Daily News | Nature Conservancy donates 3,100 acres of additional pine barrens to existing preserve
Tricia Aspenwall, land conservation manager for TNC’s New Jersey Chapter, said the global conservation organization donated the 3,100 acres because it felt that the county would better be able to manage it.
“We do routine maintenance and monitoring, but don’t have quite the capacity that other land management agencies do for active management and trail maintenance,” Aspenwall said. “We knew that Ocean County would be a great partner for preservation with plans to really make this a spectacular wilderness area the public can access.”
Mark Villinger, supervising planner for Ocean County, said the new acquisition contains the Factory Branch waterway, serving as part of the Forked River watershed that empties into Barnegat Bay. Off-roading vehicles have caused extensive damage to the property despite being illegal. It’s believed the county will be able to better control vehicle use.
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