SELECTED PRESS RELEASES and PUBLICATIONS
Contacts
Kelly.Mooij@njaudubon.org 609-577-1434 (mobile). Coordinator of NJ Keep It Green
Tom.Gilbert@tpl.org 267-261-7325 (mobile). Chairman of NJ Keep It Green
November 3, 2009 NJ Keeps It Green! Passes Green Acres, Clean Water Ballot Issue.
November 3, 2009 Success has immediate impact, with much more to come
November 2, 2009 Leaders urge "Vote Yes" at Great Falls of Paterson
November 2, 2009 Support for State Farmland Preservation
October 30, 2009 NJ Agriculture Leaders urge "Vote Yes," Harvest for Farmers Against Hunger
October 29, 2009 Dean of Rutgers' Bloustein School Emphasizes "Wise Investment" of Question #1
October 29, 2009 Hunterdon and Highlands Leaders Rally to Support Vote "Yes"
October 28, 2009 Leaders, with Barnegat Bay backdrop, support voting Yes
October 27, 2009 600 Acres to be lost without Green Acres bond funding (The Nature Conservancy)
October 27, 2009 Support for "Yes" on Historic Preservation and Investment
October 22, 2009 Group Urges Voters to Continue NJ's Green Acres, Clean Water Commitments
October 22, 2009 State Leaders Urge Voting "Yes" for Clean Water
October 21, 2009 Broad Support for "Yes" on Public Question #1 to Continue Historic Preservation
October 12, 2009 Senate Majority Leader Sweeney, Asw Riley Harvest for Hunger, Support Question #1
September 19, 2009 NJ Keep It Green Kicks Off Campaign: Vote YES on Public Question #1
September 9, 2009 Lester Brown Endorses Green Acres, Clean Water Ballot Measure
August 18, '09 NJ Keep It Green Applauds Signing of Legislation to Place Continued Preservation
Funding on November 3 Ballot.
August 8, '09 Last State Preservation Funds Appropriated. Voter Approval Needed...
June 25, 2009 Groups Applaud State Legislators for Granting Voters the Choice on Open Space
June 22, 2009 Bi-Partisan Group of State Legislators, Supporters Call for Voter Choice on Open Space
June 17, 2009 Study Shows Economic Value of Open Space Bond Measure Would Far Exceeds Costs
Study based partly on: Valuing New Jersey's Natural Capital
June 4, 2009 Preservation Efforts at Risk as Last Funds Appropriated. Ballot Measure Needed.
May 13, 2009 Poll shows voters support $600 million bond to continue state preservation efforts.
+Summary of poll.
May 11, 2009 Assembly Environment Committee Supports Letting Voters Choose Future of Open Space
May 4, 2009 Leaders Cite Need For Renewed Preservation Funding
May 4, 2009 Summary reports on Garden State Preservation Trust Accomplishments,
Benefits and Needs. All-in-one summary here.
May 4, 2009 Full "white papers" on Garden State Preservation Trust Accomplishments,
Benefits and Needs. Executive Summary of all three coming soon.
SELECTED ARTICLES
Please contact us for additional past articles.
Nov 13, 2009 Saving What's Left (Editorial by Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nov 11, 2009 Thank You for Voting to Keep New Jersey Green (Examiner)
Nov 4 - Nov 11, 2009 -- TEN MORE NEWS ARTICLES LINKED TO THIS DOCUMENT
Oct 28 - Nov 4, 2009 -- OVER 50 MORE NEWS ARTICLES LINKED TO THIS DOCUMENT.
