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Background on Nitrogen Pollution Continue Reading

Background on Nitrogen Pollution

Learn about causes and effects of nitrogen pollution in Barnegat Bay. American Littoral Society Clean Ocean Action Ocean County Sierra Club Save Barnegat Bay Sedge Island Natural Resources Education Center June 1, 2007 For Release: Contact: Tim Dillingham (ALS) 732-291-0055 Cindy Zipf (COA) 732-872-0111 Greg Auriemma (OCSC) 732-451-9220 Willie deCamp, Jen O’Reilly (SBB) 732-830-3600 Helen […]

STAFFORD ALERT – Hearing Tuesday, August 22 @ 6 PM Continue Reading

STAFFORD ALERT – Hearing Tuesday, August 22 @ 6 PM

A once in a lifetime opportunity for all in southern Ocean County to Speak Out Against Overdevelopment in Manahawkin in a way that may make a difference. Attention Stafford Region Residents Your best chance to have a say in Stafford’s Future Development Tuesday, August 22 from 6-8 PM at Stafford Municipal Building This is vitally […]

Protection Proposed for the Toms River Continue Reading

Protection Proposed for the Toms River

Save Barnegat Bay and six statewide environmental groups have joined to request that Governor Corzine protect the Toms River by giving it “Category One” C-1 status to limit development within 300 feet of the river upstream of the Garden State Parkway. For Immediate Release Contact: Ethan Lavine November 1, 2006 Environment New Jersey Cell: 814-341-2678 […]

Ideas for Moderating development in Toms River Continue Reading

Ideas for Moderating development in Toms River

Write the state’s Office of Smart Growth and tell them how much future development YOU feel is appropriate for Dover Township, and where. Monday, April 24, 2006 Testimony of William deCamp Jr., President Save Barnegat Bay Before: New Jersey Office of Smart Growth At: Dover Township Municipal Building, 133 Washington Street Concerning:Dover Township Petition for […]

Future Development in Toms River – Part Two Continue Reading

Future Development in Toms River – Part Two

In this half of our testimony to the Office of Smart Growth we have been able to be a little more comprehensible to the average citizen. It contains more information about neighborhoods. SBB’s Dover Township comments continued — Numerous studies exist proving that a decline in water quality can be seen in relation to land […]

Stop Excessive Development in Stafford Continue Reading

Stop Excessive Development in Stafford

Save Barnegat Bay, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, and the Ocean County Sierra Club hosted an extremely well-attended rally and educational session on the Stafford Landfill and overdevelopment in Stafford generally. Save Barnegat Bay, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, and the Ocean County Sierra Club hosted a rally and educational session for Stafford Township and Ocean County […]

Major Conservation Success in Little Egg Harbor Twp Continue Reading

Major Conservation Success in Little Egg Harbor Twp

SBB helped clear the way by successfully opposing a sewer extension along North Green Street (Route 539) in Little Egg Harbor. (SEE MAP) Now the Trust for Public Land – a separate organization from SBB – has scored a major conservation success. – Read about SBB’s successful battle to stop Rt 539 sewer extension. In […]

THANK YOU Lavallette Bay Beach Cleanup Volunteers Continue Reading

THANK YOU Lavallette Bay Beach Cleanup Volunteers

On Saturday May 8, volunteers cleaned the Lavallette Bay Beach, heard an outstanding talk on starting your own butterfly garden, and purchased native plants. On Saturday, May 8, about thirty-five volunteers helped out in the annual Save Barnegat Bay cleanup of the Lavallette Bay Beach. Lots of trash was hauled out. In addition, we are […]

ALERT: Help Save Land in LEH and Tuckerton Continue Reading

ALERT: Help Save Land in LEH and Tuckerton

Please write or email Congress to urge that money be appropriated for acquisition of the “Tuckerton Creek” property along Route 539 between Tuckerton and the Garden State Parkway in Little Egg Harbor Township. ALERT: Help conserve land in southern Ocean County. New Jersey is eligible for federal funding for land acquisition from the: Coastal and […]

A Major Victory in Little Egg Harbor & Tuckerton Continue Reading

A Major Victory in Little Egg Harbor & Tuckerton

At the rally called by SBB and three other groups, Little Egg Harbor Mayor Brian Rumpf announced that he would WITHDRAW THE TOWNSHIP’S PETITION TO EXTENDED THE ROUTE 539 / NORTH GREEN SEWER two miles from Frog Pond Road to the Parkway. (SEE MAP) Read Observer editorial. Also: FOLLOW THE MONEY IN LITTLE EGG HARBOR. […]