DONALD JONES MEMORIAL HIKE

ANNUAL DONALD JONES MEMORIAL HIKE
Sunday, November 9 2008
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Each November, NJCF and the Delaware River Mill Society honor the memory of the late Donald B. Jones, a former NJCF President and state conservation legend, with the Donald Jones Hike that annually provides some 300 attendees with guided tours of NJCF’s Wickecheoke Creek Preserve. Donald Jones was the driving force behind preserving three historic Hunterdon County properties – New Jersey’s last covered bridge (Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge in Delaware Township), Prallsville Mills in Stockton and the Locktown Stone Church in Delaware Township – which are located along the preserve.

NJCF’s Wickecheoke Creek Preserve, located in the Western Piedmont region in Hunterdon County, follows the course of the beautiful Delaware River tributary, from its headwaters on the Croton Plateau, through its dramatic descent to the Delaware River at Stockton. The Wickecheoke is home to beaver, mink, herons, hawks, turtles, long-tailed salamander and nearly 400 species of native plants. In addition, the Wickecheoke Creek’s waters flow directly into the D&R Canal, which serves as a source of clean drinking water for 1 million people in central New Jersey.

The mission of New Jersey Conservation Foundation is to preserve New Jersey’s land and natural resources for the benefit of all.

New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF) is a private, not-for-profit organization. We rely on philanthropic support and grants from a variety of public and private organizations and individual donors.

Through acquisition and stewardship NJCF protects strategic lands, promotes strong land use policies, and forges partnerships to achieve conservation goals. Since 1960, NJCF has protected over 100,000 acres of natural areas and farmland in New Jersey – from the Highlands to the Pine Barrens to the Delaware Bay, from farms to forests to urban and suburban parks.

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