Tag: Mercer County Park Commission
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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Park Commission: Deer hunting will begin in Mercer County parks in efforts to reduce overabundant population
Hunting will soon be underway through a deer management program in efforts reduce the overabundant deer herd in the greater Mercer County region. The Mercer County Park Commission’s deer management program will be conducted in Mercer County Park, Baldpate Mountain and Mercer Meadows on Sept. 10. The Mercer County Park Commission oversees 7,000 acres of…
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Bike Exchange raises funds to support programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County
Mercer County and the Park Commission recently hosted their second annual Bike Drive for the benefit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange. Donors came from all over the county and the surrounding area on April 9 to drop off bikes at the Wildlife Center and the Hunt House in Hopewell…
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Mercer County Park Commission wins record awards for programming, recreation, design
The Mercer County Park Commission received five awards at the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association (NJRPA) Annual Awards Ceremony. The Mercer County Wildlife Center, Howell Living History Farm, and Mercer County Stables received awards in programming, recreation, design, visual and cultural arts. The Mercer County Wildlife Center received the Gregory A. Marshall Parks and Historic Resources…
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Mercer County Park Commission to conduct prescribed burns at Mercer Meadows, Baldpate Mountain
The Mercer County Park Commission will be working with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service to perform prescribed burning at Mercer Meadows and Baldpate Mountain. Prescribed burns will be administered to the Pole Farm and Reed Bryan Farm sections of Mercer Meadows, as well as Baldpate Mountain. Burns are expected to take place between now and late spring…
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Park Commission to implement deer management program
The Mercer County Park Commission has been approved for a Community Based Deer Management (CBDM) permit from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. The CBDM permit allows for additional opportunities to improve forest understory and the overall ecological condition of natural areas through deer reductions beyond standard state hunting regulations. Reducing deer overpopulation also improves public safety by reducing deer-vehicle collisions, according to information provided by Mercer County. The…
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Park Commission approves final master plan for Moores Station Quarry
The Mercer County Park Commission has approved the master plan to turn Moores Station Quarry into a new county park. The final master plan for the redevelopment of the quarry was approved at a Mercer County Parks Commission meeting on Oct. 27. Moores Station Quarry is adjacent to Baldpate Mountain and located in Hopewell Township…
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Final Master Plan provided for proposed redevelopment of Moores Station Quarry
The proposed final master plan for the redevelopment of the Moores Station Quarry into a new county park has been released by the Mercer County Park Commission. Public meetings have been held since Dec. 2, 2020, to help develop the Master Plan for the Moores Station Quarry, which is located in Hopewell Township off Route…
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Mercer County Stables offers weekly trail rides
Mercer County Stables will offer trail rides to the public each week through Spring 2022, weather-permitting. The trail rides go through Mercer Meadows in Hopewell Township and require no lessons or previous riding experience. Trail riding at Mercer County Stables was started in 2019 as an avenue to allow more people to experience horseback riding,…