Scramble for funds as more money allotted to preserve open space, farmland in NJ
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - For the first time in years, the state has a bigger pot of money to fund open space and farmland preservation, a fact that has set off [go to article]
New Jersey’s wildlife management area system reaches 350,000 acres
NJDEP - The state's network of Wildlife Management Areas has reached an important milestone with recent land acquisitions increasing the size [go to article]
New Jersey adds $75M to flooded-home buyout program
WAYNE PARRY / AP / US NEWS & WORLD REPORT - New Jersey is adding another $75 million to its program [go to article]
What if New Jersey’s Meadowlands were a national park?
KARRIE JACOBS / CURBED NEW YORK - When you take a southbound train from New York’s Penn Station, a small miracle happens. After you emerge from the dark [go to article]
Nature Conservancy, Partners Protect 477 Acres in Green Creek
CAPE MAY COUNTY HERALD - The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the American Littoral Society, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Green Acres [go to article]
Wetlands restoration on Newark Bay protects against flooding, improves water quality
MIKE SMITH / NJ ENVIRONMENT NEWS - Jet passengers flying into Newark International Airport or car drivers zipping along the New Jersey Turnpike may not think [go to article]
600 acres in Vineland to become new nature preserve
NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - One of the largest remaining pieces of open land in the Upper Menantico watershed - 600 acres along the Menantico Creek [go to article]
Feds subpoena documents in Seaside Heights carousel-for-beach swap
STEVE STRUNSKY / NJ.COM - Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from Seaside Heights involving the controversial swap of 1.3 acres of public beach property [go to article]
Editorial: Get the green going for land preservation
NORTHJERSEY.COM - New Jersey is about to be flush with some fresh cash to pour into its open spaces [go to article]
GSPT approves farmland, historic preservation funds
GARDEN STATE PRESERVATION TRUST - The board of the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) approved $22 million to fund Farmland Preservation Program [go to article]
