Natco Lake

Hazlet
Completed in 1980, 73.5 acres

In its first endeavor, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation acquired and then transferred 73.5 acres of valuable wetlands to the Township of Hazlet for use as a nature study area. This breeding and resting habitat for migratory and non-migratory birds also serves as a ground water recharge area for the Bayshore region. Development here would have had an adverse effect on the wildlife as well as the drinking water of residents in that area.