Forest Stewardship at Zega Preserve

Join Hunterdon Land Trust for Stewardship Saturdays at our public access preserves! Our team will join you at one of our preserves to accomplish stewardship tasks, ranging from trail upkeep to invasive species removal to wildlife monitoring. No prior knowledge or experience is required – just enthusiasm to care for our natural lands! You can learn about all upcoming volunteer opportunities here.

Help us protect the old-growth forest system at Zega-Lockatong Preserve! We will be working on removing shrubby invasive plants, caging saplings growing in canopy gaps, and maintaining active stewardship areas. We will also record observations of the level of beech leaf disease present. Stewardship work in forests with beeches is especially important right now, to ensure that as they decline, the resulting gaps in the canopy can support new native saplings.

Learn more about our preserves here!