 Green Acres purchases land to protect environmentally sensitive open space, water resources and other significant natural and historical open space. Land purchased by Green Acres becomes part of the statewide system of parks and forests, wildlife management areas and natural areas. To date, more than 1.2 million acres of open space and farmland have been preserved in communities across the State. To learn more about recent additions to New Jersey's open space select from the following:
- Conservation of 305 acres of forested land in Hopatcong Borough, Sussex County, through the Forest Legacy Program, a federal-state partenership
- More than 5000 acres preserved in Great Egg Harbor watershed
- 1900–acre cooperative preservation of open space and farmland in Monmouth, Mercer, and Burlington Counties
- Forked River Mountains, Lacey and Ocean Townships, Ocean County, 1500 Acres
- Harte Stillwater LLC, Stillwater Township, Sussex County, 350 Acres
- Jeffrey's Cranberry Farm, Manchester Township, Ocean County
- Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area addition, Lower Township, Cape May County
- Princeton Soccer Association / Reed Property, Princeton Township, Mercer County, 118 Acres
- Rutgal Property, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, 276 Acres
- Fox Parcel, Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, 14 Acres
- Dragositz Parcel, Holland Township, Hunterdon County, 70 Acres
- State Princeton Nurseries Historic District, Plainsboro and South Brunswick Townships, Middlesex County, 187 Acres
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Through the Local Assistance Program, Green Acres provides funding to county and municipal governments, and nonprofit organizations to acquire land for open space and parks. To learn more about recent Green Acres assisted acquisitions select from the following:
Green Acres is committed to providing parks and outdoor recreation facilities, urban wildlife preserves, and quality open spaces in our cities, suburbs and other developed communities throughout the State. To further this goal, Green Acres provides assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations to develop parks and outdoor recreation facilities in their communities. To learn more about recent Green Acres assisted development projects select from the following:
- River Road Waterfront Park, Sayreville Borough, Middlesex County
- Gunning Island, Rumson Borough, Monmouth County
- Fire Fighters Park Development, Union Beach Borough, Monmouth County
- Washington Park, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County
- Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, Essex County
- Overpeck County Park, Pallisade Park, Bergen County
- Branch Brook Park Middle Division, Newark City, Essex County
- Camden Waterfront Park, City of Camden, Camden County
- Greater Newark Conservancy, City of Newark
- Johnson Park, Camden City, Camden County
- Morristown Green, Morristown, Morris County
- Loveless Parcel, Lawrence Twp, Mercer County, 45 Acres
- Bayview Park, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County
- Patten Center Park, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County
- Ralph Pier Replacement, Keyport Borough, Monmouth County
Be sure to read about our currently featured Success Story
Other success stories can be found in our State acquisition sites archive and our Local/Nonprofit acquisition sites archive.
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