Oct 28, 2009 Keep open space a NJ priority (Herald News)
Oct 28, 2009 NJ Keep It Green coalition sends 'big green message' (Star Ledger)
Oct 28, 2009 Kuperas: Vote "Yes" on open space bond (Asbury Park Press)
Oct 29, 2009 Watershed association says vote "Yes" (Star Ledger)
Oct 28, 2009 Keep It Green Rallying for ballot question today (Asbury Park Press)
Oct 28, 2009 Say Yes to clean water and open space (Princeton Packet)
Oct 28, 2009 Watershed rallies for Yes vote on ballot question (Pennington Post)
Oct 28, 2009 Open space funding is a sound investment (The Record)
Oct 27, 2009 Protecting Open Space Actually Stabilizes Taxes (Holmdel Voice)
Oct 27, 2009 A common bond for voters: land conservation (Huffington Post)
Oct 27, 2009 County preserves land; Public Question #1 on Nov. 3 (Alternative press)
Oct 27, 2009 Open space bond also preserves history (WBGO)
Oct 27, 2009 Support ballot question (Star Ledger)
Oct 26, 2009 Public Question #1: investment (Knowledge Communities)
Oct 26, 2009 Yes to Question #1 (Environmental Politics)
Oct 26, 2009 Back bonding for open space (Asbury Park Press)
Oct 25 2009 Essex County touts open space acquisition (Star Ledger)
Oct 23, 2009 Voters should support open space bond this fall (Daily Record)
Oct 23, 2009 Voting "Yes" preserves clean water (Alternative Press)
Oct 23, 2009 Picture perfect politics (The Record)
Oct 22, 2009 Vote Yes investment saves wildlife, too (Home News Tribune)
Oct 22, 2009 State Leaders, in Newark, Urge Voting "Yes" (Daily Newarker)
Oct 22, 2009 An opportunity to keep water clean (The Record)
Oct 22, 2009 Leaders and Professionals Support Voting "Yes" (Alternative Press)
Oct 22, 2009 Vote to protect clean water and open space (Examiner)
Oct 22, 2009 State leaders to be in Newark to support voting Yes (Daily Newarker)
Oct 22, 2009 Replenishing the Preservation Trust (PSEG)
Oct 22, 2009 Watershed Association supports voting Yes (Alternative Press)
Oct 22, 2009 Preserving Clean Water (Suburban News)
Oct 21, 2009 Open Space and Family Memories: Vote Yes to Support Both (US1)
Oct 21, 2009 Urging passage of environmental measure (Town Topics)
Oct 21, 2009 Land preservation trust deserves new life (Central Jersey)
Oct 21, 2009 Support open space on Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Hunterdon Review)
Oct 21, 2009 Farmland preservation saves more than just land (Trenton Times)
Oct 20, 2009 Your Voice Matters (Green Happenings blog)
Oct 20, 2009 We gain more than saved land from farmland preservation (The Record)
Oct 20, 2009 Farmland preservation saves more than just land (The Record)
Oct 20, 2009 This conservative is voting yes (Daily Record)
Oct 19, 2009 Voters should support the open space referendum (PolitickerNJ)
Oct 19 2009 Editorial: Open space is a wise investment (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Oct 18, 2009 Rally to boost support for preservation bond (Asbury Park Press)
Oct 17 2009 In support of public question on Green Acres (Independent Press)
Oct 16 2009 You'll never make a better $10 annual investment (Madison Eagle)
Oct 16 2009 Saving farmland improves quality of life (Daily Journal)
Oct 15, 2009 Voters to decide $400m open space/preservation measure (The Citizen)
Oct 15, 2009 Rahway River Association urges voters to support NJ Green Acres referendum (Suburban News)
Oct 15, 2009 Vote to save land, protect water (Hunterdon Review)
Oct 14, 2009 Future of state farmland, open space and historic preservation up to voters (Daily Journal)
Oct 13, 2009 The Other New Jersey Race: Parks Make Dollars, and Sense (Huffington Post)
Oct 13, 2009 State officials, South Jersey farmers, support farm preservation (Gloucester County Times)
Oct 13, 2009 Cast an informed vote for NJ land conservation (Times of Trenton)
Oct 13, 2009 Officials Promote Open Space (Today's Sunbeam)
Oct 13, 2009 Autumn Harvest to Combat Hunger, Promote Public Question #1 (Alternative Press)
Oct 12, 2009 Support for Green Acres, Clean Water Resolution (Alternative Press)
Oct 12, 2009 Keeping the Farm in the Family, and the Family on the Farm (Alternative Press)
