Monthly Archives: August 2017

Christie’s Highlands Council Seeking to Privatize Regional Plan Amendment Process

Christie proposal would frustrate the next Administration [Update below] The NJ Highlands Council just proposed for public review and public comment a process to amend the Highlands Regional Master Plan (RMP) (read the complete proposal here). The proposed amendment process … Continue reading

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Pacific Northwest

After fleeing smoke in Olympic National Park from wildfires in British Columbia, we headed west and around the Olympic Peninsula, and down the Washington and Oregon coasts. We were in Willamette National ForestĀ along the McKenzie RiverĀ for the solar eclipse. We … Continue reading

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Slogans “Buy Local” & “Sustainable Birdhouses” Provide Cover For Logging Of Public Lands

After you’ve partnered with Trump, it looks like anything goes “Jersey Grown Wood” masks corruption and logging [Update below] I guess when a self-proclaimed “conservation” organization has: 1) formed a “partnership” with Donald Trump; 2) taken money from a Wall … Continue reading

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Olympic Smokeout

We visited Olympic National Park last week (on August 9), and were literally smoked out (photo above) due to record wildfires in British Columbia, Canada. According to the National Park Service, like Glacier National Park, Olympic NP is severely impacted … Continue reading

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Beast Breakdown Fundraiser

Leaving Port Townsend this morning, we stopped to do the laundry. Getting back into the truck, I noticed a significant leak from below the Beast. Smelled like antifreeze. Got a referral by a resident to a good local auto repair … Continue reading

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