Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
A nonprofit conservation organization working to preserve and protect the rural character of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
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Meadow Creek
We are pleased to announce that Jeffrey Faigle donated a 14-acre conservation easement to HLTA. The easement, which includes one acre that will be set aside for a future public trail, is located on Mr. Faigle's Meadow Creek Farm in Delaware Township. The 19-acre property, consisting primarily of deciduous forest and bordering the Lockatong Creek, includes a five-acre "residential exclusion" that is not covered by the easement. The benefit of this gift is amplified beyond saving this special land-HLTA will receive "donation credits" from the Green Acres program, which we can use to match other land preservation projects on the Lockatong Creek.
When
asked why he donated a conservation easement to HLTA, Jeffrey Faigle answered
that preserving the property was "the right thing to do."
The Lockatong Creek, an area of unspoiled beauty and significant natural resources, has been one of HLTA's priority target areas for preservation. It is thirteen miles long and flows south through farms and woodlands in Franklin, Kingwood and Delaware Townships, providing drainage for a 28 square-mile watershed. It empties into to the Delaware & Raritan Canal, making it an important source of drinking water for the region. However, the argillite geology deters groundwater recharge and increases the importance of the forest to buffer impairments to water and habitat quality. The riparian woodland environment provides habitat for deer, turkeys, owls, red tail hawks, and the threatened long-tailed salamander.
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