NJ Urban Forest: West Milford's Apshawa Preserve


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The 576 acre Apshawa Preserve is located in West Milford in the heart of the NJ Highlands region.  The preserve is a cooperative project of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF) and the county of Passaic. Passaic County has owned 501 acres of the preserve after purchasing the land from the Borough of Butler with Green Acres funding in 1971. Public Access to the property was limited until NJCF purchased the adjacent Faustini property in 2002 bringing the total acreage to 576. The property was previously going to be developed and would have fragmented a crucial highlands forest and degraded water quality in nearby High Crest Lake. The Faustini property includes an estimated .93 of an acre pond and rock outcrops.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 10/6/2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Preservation
Tags: apshawa preserve nj highlands passaic county forest green acres
 

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