County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway Monmouth County’s governing body is planning to purchase land in Howell and add the parcel to the Metedeconk River Greenway. The 498-acre Metedeconk River Greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and development. The Monmouth County Park System is preserving land along the Metedeconk stream corridor in conjunction with similar efforts in the Ocean County portion of the watershed, according to information posted on the park system’s website.