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Help the Meadowlands Conservation Trust with clean ups and property maintenance. To become a member of Friends of Meadowlands Conservation Trust, please email Laura, "MCTInfo 'at' NJMeadowlands.gov"

Welcome!

The Meadowlands Conservation Trust is a New Jersey state agency that "is in but not of" the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. It is also one of two state land trusts. The Trust was formed to acquire and preserve environmentally sensitive land and to enhance the environment of the Hackensack Meadowlands District and the Hackensack River Watershed. The Trust is supported in part by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) through the use of their staff and facilities.

Former Empire Tract Wetlands to be Mitigated

Richard P. Kane Natural AreaThe Meadowlands Conservation Trust has approved a wetlands enhancement project of more than 250 acres of environmentally sensitive marshland in the Richard P. Kane Natural Area in Carlstadt and South Hackensack.

The Trust recently signed contracts with EarthMark Mitigation Services, a Florida-based company that will perform the enhancement work.

"The mitigation of the Kane Tract helps further the MCT's goals of both preserving open space and creating a healthier landscape for wildlife," stated Tina Schvejda, Executive Director of the Trust. "Given EarthMark's experience and background, we are confident that their work will bring a higher level of biodiversity to the Kane Tract."

Trust Website Completed!

Welcome to our new website! Keep up with the latest news, explore maps and photos of our preserved properties, learn about land preservation and more! If you have any questions regarding the technical aspects of the website, or suggestions, contact "Webmaster 'at' MeadowlandsConservationTrust.org"

Thanks!
Your MCT Webmaster

Announcements

MCT Board of Trustees meeting April 27, 2010 - One Dekorte Park Plaza.

From Our Blog...

Richard P. Kane Natural Area Walk

Meadowlands Conservation Trust Executive Director Tina Schvejda, volunteers Don Smith and Dennis Schvejda walked a portion of the Richard P. Kane Natural Area to assess completed and pending work on several breaches in an historic berm protecting the tract and surrounding properties from tidal flooding.

Winter Solstice 2009

Winter solstice will take place at 12:47 pm EST on Dec. 21. It is a date that will also mark the shortest day and longest night. Starting Tuesday, the days will start getting longer, leading to summer solstice, which in 2010 will fall on June 21. This photo was taken December 2009 at the Meadowlands [...]

Making the Most of the Billions Spent on Wetlands Mitigation

From the Nature Conservancy Press Release:
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced a grant of $185,000 over two years to The Nature Conservancy for the initial phase of a pilot project in partnership with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The goal for [...]