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The act is intended to preserve both large volumes of New Jersey's fresh water sources for 5.4 million residents and the biodiversity in the area, in the face of increasing development in the exurbs of New York City. [3] The act was signed into law on August 10, 2004, by Governor of New Jersey James McGreevey. [2]
The Preservation Area part of the plan was approved by the Pinelands Commission on August 8, 1980. The Protection Area Plan, which also constituted the Comprehensive Management Plan for the national Pinelands Preserve, was adopted by the Commission on November 21, 1980 and approved by Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus on January 16, 1981.
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. Wanaque was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the rules of the act and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council , a division of the New Jersey Department of ...
The law also divides the Highlands region into a "preservation area," which is required to conform to the council's development plan, and a "planning area," in which conformance to the council's development plan is voluntary. In the preservation area, most major developments require a special permit from the NJDEP before they can proceed.
The New Jersey Highlands Council held a 20th anniversary summit at Frelinghuysen Arboretum. From left are state Sen. Bob Smith (on video), John Weingart, Michele Byers and state sen. John McKeon.
Congress created the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, the country's first National Reserve, to protect the area under the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. The surviving Medford office of Dr. James Still, the 19th century "Black Doctor of the Pines", was purchased for preservation by the State of New Jersey in 2006. Today it is ...
The organization was first formed in 1988 as a program focused on Highlands preservation within the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Founded in 2005, the Coalition was incorporated in 2006, and received 501(c)(3) status in 2007.
In 2004, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, which regulates the New Jersey Highlands region. The northwestern area of the county, comprising the municipalities of Bloomingdale, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Wanaque and West Milford, was included in the highlands preservation area and is subject to the ...