Oct 10, 2009 Preserving open space protects drinking water (Daily Journal)
Oct 9, 2009 Open space: an investment that pays forever (Alternative Press)
Oct 8, 2009 Cast an informed vote for conservation (NJ Herald)
Oct 8, 2009 Vote "Yes" on open space question (Letter in News of Cumberland County)
Oct 7, 2009 Madison council backs $400m open space bond on fall ballot (Madison Eagle)
Oct 7, 2009 Salem County marks 200th farm preservation (Today's Sunbeam)
Oct 7, 2009 McKeon: Poll results indicate benefits of open space resonating with voters (PolitickerNJ)
Oct 7, 2009 Poll: NJ voters likely to approve $400m in bonds for open space preservation (NJ Newsroom)
Oct 6, 2009 Union County voters urged to support $400m to replenish state Green Acres fund (Central Jersey)
Oct 4, 2009 Get Ready to Vote Green Again (The Record)
Oct 1, 2009 "Open space stabilizes taxes" (Daily Record)
Oct 1, 2009 Hitting the Campaign Trail to Preserve Open Space (Star Leger)
Sep 30, 2009 NJ Keep It Green kicks off campaign (Alternative Press)
Sep 30, 2009 NJ voters will weigh bond issue in November (WHYY)
Sep 29, 2009 Keep It Green kicks off campaign (Burlington County Times)
Sep 29, 2009 Group campaigns for NJ open space ballot question (Asbury Park Press)
Sep 29, 2009 Groups campaign to win voter support (Star Ledger)
Sep 29, 2009 Open Space ballot question (AP)
Sep 29, 2009 Coalition pushes for approval of open space (WBGO)
Sep 29, 2009 Call on citizens to Vote Yes (PolitickerNJ)
Sep 29, 2009 Group pushes passage of open space bond (Press of AC)
Sep 29, 2009 Groups campaign for open space (The Record) and Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier Post
Sep 17, 2009 Preserving farms an efficient investment in the state's future (Courier News/Home News)
Sep 16, 2009 Renewing Open Space Fund Will Pay Benefits for New Jersey (Star-Ledger op-ed)
Sep 16, 2009 Vote Yes on Bond for Open Space (Press of Atlantic City, letter)
Sep 12, 2009 Endorsement of Public Question #1 by Lester Brown (Times of Trenton)
Sep 12, 2009 9/11 Memorial Park Supported by NJ Green Acres (Alternative Press)
Sep 9, 2009 Endorsement of Public Question #1 (Cranford). See more on 'Endorsement' tab of this website.
Sep 6, 2009 Decision on wise investments (Times of Trenton)
Aug 27, 2009 N.J. open space question officially on Nov. 3 ballot (Examiner)
Aug 24, 2009 Smart Growth Planning (Shore News Today)
Aug 19, 2009 "If you love your hometown...Head to the polls on November 3" (URWA Blog)
Aug 18, 2009 Smith-Gordon-Beach Billto Authorize Open Space Bonding Signed Into Law (PolitickerNJ)
Aug 18, 2009 McKeon Bill Asking Voters to OK Money for Open Space Preservation Signed Into Law (PolitickerNJ)
Aug 18, 2009 November Ballot Question for Open Space (Green Jersey)
Aug 11, 2009 Latest state funding will help keep county green (Burlington County Times)
Aug 11, 2009 Our next door neighbor is greener than ever (Cherry Hill in Jersey)
Aug 10, 2009 "People 100 years from now will still see that view" (Star Ledger)
Aug 7, 2009 "Environmental advocates say Governor has to refill coffers for open space" (Star Ledger)
Aug 7, 2009 "Investments...will pay dividends for generations to come" (NJ Biz article)
Aug 7, 2009 Corzine inks open space legislation (The News of Cumberland County)
Aug. 6, 2009 Governor Corzine Signs Bill Appropriating Last of GSPT Funds (Preservation NJ)
Aug 6, 2009 Wagner bill providing for open space preservation signed into law (Politicker NJ)
July 22, 2009 The Re-Greening of Cranford (Endangered New Jersey)
July 17, 2009 Short -term debt is long-term gain when saving land (My Central Jersey)
July 12, 2009 Preserving Dunellen's last green space a government win (My Central Jersey)
July 8, 2009 Open space plan gains some support (Star Ledger)
July 7, 2009 Groups drop opposition to $400m open space referendum (Star Ledger)
July 3, 2009 Cumberland County OKs long-awaited open space plan (Press of Atlantic City)
July 1, 2009 Deal will preserve 78-acre tract in Cape May (Press of Atlantic City)
June 30, 2009 Watershed Association Urges Governor: Keep New Jersey Green (NJ.com)
