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Pinelands Threats and Issues

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Winslow Fish and  Wildlife Management Area by Robert Bittle

Winslow Mayor & Some Town Council Members Draining Aquifer

Mayor and some Town Council Members in Winslow Township are attempting to overturn the protections of the aquifer through the joining of a lawsuit against the Pinelands Commission
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bulldozer at black run preserve

Headwaters of the Black Run Preserve Threatened

Development proposal would bulldoze some 778 acres and degrade the water and habitat quality of the neighboring preserve.
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Artificial Turf Fields

Awareness of the human and environmental health threats associated with artificial turf fields is growing, yet towns continue to approve new field installations.
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Offshore Wind

New Jersey’s plans to develop an offshore wind industry have been put on hold, but environmental groups continue to push for 100% clean energy.
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Dirty Dumping in Pemberton 

Illegal Wetlands Filling at Former Cranberry Farm in Pemberton Township
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Wharton State Forest Visitor Use Map

DEP has adopted a Visitor Use Map for Wharton State forest. This was a much needed action to protect natural resources and improve the visitor experience.
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Pole Bridge Forest

718 acres of undeveloped forest, known as the Pole Bridge Forest in Pemberton, were the target of an egregious ‘redevelopment’ plan.
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destroyed land at Glassboro WMA

Glassboro Wildlife Management Area – Forest and Wetland Destruction

The state of New Jersey destroyed 19 acres of mature oak forest in Glassboro Wildlife Management Area.
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Pleasantville Construction and Demolition Transfer Station

PPA partnered with local activists to successfully block a trash facility that was proposed to be built in an environmentally overburdened community.
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Pine Barrens Treefrog

Jaylin Development Threatens Habitat

PPA & Save Barnegat Bay fought for two decades against plans to build a retail plaza on pine snake habitat in Manchester/Toms River, but lost our case in 2023.
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