 

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Twelve Acres Preserved in the
“Heart of the Farny Highlands”


The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has purchased the 12-acre "Heart of the Farny Highlands" property in Rockaway Township from Lynne Timothy with funds provided by the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority and Morris County Park Commission. The property is surrounded by more than 8,000 acres of public parkland, including the 1,250-acre property preserved in 2006 which is now part of Morris County’s Silas Condict Park. The 1,250-acre property was purchased in a collaboration between the Park Commission, The Land Conservancy, New Jersey Green Acres and Kinnelon Borough. The Heart of the Farny Highlands property will be owned and managed by the Park Commission.

 

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