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Gov. Murphy Nominates Robert Jackson to the Pinelands Commission
Governor Murphy announced the nomination of Robert Jackson to serve on the state Pinelands Commission, bringing the Governor’s list of pending nominations to five.
Gov. Murphy Makes Additional Nominations to Pinelands Commission
Gov. Murphy announced two nominations of highly qualified individuals to serve on the state Pinelands Commission: Jessica Rittler Sanchez and Jennifer Coffey. He also nominated for reappointment Commissioner Edward Lloyd.
Gov. Murphy Appoints Richard Prickett to Chair the Pinelands Commission
Governor Murphy appoints new Chair of the Pinelands Commission.
South Jersey Gas Pipeline – Defeated!
Lessons learned from a six-year battle to defeat this harmful and unnecessary gas pipeline.
Satellite Imagery Reveals Scar Left by Forest Fire
The 11,000-acre fire is presumed to have been a result of human activity.
Open Space Funding
The Alliance is actively engaged in supporting the Keep It Green campaign to ensure a stable source of funding for land conservation, farmland protection and historic preservation.
Heritage Mineral Site Threatens Water and Endangered Species
Proposed development far exceeds a 2004 settlement agreement between the developer, state, and federal government in which The Alliance was an intervenor.
Water Supply and the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer
Critical rules are now in effect, but subject to legal challenge.
Prescribed Burn Legislation
A new law provides greater opportunities for prescribed burning for ecological purposes.
Policies to Manage Stormwater & Flooding
We need to update the ways that we manage stormwater and design our buildings to prepare for climate-driven flooding.
Off Road Vehicle Damage
Illegal off-road vehicle use is causing widespread damage to critical Pinelands habitats.
In Memory of Gov. Brendan T. Byrne
Gov. Brendan Byrne was truly the father of the Pinelands, responsible for the passage of the Pinelands Protection Act in 1979.
The Disappearing Mountain
Share:There are a number of large hills in the Pine Barrens that some of us locals love to call mountains. Their names vary, from Jemima Mount, to Apple Pie Hill, […]
Water and Gas Don’t Mix in the Pinelands
The pipeline approvals run contrary to the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and threaten the Kirkwood Cohansey Aquifer.
