Goals

The goals of the open space program include:

• Preserving the rural atmosphere and character of the Township
• Providing larger contiguous parcels of land to protect desirable environmental features
• Enhancing and protecting the recharge of aquifers and wells, while improving stream and underground water quality and reducing storm water runoff
• Protecting desirable historic features
• Supporting active and passive recreation
• Preserving property values and mitigating the need for property tax increases

Mendham Township has preserved 1,500 acres, with the assistance and support of the New Jersey Green Acres program, the Morris County Open Space Trust Fund, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, the Township’s own Open Space Trust Fund, and the generosity of numerous Mendham Township residents who acted to preserve their land as open space as an alternative to development.