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2025 Green Acres Application

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Essex County is sponsoring our Conservancy’s application to the 2025 Green Acres program, to obtain funding for various Hilltop Reservation improvements.  Below is the website notification the County has asked us to post; for more detail please contact the Hilltop Conservancy.  

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2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Plans and Annual Appeal

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In recognition of our 20th anniversary on December 12, 2023 we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our donors, members and volunteers for their continuing support. In 2023 we were able to accomplish the following: Planted and protected ~50 native trees in recently-cleared area east of Highlands apartment complex Worked with NJ […]

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May 2023 News

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Hello Hilltoppers!  Spring is here!  We have a few announcements for you:   Planting for Pollinators Webinar — TONIGHT / Thursday, May 4, 7pm Sponsored by the Caldwell Environmental Commission; you can register here: https://caldwell-nj.com/vertical/sites/%7B6BAC054F-223B-4082-A606-DE1D76D33F98%7D/uploads/2023_EARTH_DAY__KERWIN_SPEAKER.pdf Highlands Forest Regeneration — weekends of April 21 – April 28 We got 50 native shrubs and trees planted and protected — […]

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April 2023 Update & Events

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Hilltoppers:  Spring is here!  We have an update for you, including some local events:   2023 Deer Program Results 59 deer removed from Hilltop; see County press release: https://essexcountynj.org/essex-county-executive-divincenzo-announces-results-of-the-annual-deer-management-program/ See our website for more information: https://www.hilltopconservancy.org/habitat/what-were-doing/reducing-the-deer-population/ Tree-planting East of Highlands Apartments — Fri / Sat / Sun, April 14- 16 (Friday pm, then 10am-1pm Saturday and Sunday) […]