Monthly Archives: January 2012

[Update 1/31/12 – Tom Johnson NJ Spotlight writes the story: Trying to Set a Fair Price for Private Use of Public Lands – Conservationists dismiss DEP’s flat fee as far too low Environmentalists questioned whether the state would still be undervaluing … Continue reading →

Powerline Through the Watergap Would Be an “Obamanation” Here’s four cogent quotes on the proposed $30 million mitigation proposal by power companies to justify destruction of core values of Delaware Watergap National Recreation Area; the Appalachian National Scenic Trail; and … Continue reading →

DEP Lacks Funds to Collect Data – Blame  Craven Fisherman Politics Proponents of a saltwater fishing fee over the past several years had argued it was needed as a way to raise money for just such research, but the state … Continue reading →

Last Sunday (1/22/12), on a brilliant crisp morning I got out to Ken Lockwood Gorge. With snow scarce and gone after just two days, it was special. I walked the Gorge and returned on the Columbia Trail. Great loop. Some … Continue reading →

It was a packed house last night in Andover for the third and final public hearing on the Susquehanna Roseland power line proposal through Delaware Watergap National Recreation Area and the Appalachian Trail corridor. I testifed on Tuesday’s hearing – … Continue reading →