Articles
Battle to Save the Highlands (pdf)
Coalition Urges State Review (pdf)
Congress Passes Legislation (pdf)
Congress Sends Highlands Bill (pdf)
Debate Over Highlands Now Turns to Fairness (pdf)
NJ Environmental Federation News (pdf)
Farm Boards Say "No" to Highlands (pdf)
Fast Track Law Needs Review, Challenge (pdf)
Highlands Measure Also Needs Second Look (pdf)
Highlands Rediscovered (pdf)
Highlands Regional Study (pdf)
The Highlands Region (pdf)
Kean Has Some Advice for McGreevey: Just Do It. (pdf)
A Land Divided (pdf)
Land Value No Reason to Fight Highlands (pdf)
Legal Experts Say Lawsuite a Longshot (pdf)
McGreevey Considers Executive Order (pdf)
McGreevey Wins Battle to Protect State Water (pdf)
Message is Clear: Growth a Priority (pdf)
New Jersey Blocks Off Highlands (pdf)
Pataki Unveils Deal (pdf)
Residents Divided on Highlands Lawsuit (pdf)
State's Press Calls for Balance in the Highlands (pdf)
Fast-Track Too High a Price for the Highlands (pdf)
General Web Sites
Highlands Coalition, Thomas Gilbert, Exec. Dir www.highlandscoalition.org
Historic Hudson Valley, Waddell Stillman www.hudsonvalley.org
Morris Land Conservancy, David Epstein www.morrislandconservancy.org
New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Michele Byer www.njconservation.org
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection wwww.state.nj.us/dep
New Jersey Future www.savethehighlands.org
New Jersey Natural LAnds Trust www.njsierra.org
Ridge and Valley Conservancy, Inc. www.rvclandtrust.org
Scenic Hudson www.scenichudson.org
The Trust for Public Land www.tpl.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=629
www.crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/highlands
www.nj.gov/dep/gis/depsplash.htm
www.fs.fed.us/na/highlands/highlands
www.njconservation.org/html/summer04.pdf
www.crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/sterling/forest.html
www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/final-hieco.pdf
www.njaudubon.org/Conservation?MArch02updates.html
www.scc.rutgers.edu/cei/TextVersion/projects.htm
nj.usgs.gov/publications/wri.html
www.state.nj.us/dep/wmm/sgwqt/wat/hl-web.htm
www.njskylands.com/odbirds.htm
www.rci.rutgers.edu/~magarell/chimney_rock/articles/5year.html
Excellent Comprehensive Resource that can be downloaded from www.regionbuilder.org
Russ Beaton and Chris Maser, 1999, Reuniting Economy and Ecology in Sustainable Development, Lewis Publishers
Water Highlands to Ocean: A First Close Look at the Outstanding Landscapes and Waterscapes of the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Region
Water, Land, Air and the 14 Regional Indicators By Tony Hiss and Christopher Meier. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Morristown, New Jersey
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Please note that most of these articles are not online. Weblinks are provided only as a reference. However, in most cases, you should be able to find these articles in the campus library.
- 5/12/04 Sweeney Voting for Developers? Terence Dopp
- 6/8/04 Senate to Vote on Highlands: Environment Committee Passes Bill on for Full Floor Vote Which is set for Thursday. Terence Dopp
- 3. 5/6/04 Without Payment Plan, Highlands Bill in Limbo: Program Needs Funding, Sponsor Says. Terence Dopp
- 6/10/04 Freeholders Urge Lance to Say “No”. Katherine Blok
- 5/9/04 Uncommon Ground. Steve Chambers
- 6/8/04 Highlands Bill Clears Political Logjam. Steve Chambers
- 5/6/04 Highlands Bill Spurs a Deal Here, a Promise There: Bartering Begins Over Legislation . Steve Chambers
- 10/31/04 McGreevey Yielded to Highlands Pressure: Officials Say Lobbying Resulted in Map Changes to Accommodate Development. Steve Chambers
- 11/9/04 Highlands Council Gains 5 New Members: First Meeting of Powerful Panel Tentatively Scheduled for Mid-December. Steve Chambers
- 11/4/04 $30 million Fund to Help Preserve the Highlands: Money to be Riased Through Rate Hike Paid by Users of Wanaque Reservoir. Steve Chambers
- 12/1/04 Bush Approves Federal Funds to Protect Highlands: Law Allots at Least $100 Million over Next Ten Years for Open Space Preservation. Mike Frassinelli
- 11/2/04 Waivers Renew Highlands Debate: Environmentalists Argue Loophole in Preservation Law Allows Big Projects to Proceed. Steve Chambers
- 6/9/04 The Highlands and Beyond.
- 4/18/04 On Politics. John Sullivan
- 10/17/04 Smoothing Edges on Fast-Track: But Environmentalists are Still Not Pleased. John Sullivan
www.hunterdoncountydemocrat.com
- 11/11/04 Highlands Limits Take Toll on Hunterdon Farm Values. Deb Dawson
- 11/16/04 Poll: Many Sympathize with Farmers. Larry Higgs
- 9/5/04 Farm Boards say ‘No’ to Highlands. Larry Higgs
- 9/10/04 Land Value No Reason to Fight Highlands.