Alloway Township, located in Salem County, New Jersey, was incorporated by a Royal Charter on June 17, 1776. The Township population is approximately 3,000. Alloway Township has forested wetlands, agricultural properties and the Alloway Creek watershed (75 square miles) which comprises 20% of Salem County.
As a watershed, Alloway Creek is a valuable natural resource and habitat for fishing, recreation and hunting. The headwaters of the creek are in Upper Pittsgrove Township flowing west to enter Alloway Lake, the largest lake in Salem County.
Several organizations are protecting the natural resources of Alloway Township. The NJ Conservation Foundation (NJCF) recently preserved a 170 acre farm purchased by Green Acres from Sarah Love. The Love Farm has woodlands, open fields, beautiful views and is a critical habitat for bald eagles. Green Acres is also protecting Burden Hill Forest, a 15,000 acre forest complex that supports many rare and endangered wildlife, migratory birds, flora and trees (Allegheny chinquapin and American chestnuts). This area is a very important natural habitat for millions of migrating birds, the bird population that gathers in this region and along the Delaware Bay each spring is the second largest in the Western Hemisphere.
