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Past Major Campaigns
Overviews of past issues and campaigns in which PPA staff have played key roles.
 | The SanctuaryThe saga of "The Sanctuary” development in the Pine Barrens of Evesham Township is an object lesson in just how hard it is to protect the region’s rare plants and animals from the impacts of development. Learn More |
 | Grawtown Road DevelopmentIn Fall 2007 the Jackson Township Planning Board denied the Grawtown Estates application for a preliminary major subdivision of 493 residential lots of a 300 acrenpiece of property on Grawtown Road, Jackson Township, Ocean County. Learn More |
 | Lumley TractIn 1990 a proposal was submitted to build 281 houses on the Margaret Majors property in Berkeley Township, Ocean County. Learn More |
 | Heritage Minerals SiteIn 1978, by Federal legislation, approximately one million acres of land in Southern New Jersey was designated as the “Pinelands National Reserve”, but in 1979 when the New Jersey Legislature enacted the Pinelands Protection Act about 221,000 acres were not included with the boundaries of the “Pinelands Area”. Learn More |
 | No Sewer Service Area Change for Cedar Run Dock Road (2008)In 2008, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) entered into an “intent to settle” of litigation brought by John Yoder, (Horn, Tyson, and Yoder, Inc.) that would change Stafford’s Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) along Cedar Run Dock Road, Stafford Township, Ocean County from a “proposed sewer service area to existing development only” to a “proposed sewer service area.” Learn More |
 | Open Space Initiatives (2009)Support Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation! Learn More |
 | Garden State Parkway WideningWhat the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is proposing the widening 50 miles of the Garden State Parkway, impinging on hundreds of acres of wetlands and potential habitat for endangered and threatened species. Learn More |
 | Stockton College Growth Expansion ProposalRichard Stockton College wants to expand the college campus into environmentally sensitve areas that were protected under a Memorandum of Agreement with the Pinelands Commission. Learn More |
 | Municipal Diversion of Open SpacePlumsted Township held a public hearing on June 29, 2010 to take public comment on its request to New Jersey Green Acres to remove lots OFF the Plumsted Township Green Acres Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI). Learn More |
 | The Berlin WellThe story of the Berlin Well is a lesson in the problem of boundaries. You have to address what is happening inside and outside the Pinelands boundaries if you want to protect this unique ecosystem. This story also demonstrates that PPA and a group of committed citizens really can make a difference. Learn More |
 | Stafford Landfill - Environment Going to Lose Again?Stafford Township passed an ordinance to allow the Stafford Landfill, which was closed with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Stafford Township and the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, to have solar panels built on top. This ignored the fact that during the MOA process the landfill portion of the Stafford Business Park was deed restricted for open space. Learn More |
 | Stafford Green Acres Application SubmissionStafford Green Acres Application Submission Learn More |
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