Green Acres Success Stories

Harte Stillwater LLC, Stillwater Township, Sussex County, 350 Acres

 

Green Acres State Acquisition funds were used to acquire 350 acres in Stillwater Township, Sussex County. Acquisition of this property links the 2,472-acre Swartswood State Park with the 1,518-acre Trout Brook Wildlife Management Area. The expanded 4,340-acre greenway will provide habitat for wildlife such as bobcat and black bear. Preservation of this tract buffers Swartswood Lake, Little Swartswood Lake and the limestone formations of the Kittatinny Valley.

  • Photo of a preserved forest in Stillwater Township, NJ linking other State public open spaces
  • Photo of a preserved forest in Stillwater Township, NJ linking other State public open spaces
  • Photo of a preserved forest and lake in Stillwater Township, NJ linking other State public open spaces
  • Photo of a preserved lake in Stillwater Township, NJ linking other State public open spaces

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