Parkway tunnels planned for critters

[Teegate]

NEWARK -- How will the snakes, frogs and salamanders cross the Garden State Parkway?

Through tunnels. If they can find them.


http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070801/NEWS01/70801015


Guy

 

[dragoncjo]

These should have been erected on all highways a long time ago. At least they are starting to build them now, unfortunately most the animals near the road have probably been wiped out.

 

[bobpbx]

NEWARK -- How will the snakes, frogs and salamanders cross the Garden State Parkway?

Through tunnels. If they can find them.


http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070801/NEWS01/70801015


Guy

Don't put them all in. Put in one and see if it works. I am amused by the people who responded to the article. What shall we call them....NJ couch potoatoes?

 

[pinelandpaddler]

this is a joke, the state has nothing better too do.i say if there in the road then run them over, why should we have to pay all this money so a animal can be safe.

No comment.

 

[Ben Ruset]

The forums on the Press site for this article are pretty as well.

http://forums.app.com/viewtopic.php?t=14675&highlight=

Those forums are like a bunch of JeffD's locked in a small room duking it out.

 

[Teegate]

The Ocean County Observer has a much better article with a sweet headline and a better idea. Here is a small portion of it.

How do pine snakes cross the road? By tunnel, or buy land?


TRENTON — State Sierra Club director Jeff Tittel has a better idea to help snakes and other critters cross a 17-mile section of the Garden State Parkway where widening is proposed: Instead of spending $9 million to build tunnels under the highway, buy some of the land the animals live on.

Specifically, Tittel said, the money would be better spent buying land in the 20,000-acre Forked River Mountains in Lacey and Waretown, home to some of the endangered animals. The hilly area is just to the west of the Parkway.


http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070802/NEWS/708020319


Guy

 

[kingofthepines]

its entirely possible that I missed something but how would purchasing land keep the endangered critters from being killed crossing the parkway? and are there 20000 acres up for sale?

 

[BEHR655]

its entirely possible that I missed something but how would purchasing land keep the endangered critters from being killed crossing the parkway? and are there 20000 acres up for sale?

Well ya see, you get all the animals to move to FRM where they can play and frolic in peace.

Steve