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 |
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