GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED ASSOCIATION Spring 2001 |
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| What’s for FreeLand Trust Booklet Urges More ‘Open Spaces’
The Harding Land Trust, a private organization dedicated to
acquiring environmentally sensitive property and conservation easements, has published an
18-page booklet containing an overview of Harding Township’s historical and current
land usage, descriptions of its natural areas and preserved open spaces, a list of
environmentally sound steps residents can take to enhance their property, and a
description of various ways to permanently protect open space.
The booklet, entitled "Open Spaces and Natural Places of Harding Township," was distributed to all Harding residents earlier this year, according to the Land Trust’s Executive Director Penny Hinkle. GSWA members who have not received a copy may obtain one by calling 973.966.1900. Using historical and current land-use maps, authors Harriet Honigfeld and Penny Hinkle make the point that "During the past two decades, Harding’s identity as a rural farming community, a green and natural place of open landscapes and flowing brooks, has eroded. Farming has all but disappeared, familiar views are interrupted by new construction, and brooks, woods, fields, and hedgerows are being changed by the way we no live on the land. "Preserving the special character of Harding Township," they continue, "will require careful planning, intelligent stewardship, and financial commitment. Most of all, we need to understand and love the natural places and open spaces of our home town." GSWA members who have not received a copy may obtain one by calling 973.966.1900. |
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