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LETTER: Stop closing Pinelands roads

August 28, 2015 By Erica Muller

3 boys in canoe

… My family has a very long history of living and working in the Pinelands of New Jersey. In the early 1900s, my great-grandfather and his brother, who were American Indians, ran the cranberry bogs in Sim Place. My grandfather, who lived on Bull Town Road in Wharton State Forest, was a guide for the wealthy deer hunters from Pennsylvania, in addition to farming moss, etc.

This area called the New Jersey Pinelands was alive with sawmills, glass factories, a railroad, taverns, the first blueberry farms, etc. My grandfather and his brother owned hundreds of acres in Sim Place. Well, when the government wanted it for its bombing range, the ground was taken from my grandmother. Where was the DEP then to protect the plants and wildlife?… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Pinelands Tagged With: byers, closures, conflict, conservation, exclusion, foundation, MAP, NJCF, off-road, pinelands, PPA, roads, sand roads, trails, Wharton

Environmental groups not amused by Great Adventure plan to clear forest for solar installation

August 20, 2015 By Erica Muller

Summertime in Jackson, New Jersey, sounds like wheels creaking on metal rails — followed by screams of delight. Six Flags Great Adventure is Jackson’s largest summer tourist destination, and also its biggest energy consumer. The park uses enough electricity to power more than 3,000 homes.

In March, Great Adventure received approval to build a 21.9-megawatt solar facility — the largest in the state — on 90 acres of park property. Expected to generate 98 percent of the park’s power needs, it comes at a cost — 18,000 trees must be cut down to accommodate it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Tagged With: 2015, alternative energy, alternatives, APP, Burlington County, forests, great adventure, green, green energy, MW, Ocean, panels, pinelands, power generation, six flags, solar, sun, sunlight, tradeoffs, tree, trees, wind, woodland

  • August 1, 2022 – Farmland Tax Assessment Applications due for tax year 2023. Applications must be received by the tax assessor - not postmarked - by that date.

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  • Dec., 2017 - Forest Stewardship Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:3) went into effect.
  • May, 2014 - NJ Division of Taxation released Guidelines for Generally Accepted Agricultural Practices Under Farmland Assessment  (also see Farmland page)
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