D&R Greenway has announced another preservation success with acquisition of 10 acres of land owned by Nutan Singh in Hopewell, N.J. In December, the land trust purchased a conservation easement on this same land, dedicated to preservation by Nutan Singh in memory of her late husband, Anil.
After completing a subdivision of the conservation land from the residential property, in May, D&R Greenway purchased the eased land to extend its Woods Brook Preserve. D&R Greenway now owns this property that permanently protects both sides of the Stony Brook in this scenic area.
With the new addition of the Singh property, D&R Greenway’s Woods Brook Preserve is expanded to 40 acres. Nearby lands permanently preserved – its Olcott Preserve across Stony Brook Road and its popular Cedar Ridge Preserve on the north side of Route 518 in Hopewell – extend the contiguous preserved land in this area, on the edge of the Sourland Mountains, to 345 acres.
Property owner Nutan Singh remembers fondly her husband’s love for his garden, and for being outdoors in the woods near the Stony Brook. She tells of how Anil built a small “oven” out of stones, and how they would sit together by the Stony Brook enjoying tea.
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