Blog Post
State of Pinelands Report Released
This report rates how specific actions of state and local government have helped or harmed the Pinelands during 2019. Results are mixed.
Happy Anniversary, South Jersey Gas pipeline
Six years to the day after the first vote on the South Jersey Gas pipeline by the Pinelands Commission, another vote failed to undo its approval.
Phone Calls Needed by 1/8/2020
Senate President Sweeney and Majority Leader Weinberg have the power to add the Governor’s nominees to the agenda.
South Jersey Gas: Unfinished Business
Pinelands Commission fails to take action at November 8th meeting.
New Jersey Landscape Makeover Program
The goal of this program is to prevent polluted stormwater from entering waterways that drain into the Delaware River.
South Jersey Water Savers
Protecting water in South Jersey
The Pinelands Project – Video
A short film about the creation of the Pinelands National Reserve based on archival news footage during the years 1978-1979.
Celebrating 30 Years Protecting the Pinelands
We are delighted to be celebrating 30 years of protecting the Pinelands this year! Learn more about our vision for the Pinelands.
Barn Renovation Nears Completion at the Alliance
An innovative partnership allowed the Pinelands Alliance to renovate an old dairy barn.
Good Things Coming to the Pinelands Commission
Gov. Murphy taken several actions since January to reform the Pinelands Commission.
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, even withstanding a 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.
