2024 Year in Review Hello Hilltoppers. Sorry we haven’t sent you many updates this year — my paid job was very hectic until last month, and no one else seems to like to generate content …. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Below is a summary of what the Hilltop Conservancy and you, our volunteers, accomplished in 2024. If you have […]
FYI: the Hilltop Reservation will be closed to the public on Thursdays starting January 9 through February 27 2025, while Essex County conducts its annual deer management program. See schedule below.
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 — […]
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) […]
Hello Hilltoppers! In spite of the snow flurries outside right now, spring is coming! We have a few upcoming events and an open space / recreation survey you might be interested in: Birding hike — Thursday, March 23rd, 8:30-11am Sponsored by NJ Audubon; registration is required: njaudubon.org/event/hilltop-reservation-7/ Led by our very own Dave Hall, Associate Naturalist and senior […]
Happy New Year Hilltoppers! We hope 2023 is a good year for all of us. With support from donors, members and volunteers we were able to accomplish the following in 2022: Planted, mulched and protected 100+ native trees and shrubs Prisoners Pond Forest Regeneration site Worked with the NJ Invasive Species Strike Team to map and eradicate high-priority […]