Tributary of Burnett Brook, Mt. Paul Preserve and Mt. Paul Memorial County Park, Chester, NJ HikeChester! Free Series of Guided Hikes in and around Chester NJ offered through Chester Recreation continues with our second hike in a series of four. The second hike will be a Geological hike with Dr. Puffer of Chester [...]
[slideshow] (photos by Ed Ng) Chester Recreation, the Chester Trails Team, and Conservation Resources held the inaugural hike of the year from 50 North Rd., to Seward's Hill, to Highlands Ridge Park, and Evans Preserve. A group of almost 20 hardy hikers braved the hot, humid, hazy conditions to enjoy some of the most picturesque [...]
The Chester Integrated Trails Plan was made possible by the financial support of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC), the Chester Historical Society, the Chester Borough Open Space Trust Fund, the Chester Township Open Space Trust Fund, and the Raritan Highlands Commission/North Jersey RC&D. The Project Team would also like to acknowledge the [...]
As part of Chester Trails Project, Conservation Resources created a Recreation and Conservation Vision for Chester Borough's 50 North Road Property. This spectacular property can be transformed to provide a family-friendly walkable and bikeable park with ecological restoration. Click here to download the final plan.
Here is a link to the presentation of the Draft Chester Trails Plan that was shown at the Public Input Meeting on April 10, 2012.
After a public input meeting, consultation with local and county trail and open space experts, and comments provided through an online survey, Conservation Resources created a draft plan for comprehensively linking parks, neighborhoods, schools, historic areas, natural areas, scenic vistas and shopping areas through a network of multi-use trails and pathways. This draft plan is now [...]
Chester residents, business people, and visitors are invited to learn about the current draft plan for trails that will link parks, neighborhoods, schools, historic areas, natural areas, scenic vistas and shopping areas through a network of multi-use trails and pathways. Join us on Tuesday, April 10th at 7pm at the Field House, 107 Seminary Avenue, Chester Borough to learn [...]
The only way to make sure that the Chester Trails Plan is a success and is implemented by our communities is by having your continued involvement in the process. Through focused individual interviews and the Public Input Session, we have received wonderful comments from the public which we are incorporating into the plan. Our trails [...]
We just posted some of the mapped results of the October workshop. Click the link, take a look at the downloadable map and let us know what you think. Are we missing any existing or potential trails or connectors? Stay tuned as we refine this map, add more maps with additional workshop results, and add [...]
On October 20, about 40 people gathered at the field house to talk about trails in Chester Township and Chester Borough. After a brief introduction to the project, participants were broken into three groups and provided input into the emerging Trails Plan by viewing and commenting on large-scale maps. After the break out sessions, each [...]
