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Apathy Suggests Contentment I too wrote a polite, thoughtful, but pointed note to the senator. A couple more dispatches and we might just make a difference! We need to ensure that the government works for us by participating. At least that is what it says in the owner’s manual.

the New Urbanism – is it appropriate for the Pinelands? Smart Growth, the "New Urbanism," promises development that is environmentally, fiscally, and economically smart. Is it appropriate to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to encourage Pinelands redevelopment schemes? I suggest that the...

I too feel this is a simple matter of greenwash, which is when companies spin their policies as environmentally sound even when they may not be. It might be useful to ask what is NJLM’s vision of “certified sustainable” for the Pinelands National Reserve? In earlier posts, examples of Pinelands...

Mayor’s Committee for a Green Future, NJ League of Municipalities According to their website, the Mayor’s Committee for a Green Future (MCGF) “is promoting greening in New Jersey municipalities through education, outreach, leadership and support for municipal programs and practices that protect...

That’s why there’s a Pinelands National Reserve… Here’s where we may have advantage over the rest of the State. In the Governor’s DEP Transition Report, land-use permitting will fall under Pinelands Commission jurisdiction. It should be much easier to hold the New Lisbon crowd to task than...

An EIA-Related Land-Use Planning-Change Scenario In the publicly funded Buena Vista News (June-July 2009), the Township Mayor wrote an article entitled “The Richland Village Project – Grants, Improvements and Myths…” Within is stated, “Richland is not going to have sewers.” Yet, it appears that...

Redevelopment and Smart Growth Yes, the (mis)use of Redevelopment and Smart Growth will have an effect upon all facets of Pinelands stewardship. For example, wetland-rule considerations: Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan Wetlands management Proposed Amendments: N.J.A.C...

Redevelopment and Smart Growth sorry, it posted twice. For some reason different browsers are giving different results. I'm a Mac, so Bob's post above looks fine to me but is broken on other formatted displays. These issues seem to be relicts related to cut-and-paste.

Final Report Department of Environmental Protection Transition From the report: "Accordingly, DEP must take the following actions to address this situation: Permitting Reinvention Delegate land use permitting to the Meadowlands, Highlands, and Pinelands Commissions for the areas within...

Only the inner firebrick lining remains intact in the postcard photo, and the outer ironstone "pyramid-shaped" structure has been pilfered since the sketch was imaged. The sketch date may be spurious, indicating the date drawn but its "whole" image was copied from an older photograph...

Encyclopaedia - encyclopedia I still have that cursed battle today with wind-action’s Latin dipthong Æ ! Aeolian – Eolian

A Blast from the Past... Jeseryman, This is an interesting view of (A)Etna. At first glance I thought the post card mislabeled. The edifice looks nothing like the classic hearth-view of Etna (see below). Then it clicked. Your photo may have been taken from the ramp-side, which is looking...

Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee Hmm, I wonder what this is all about? Spung-Man New Jersey State Legislature 2010-2011 A501 Prohibits Pinelands Commission from altering pinelands management area boundaries. Environment and Solid Waste Last Session Bill Number...

Old-timey Cures The local farmer’s cure for both poison ivy and chigger bites is buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata), a “white-man’s footprint” weed that escaped Europe. First, pick a fistful of fresh leaves, clasp hands, and roll the vegetation into a little green wet mass. Then lift the...

Here's to you, Joe Sapia, the Spotswoods' champion! Ben, I'm a proponent of Pine Barrens outliers, detached islands of sandy, pine-tree dominated terrain that exist beyond what is customarily considered "The Pines," even to Sayreville. Their plant-material component may not exactly match the...

Pray tell, what brew pairs with this menu? Down-to-the-Carrot… Ah, does anyone remember this local eatery (in Pomona, next to the bar once endearingly called Quigley Mansion)? I was cleaning files and found this relict of Stockton State College primeval. My acquaintance with the...

Jimmie crack corn… Eric, Early on I understood this minstrel’s message; the protagonist was preparing a mash to make moonshine! Grain cracking for grist is a necessary step to convert starch to fermentable sugars by enzymatic conversion. On occasion farm hands enlisted me into collecting...

Ethnic Archipelago Eric, For authenticity, search out a copy of Weiss (1963: The Early Breweries of New Jersey, 98 pp.). Harry B. Weiss authored a magnificent series of monographs on a suite of vocational topics for the New Jersey Agricultural Society. Within are a few local brew recipes...

Upon Jerseyman's Suggestion... I've been asked to clarify this point. Spung appellatives 1-16 provided above were collected from South Jersey vernacular and specifically used to collectively describe Pinelands enclosed basins. Similar shallow depressions are found within several hundred...