Langeveld Dutch Bulb
Company Tract

Freehold Township
Completed in 1990, 375 acres

The Monmouth Conservation Foundation employed a novel approach to open space protection, coordinating the sale of 375 acres of open land bordering the upper reaches of the Manasquan River in Freehold Township. Under the plan, 250 acres were preserved for open space, the Township used 50 acres for senior housing, and 75 acres were sold as single family one-acre lots.

MCF was awarded a $500,000 Matching Grant from Green Acres for the open space portion. MCF secured an agreement from the landowner to participate with a matching donation. The 250 acres are now part of the Manasquan River Greenway under the County’s Stream Valley Protection Plan.