June 29, 2009 Celebrating NJ's Preservation Trust (My Central Jersey)
June 28, 2009 Time Critical to Preserve Open Space (Daily Record)
June 28, 2009 Save Land From Development, Save Money (Asbury Park Press)
June 26, 2009 Farmland preservation is a plus for Cumberland County (NJ.com)
June 26, 2009 NJ will ask voters to approve $400m open space bond (New Jersey Newsroom)
June 26, 2009 Freeholder Brown applauds action to put open space funding on ballot
June 25, 2009 Preserved lands more than pay for themselves (Examiner)
June 25, 2009 Overwhelming bipartisan support in Assembly speaks to importance of open space to NJ voter
June 25, 2009 Smith-Sweeney bill to authorize open space bonding approved in Senate
June 22, 2009 Keep the vote for open space (Inquirer)
June 22, 2009 McKeon welcomes advancing of open space ballot question measure in Assembly budget panel
June 22, 2009 McKeon / Riley bill asking voters to ok funding for open space and historic preservaton advances
June 22, 2009 Smith-Sweeney bill to authorize open space bonding approved by budget panel
June 22, 2009 Tom Kean supports referendum on bonding for open space
June 20, 2009 Preserve preservation efforts (Times of Trenton)
June 19, 2009 Study Shows Economic Value of Open Space (Alternative Press)
June 18, 2009 Let people vote on open space (The Citizen)
June 18, 2009 Bloomfield keeps open space spending after outcry (Star Ledger)
June 17, 2009 Preserving Open Space Is Always Worth Support (Courier Post)
June 15, 2009 The $600 million Question (WNYC)
June 15, 2009 "Open Space" Transcends Boundaries
June 14, 2009 Keep "garden" in Garden State (Daily Record)
May 28, 2009 Don't back a candidate opposing preservation (Courier News)
May 26, 2009 Preserved local farm using cash to expand (The Record)
May 21, 2009 Preserving Out Land (Star Ledger)
May 20, 2009 With trust nearly drained, N.J. preservationists fear for historic sites (Star Ledger)
May 19, 2009 N.J. can't afford NOT to approve $600m bond for open space (Press of AC)
May 15, 2009 Gilmore: An investment in our future (The Record)
May 14, 2009 Let voters decide on preservation funding (Examiner)
May 13, 2009 The Record: A shortage of green (The Record)
May 7, 2009 Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation (Examiner)
May 5, 2009 Over 170 gather in Trenton for open space funding (Green Jersey)
May 4, 2009 McKeon: Open Space Crucial to Economic Vitality
Apr 17, 2009 Nov. vote may feature preservation referendum (Asbury Park Press)
Apr 17, 2009 Take Advantage of the bad times (Capitol Quickies)
Apr 17, 2009 Voters may get to decide on preservation fund (Chery Hill Courier Post)
Apr 17, 2009 N.J. lawmakers urged to keep preservation funds flowing (Press of A.C.)
Apr 16, 2009 Preservation fund broke (NJN) Click link then choose story at the right.
Apr 7, 2009 Forest in Butler Purchased for Preservation (Daily Record)
Mar 28, 2009 3,100 Watershed Acres Spared (The Record)
Mar 20, 2009 Open Space Preservation Is Critical (Two River Times)
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Jan 29, 2008 Open-space skimping assailed
Jan 17, 2008 Corzine to mayors: Tax relief hangs on toll plan
Dec 13, 2007 N.J. voters OK open space funding, no thanks to locals
Nov 14, 2007 Open space funding OK'd for one more year
Nov 2, 2007 In county, Corzine pitches land fund
Nov 2, 2007 No sure answers for ballot questions
Nov 2, 2007 Ballot questions: Our preferences
Nov 2, 2007 Albano in love with job
Nov 1, 2007 GOVERNOR CEREMONIALLY SIGNS GSPT LEGISLATION
Nov 1, 2007 MEASURE PROVIDING $40 MILLION IN OPEN SPACE FUNDS SIGNED INTO LAW
Nov 1, 2007 Sussex County previews draft of plan to save more farmland
Nov 1, 2007 Pop's will never be on the market for builders
Nov 1, 2007 Yes on Question 3
Oct 28, 2007 State questions
Oct 28, 2007 Vote 'yes' on Questions
Oct 23, 2007 Groups rally at Woolwich farm
Oct 23, 2007 Panel backs open space bond issue
Oct 23, 2007 Woolwich couple aim to protect farm
Oct 23, 2007 County supports open space
Oct 22, 2007 Letters to the Editor
Oct 19, 2007 Anti-open space ads "lies"
