Volunteers Get to Work on the Grounds of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey’s Headquarters

On Monday, June 28, volunteers from Borbas Surveying & Mapping braved nearly 100-degree weather to help The Land Conservancy with two ongoing projects at our WildAcres headquarters; meadow restoration and garage rehabilitation.

When the well for our new geothermal energy system was installed last month, our backyard meadow was unearthed and the vegetation displaced. After filling the area back in with soil, it was left barren and covered with rocks (see picture below). The volunteers removed all the rocks
then graded the soil surrounding the wellhead (the blue object extending from the ground in the picture) to prepare the meadow for seeding that will take place within the 2-3 weeks. Eventually the backyard area will fill in with native grass and wildflowers.


In addition to the grueling task of removing rocks from the meadow, the volunteers helped prepare our garage for renovation. Due to leaks in the garage’s roof and mold problem, we are replacing all the walls and the roof so that we can use it again for storage. The Borbas volunteers helped us take everything out of the garage and separated the trash from the treasures so that the structure is ready for construction beginning on Tuesday, July 6.

Volunteers placing rocks in the tractor’s loader to be hauled away.

Volunteers take a break in the nearly 100-degree weather.

The volunteers also helped to rake and cleanup the front of the building along the driveway which the snowplow truck dismantled in the winter. Luckily, all the tasks were completed in perfect timing- literally a minute or two before a heavy downpour began. Our sincere thanks to Peter Borbas and all the staff at Borbas Surveying & Mapping for the wonderful work they did!