Waughaw Mountain
Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey
16 acres and growing

Waughaw Mountain is located west of I-287; east of Turkey Mountain; and south of Surprise Lake.

To preserve the forested ridges along I-287, Morris Co. and Palisades Interstate Park Commission have begun the creation of a Waughaw Mtn.­Ramapo Greenway. The County's initial 16-acre purchase on Waughaw Mountain. is expected to increase to 100+ acres by year's end. Waughaw links Pyramid Mtn. and I-287, contains Valhalla Hemlock Glen and Montville's Towaco Valley Aquifer and has spectacular NYC views.

Kinnelon activist Lucy Meyers conceived and promoted the project.

(Source: The Highlands Coalition’s quarterly newsletter "High Grounds" Fall 2003 published by the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC); http://www.highlandscoalition.org/highground.htm)

Bonneview Farm
Towaco Valley Aquifer, Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey
100 acres

History:

David and Nathan Mandelbaum were owners of  the Bonneview Farm.

Purchase of this land was one of the first land purchases within the Towaco Valley Aquifer, a sole source of drinking water supply for the entire Montville Township.

The Morris Land Conservancy helped the town with their successful application for Morris County grant funding.

(Source: http://www.morrislandconservancy.org/LandHistory1998.html)