Advocacy
Fight for the Future of the Pines
Share: In the Pinelands National Reserve, we are in the midst of a major cultural challenge. The majority of visitors and residents of the Pines are law abiding, respectful, and […]
Grassroots call for more Federal participation in the Pinelands.
Share: A recent grass-roots petition calling for the upgrading of the Pinelands National Reserve to National Park status has gained thousands of signatures over the past few weeks. While the […]
A Call to Art
Share: In this time of great pressure on our public lands, here in the Pines and elsewhere in the country, there is a need to fuel the ethic of […]
State of the Pinelands: The Year in Review
Share:It always amazes me that in New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the nation, we have the largest open space on the eastern seaboard between Maine and the […]
Taking Direct Action
Share: Non-violent Direct Action tactics have been used by people across the world to address a social issue or injustice committed by a business interest or government institution. Direct Action […]
Protecting Our Last Wild Places
Share:Thousands of acres of precious Pine Barrens habitat has been lost in recent years–taken from us not by suburban sprawl, not by commercial development, but by unmanaged and reckless off-road […]
Where are our Legislative Environmental Champions?
Share:Every year in June, legislators scramble to get their bills finished before summer recess. Deals are made, and usually the environment gets sacrificed. Some years are worse than others, and […]
DEP Gives Wal-Mart a “Way Around” Environmental Protections in the Pinelands
Share:Last week, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) granted a permit for construction of a Wal-Mart super-store in the Pinelands National Reserve in Ocean County, even though DEP had twice […]
Governor Gets Highlands Leader Fired
The governor’s and Council’s action is a serious attack on regional planning in New Jersey.
Public Opinion Poll Has Lessons for Pinelands Advocates
Share:As part of a project with New Jersey Future, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, and Smart Growth America, The Alliance commissioned an opinion poll about smart growth issues by the Monmouth Polling […]
Conservation, Regulation…and Uncertainty – PART ONE
Share:Whenever land is slated for development in the Pinelands, one of the most significant and contentious issues is liable to be the protection of officially listed threatened and endangered (T&E) […]
Gov-Elect Chris Christie’s Environmental Platform
Share:Is he for the environment or against it? Or will he try to split the baby – doing something here to please industry, something there to please conservationists? Or will […]
Voters Support Open Space Funding
NJ residents send a pro-environment message to the next governor and legislature.
