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Jerseyman, Many thanks for the insight. There seems to be three shared characteristics between Watering Place and Munion: 1) a reliable water source at a stream's knickpoint where sapping springs occur; 2) a busy trail system; and 3) a significant property boundary. Which do you prefer...

Good question, Manumuskin! No, the ConRail workers quickly conceded the point when I showed them that the signal shed, which is always within the ROW, was over 100-feet away; and the ROW was only 60-feet wide. The survey error is that obvious - no contest. Besides, it's not the first time...

Yet again today I had to ask a maintenance crew to remove themselves from my property. I don't blame the workers, as the siding construction error is ConRail's leasee's (my municipality's) problem. Technically my municipality created something like an attractive nuisance when they redeveloped my...

Does Munion Field border a large furnace tract? Here's a figure I put together of places associated with coaling along Weymouth Tract's western edge (red dash), although the funace owned land beyond the classic tract border. I see the stations as last-exit truck stops before you enter furnace...

The Cook/Vermeule map seems to indicate a cultivated field (pasture?) was here in 1886: http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/maps/cookmaps/Vicinity of Barnegat bay.shtml Does that seem right? I am truly astounded at the detail these old maps have. My guess is the Munion Field up there in “North...

Go ahead and break laws? No. My complaint is that laws are not followed. NJPB members that I know are concerned law-abiding citizens who have keen interest and deep appreciation of this special place. I am suggesting it is in our best interest that due process be obeyed by everyone and that...

Maybe this will help you to understand what is going on. Pinelands Commision Executive Director Nancy Wittenberg worked as a lobbyist (“environmental affairs director”) for the New Jersey Builders’ Association for 12 years before she became an Assistant Commissioner at the NJ Department of...

OK, I think this is how the scheme works. The State had an agency that guided where and how development would take place, first through the Department of Community Affair’s Office of Smart Growth, then via its replacement the Office of Planning Advocacy. Planners worked hard to create a unifying...

Al..., Al, Look to your left, (tap, tap on the screen). Here's a classic pine knot, Al-beit a small one. The term's usually used to describe the resin-rich rock-hard branch collar of pine that is so dense it even has the the weight of stone. Along with old (bull)pine roots, it made up the...

Johnnyb, Thanks for the sage advice. It would be a long and protracted fight. Lawyer fees were ~$7 k just on my side to secure a video tape copy of a public meeting. “Judge says court security video must be disclosed to public.” New Jersey Law Journal, December 1, 2014...

I miss the days when property lines were marked by stones, white oaks, and double-trunked pines! Those delineations were unambiguous, even tactile. I understand why this group loves old survey stones. You knew just where your land began and ended by sight alone. Now we have to put trust into...