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This is a two-pronged problem, lowering water-tables and lax rule enforcement. Behind the scenes it’s well accepted that widespread drop in groundwater has already occurred but few say this in public. In defense of delineators, as water-table drops wetlands are getting harder to identify. It’s...

Pinelands Smart Growth, an example TeeGate My concern is that the Smart Growth and Redevelopment fast-track projects, making it easier to bypass customary checks and balances – especially public debate. Mason (1992, Contested Lands: Conflict and Compromise in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens)...

“clusters it into smart-growth areas (Leaken)” Sorry for the post length, but there's lots to say! I suggest that you look at western Atlantic County to see how proposed clustering will proceed. Redevelopment and Smart Growth are land-planners’ tools of choice. Within a 5-mile stretch of...

Misclaims, Have you seen this paper, Open Space is a Good Investment – The Financial Argument for Open Space Preservation? ANJEC, the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, has it in PDF-file format for downloading at their website. The document can be found under Publications –...

My sentiments as well! Kevinhooa, You are so right; there are many stories yet to be told within the Pinelands National Reserve – even south of the Mullica. Blogs like this are evidence enough that a Jerseyman can still enjoy a spirited adventure in South Jersey. Jack McCormick, in his...

Kevinhooa, I think I can provide some additional context for the Atlantic Sand Company location. Although Route 40 was formally laid-out from Downstown to Mays Landing in 1817 (Gloucester County Book B, page 207), wetlands fettered easy passage until this byway was gravelled in 1908. Prior to...

Fire Shadows Pinelandpaddler, my good friend, I’m not an expert at forest fire behavior, but this is how I understand the process. Fire shadows are associated with wildfires. The theory is that catastrophic forest fires create visibly distinct spatial patterns since some areas will burn...

stubborn mule Paddler, Jerseyman, You thugs are both correct; Spung-Man would never-ever cave-in to peer pressure. Your threats to tar-and-feather or walk-the-plank have not worked in the past, nor will they in the future. However, being rendered impotent by superior intellect and charm...