Help Us Plant Trees!
As part of the restoration work at our Yards Creek Preserve in Blairstown, we need volunteers to plant 575 trees in six areas that we are reforesting. We need help over four days: 9/30, 10/1, 10/5, and 10/6. This is…
2020 Intern: Becca Bright
Becca is a senior at Rutgers University—New Brunswick, where she is majoring in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior and minoring in creative writing. She plans to pursue a career in a field related to environmental sustainability after graduation in May.…
Scholarships Awarded to NJ Environmental Students
For almost as long as we have existed as a member-supported, non-profit land trust, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has been providing scholarships to residents of New Jersey pursuing degrees in environmental science, natural resource management, conservation, park administration,…
Conservation Orgs Brainstorm Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Recently our president, David Epstein, met with Todd Pride, Managing Director of The Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County, to share ideas about how the two organizations might be able to work together, exchanging experiences and resources and complementing each…
2020 Intern: Mihir Rastogi
Mihir is a second year graduate student pursuing his master's degree in city and regional planning at Rutgers University. His past work experience ranges from county-level open space mapping to regional transportation planning. However, an emphasis on the power of…
We’ll miss you, Russ.
A moving tribute from our executive director, David Epstein: One of The Land Conservancy’s first trustees and strongest supporters passed away recently at the age of 95. Russell C. Buchanan served on the board for 18 years; he was treasurer…
Into the Great Wide Open…Space
June is Open Space Month, and that happens to be one of our specialties here at The Land Conservancy of New Jersey. The term “open space” refers to land that has been set aside by a town or county to…
TLCNJ Awarded “Roots to Rivers” Grant to Reforest Wetlands
We are proud to announce that The Land Conservancy of New Jersey has been awarded a grant to plant hundreds of trees at our new Yards Creek Preserve in Blairstown. This property consists of 122 acres of forested land along…
TLCNJ & Warren County Family Work Together Long-Term To Preserve Farmland
On March 30, we preserved the 63-acre Heere’s Farm in Harmony by acquiring a farmland preservation easement. Permanent preservation of this beautiful farm will help to ensure the viability of farming in Warren County well into the future. The property,…
2020 Intern: Carmine Colasurdo
Carmine Colasurdo recently joined The Land Conservancy as a stewardship intern. Born in Manhattan and raised in Bloomfield, NJ, he graduated from Kean University in 2018 with a BS in environmental biology. It wasn’t until his sophomore year of college…
