Recent content by Jason Howell

I am part of the effort to increase funding for the parks and WMAs, however getting money out of Trenton essentially for rural areas is not easy. Budgets were cut in 2007 and never restored fully, but It is slightly better now than it was during the Christie administration. If the atsion...

If the police can't/wont drive on it because of the terrible condition and risk to public safety and equipment, it should not be listed as a public road in my opinion.

In my opinion, enforceable routes should be the number 1 criteria for establishing any designated motor vehicle pathways in any park. If they can't be patrolled, they shouldn't be available for motorized usage. Otherwise you have essentially defacto lawless areas which has led to the damage we...

This is a link to recent citation data from jan1-2023-jan1 2024 for those interested. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lJ98DFzoSf58_D8825lCraUFE9mE7ahH/view?usp=drive_link The question presented by the lack of enforcement of rampant illegal activity is: how can we help law enforcement more...

“ by applying common sense and my experience “ Your points make complete sense to me when It comes to you and people with similar ethics and experience. Unfortunately, there are thousands of people unlike you who are attempting to turn our State Parks into defacto off-road vehicle parks. As...

Here is a question. Who gets to decide what is a motorized vehicle route within a State Park? What criteria should be applied to determine whether or not a particular route should be available for use by (the entire) public?

The routes you are referring to have never been included on a State Park Map in New Jersey. “With regard to the 1997 USGS quads, this was strictly photo-revision. I sincerely doubt any attempt was made to search for or apply local regulation with regard to land access or applicable state law on...

This is a direct comparison of the 1966 Wharton State Forest Visitor Map, which was published with the same basic form until modern standards for EMS and navigation made it obsolete and the new 2024 visitor map. The routes depicted in the new map are nearly identical to the old map, except for...

From personal communications with Roger Barlow of the USGS, the later maps (publication ending in 1997) were photo revisions for structures only , not field observation. Field observation for occurred in the mid 1950s by employees on bicycles going throughout SJ. Meaning the route information...

I could probably fill you in atleast on some of those Tulp paths, if you are not fully aware of what’s going on out there. But in any case, I understand not everyone here can follow these things as closely as I am able to. In 2017, I helped Pinelands advocates propose and pass a resolution to...

I should also mention that I am taking recommendations to potentially be included in the next round of comments to the Park Service, that include either subtractions or additions to the current draft. So if you have a specific area that you think should be included or excluded, and want to...

Mr. Ruset is fully informed on this I believe he can explain. You would probably trust it more coming from him, given I don't even know your real name.

I agree with you. That's why I am asking for suggestions on how to describe the opposition to the visitor map in a comprehensive fashion, but also not too long winded to be distracting to the overall message.

Please write me your suggestions on how to frame the opposition to the visitor map. Believe it or not (the certain other interests), was trying to acknowledge that there are other interests besides ORV use. The "directed by anti-conservation corporate lobbyists" is a stone cold fact, but I grant...

It has become apparent to me that many people are not familiar with the full history of the movement to protect the Pine Barrens. I hope many people here, especially people like Ted Gordon who were present during that time(and who I procured this document from), can add valuable details, but...