Colts Neck Property and Stewardship Fund
Donated to NJCF

The estate of the late Marion Huber of Colts Neck has donated her home and five-acre property on Route 537 as well as a stewardship fund to NJCF.

The donation is subject to a life estate to Huber's longtime caregivers who currently live in the house. The stewardship funds will be used for the maintenance of the property, which is surrounded by the Monmouth County Dorbrook Recreation Area, and may be used in the future to maintain other properties owned by NJCF.

“We felt NJCF would maintain the property with the integrity Marion would have wanted.” – Michael W. Huber

"Marion died in 2001 and she had an interest in seeing the property preserved," said Michael W. Huber, Marion's nephew and a newly elected NJCF Trustee. "She supported various conservation causes over the years and we felt NJCF would maintain the property with the integrity Marion would have wanted. The stewardship fund is also very important because land donated without stewardship money can place a financial burden on the organization charged with managing the land."

The value of the gift from Marion Huber's estate was over $1 million.

"We are extremely grateful to the Huber family for their generous land donation and stewardship fund, which illustrates their tremendous commitment to saving Monmouth County's land and natural resources," said Michele S. Byers, NJCF Executive Director.

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Stewardship is the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. This principle guides NJCF's Stewardship Program, which manages and protects over 20,000 acres of preserved land statewide. The stewardship team maintains public access and protects natural resources on both lands owned by NJCF and properties where NJCF holds a conservation easement.