Oct 18, 2007 Residents will vote on land preservation
Oct 18, 2007 Willow Pond teaches ecology lessons
Oct 18, 2007 Buena Vista tour shows what open-space funding can save
Oct 17, 2007 BUENA VISTA: Open space advocates want your vote
Oct 17, 2007 Back Vote No. 3 for open space
Oct 16, 2007 Baroni, Singh debate for 14th
Oct 14, 2007 Unregistered voters have until Tuesday to sign up
Oct 12, 2007 BUENA: Township endorses open space legislation
Oct 11, 2007 How one community encourages preservation
Oct 11, 2007 Byram
plans greenway
Oct 06, 2007 Farm unit urges OK for bond
Oct 03, 2007 Byram finds the space Township
secures '$2M worth of open space land for $500,000'
Oct 02, 2007 Local, county effort on to
fund open space trust
Sep 26, 2007 O'port supports state preservation bond act
Sep 26, 2007 N.J. Voters to Decide Whether to 'Keep It Green'
Sep 21, 2007 Upper
Pittsgrove backs preservation bond
Sep 20, 2007 Coalition
pushes open space bond
Sep 20, 2007 Byram
to form Highlands working group for more input into plans
Sep 20, 2007 Groups
to push for approval of $200M open space measure
Sep 19, 2007 Coalition
campaigns for open space preservation
Sep 19, 2007 Keep
It Green' campaign seeks spot on the ballot
Sep 19, 2007 Byram
to form Highlands working group for more input into plans
Sep 18, 2007 Byram
supports Open Space initiative
Sep 18, 2007 Sussex
County to use funds to preserve farms
Sep 12, 2007 New
Plans Expected for Takanessee Beach Club
Sep 04, 2007 Monument
Honors Fallen WWI Heroes
Aug 29, 2007 Stockton Students to 'Go
Green'
Aug 28, 2007 14th
District Candidates Support Trust Fund Ballot Iniative
Aug 24, 2007 ELECTION
2007: Legislative hopefuls support open space vote
Aug 23, 2007 Panter
and Mallet Receive Sierra Club Endorsement
Aug 22, 2007 Corzine
Plan for Toll Hikes Still Evolving
Aug 13, 2007 Philadelphia
Inquirer Letter to the Editor
Aug 12, 2007 Open
Space Costly for Municipalities to Maintain
Aug 12, 2007 Open
Spaces Pinching Suburbs
Aug 08, 2007 State
Open-Space Funding Question Will Go to Voters
Aug 04, 2007 The
Times Letter to the Editor
Aug 03, 2007 Put
Bond Cash to Highlands
Aug 02, 2007 Glassboro
Needs Open-Space Fund Protection
Aug 01, 2007 Preserving
the State Preservation Trust Fund: Environment NJ Seeks Support
in Montclair
Aug 01, 2007 On
Ballot This Fall
Aug 01, 2007 Voters
to Have Say on Open Space Bond
Aug 01, 2007 State
Voters to Weigh in on Open Space Funding
Aug 01, 2007 Borrowing
for Open Space Again on November Ballot
Jul 31, 2007 Corzine
to Sign Bill Asking Voters to OK $200 Million for Open Space
Jul 31, 2007 Corzine
Signs Open Space Ballot Questions
Jun 27, 2007 Green
Activists Lobby For Funding
Jun 21, 2007 Assembly Passes McKeon Bill To Sustain Open-Space Preservation Program
Jun 6, 2007 Articles From Keep It Green's June 6th Press Event
May 24, 2007 State Debates How to Find the Green for Open Space
May 23, 2007 Trenton Pushes for Open Space
May 21, 2007 From Beaches to Pine Barrens, a Study Puts Values on New Jersey's Natural Assets
May 15, 2007 Green Aid Legislation Cut Off By Governor
Mar 2, 2007 Plan's aim is saving land - Voters will be asked to decide on allocating more sales tax revenue.
Feb 28, 2007 Renew state preservation trust
Feb 28, 2007 Plan would tap sales tax for open space
Feb 27, 2007 Push is on to replenish open space fund
SOME ADDITIONAL PAST PRESS RELEASES
Please contact us for additional past press releases.
Mar 04, 2008 Budget Cuts Will Hit NJ's Natural Areas Hard
Oct 09, 2007 Historic Stockton School to
Highlight Preservation Efforts
Oct 09, 2007 Bernards Township Historic
and Open Space Site Showcases Urgent Need for Preservation Funding
Oct 03, 2007 Cape May & Conservation
Groups To Showcase Open Space and Advocate For Ballot
Question #3
Oct 02. 2007 Byram Township Open Space Purchases
Supported By NJ Preservation Funds
Oct 01, 2007 Coalition Celebrates First Property
Preserved with Federal Highlands Funds
Sep 19, 2007 Coalition Kicks Off Campaign
to Build Overwhelming Voter Support for November Public Question
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