New Jersey is famous for being the most densely populated state in the country. Almost every part of the state is populated with very little desolate area.
Now our State government is spending $9.7 million to preserve more than 5,000 acres of woodlands and wetlands in Atlantic County’s Great Egg Harbor River watershed.
Now our State government is spending $9.7 million to preserve more than 5,000 acres of woodlands and wetlands in Atlantic County’s Great Egg Harbor River watershed.
The state’s Green Acres program is purchasing the land from Lenape Farms and HBH Associates.
The Environmental Protection Department says the purchase protects the headwaters of Steven’s Creek, Gibson’s Creek and Mill Creek, which are tributaries to Great Egg Harbor River.
The property provides habitat for the barred owl, northern pine snake, Pine Barrens tree frog, Cooper’s hawk, timber rattlesnake, Cope’s gray tree frog, bald eagle, red-headed woodpecker and diamondback terrapin.
Imagine how many townhouses could be built on all that land.
The Environmental Protection Department says the purchase protects the headwaters of Steven’s Creek, Gibson’s Creek and Mill Creek, which are tributaries to Great Egg Harbor River.
The property provides habitat for the barred owl, northern pine snake, Pine Barrens tree frog, Cooper’s hawk, timber rattlesnake, Cope’s gray tree frog, bald eagle, red-headed woodpecker and diamondback terrapin.
Imagine how many townhouses could be built on all that land.
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