Murphy administration rejects billionaire’s golf course expansion onto Liberty State Park
SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - The Murphy administration on Friday rejected a proposal by a one of the world's most exclusive golf clubs to build three holes [go to article]
South Jersey’s beloved Cowtown Rodeo land receives federal funds
BRENDA FLANAGAN / NJTV NEWS - Cowtown defies modern stereotypes. Founded in 1929 and run by five generations of the Harris family, the weekly rodeo [go to article]
Historic Cowtown Rodeo’s grasslands preserved in $2.6-million deal
FRANK KUMMER / PHILLY.COM - Almost 375 acres of grassland surrounding Cowtown Rodeo in Salem County will be permanently preserved under an agreement financed [go to article]
Morris County’s open space may soon expand into Jefferson
WILSON CONDE / DAILY RECORD - The Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area, 3,600-plus acres of open space set aside for natural wildlife and habitat protection [go to article]
Grants will preserve 230 acres in Hunterdon County
NJ.COM / HUNTERDON COUNTY - The Hunterdon County Freeholders, at their April 3 meeting, approved the preservation of 230 acres of open space in four communities [go to article]
Barrier to bobcats: Conservancy groups purchase land to protect habitat
NEW JERSEY HERALD - The Ridge and Valley Conservancy has teamed up with the Nature Conservacy to purchase 84 acres of intact forest in Hardwick and Blairstown [go to article]
Editorial: Land preservation remains good news for South Jersey, so far
PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Last November, we were delighted when a Nature Conservancy study funded by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service found that the salt marshes [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]
Barrett’s Run project in Hopewell protects waterway, restores habitat
CHERYL VOSBURG / GREENSMITH / NJ ENVIRONMENT NEWS - The “Barrett’s Run Grassland Restoration” project is a 7.5 acre example of planning and collaboration [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]
