Camp Todd – Stop the Bulldozers!! – December 28, 2005

Just 30 miles from NYC, the Ramapos form the eastern edge of the Highlands. Much of the land is protected, but atop the Ramapo ridge in Oakland NJ, Camp Todd may be facing its final days. Along the banks of the Ramapo River, creeping up the mountain, is the 400-home development called Ramapo Reserve, earning the title of NJ’s worst development in National Sierra’s 2000 Sprawl Report. The bulldozers are coming, and the top of the mountain, what’s left of Camp Todd, is next.

Petty’s Island – January 4, 2005

Citgo is offering to give a conservation easement of 392-acre Petty’s Island in the Delaware River for FREE and to clean up ALL contamination to government environmental standards. Citgo is also offering to donate $2 million to a land trust to manage and conserve the island. Taxpayers will not be liable for any environmental clean up costs. Unfortunately the state of NJ has refused Citgo’s gift, since a connected developer has plans for a golf course, single-family luxury homes and a high-rise hotel and convention center. The environmental community is working against the clock, to preserve the island as a protected habitat for the threatened and endangered species that live there. Read more about Petty’s Island. Take action and respond to our alert.

NJ Sierra Trail Maintenance – September 12, 2004

As a member of the NY/NJ Trail Conference, the NJ Chapter has a responsibility to maintain a section of trail. We are fortunate to have been assigned a portion of the Highlands Trail near Lake Hopatcong. For those who know the area, the Trail is roughly from the Eves Mountain Inlet Sanctuary to the Weldon Quarry.

 
Senator Corzine Press Conference – April 1, 2003

Senator Jon Corzine has introduced the ‘Act to Save America’s Forests.’ The Corzine legislation would end logging and roadbuilding in the last remaining ancient forests and roadless areas. I was honored to join Senator Corzine, along with Dr. Jane Goodall, Brent Blackwelder (President of Friends of the Earth), and Carl Ross (Executive Director of Save America’s Forests), at a press conference to speak out for forest protection. Read the press release, and learn more about the legislation. Photos by Tina Schvejda

Transcript, additional photos, audio, and streaming video of the press conference and lecture may be found at the Save America’s Forests website.