About NJ Keep It Green
NJ Keep It Green (KIG) is an active coalition of more than 150 statewide, local, and regional organizations committed to land conservation, agriculture, historic preservation, environmental protection, urban parks, hunting and fishing, and other forms of outdoor recreation, working together to sustain and properly guide funding for the preservation and stewardship of New Jersey’s waterways, wildlife habitat, natural areas, farmland, forests, parks, and historic sites for our quality of life and future generations. NJ KIG led efforts to pass statewide bond measures, such as those in 2009 and 2011, which together provided $600 million for the State Green Acres, Farmland Preservation and Historic Preservation programs.
Following these successes, NJ KIG led a campaign to secure a long-term, sustainable source of funding to ensure permanent protection of critical lands and waters throughout the state. In 2014, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to dedicate existing Corporate Business Tax funds to sustainably provide long-term open space, park, farmland, and historic preservation efforts. This measure will provide $1 billion dollars every 10 years for preservation and stewardship!
Following this tremendous victory, which provides a perpetual source of preservation funding, NJ KIG has subsequently led a successful campaign to pass legislation that will properly implement these funds and ensure they are dedicated to the preservation efforts voters intended. We continue to work toward additional legislation needed for proper fund implementation and to raise awareness for and appreciation of the open spaces, parks, preserved farms, and historic sites that provide NJ residents benefits such as the opportunity for recreation and relaxation, farm fresh foods, and a connection to our diverse and rich history.
Our Member Organizations
350 New Jersey
Absecon Lighthouse
Access New Jersey
Advocates for New Jersey History
American Littoral Society
Appalachian Mountain Club
ArtPride New Jersey
Association of NJ Environmental Commissions
Association of NJ Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc.
Audubon Wildlife Society
Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc.
Bayshore Discovery Project
Bayshore Saltwater Flyrodders
Bedminster Township Open Space-Farmland Preservation Committee
Bergen County Audubon Society
Bergen SWAN (Save the Watershed Action Network)
Camden Greenways
Cape May County Zoological Society
Center for Environmental Transformation
Cherry Hill Environmental Protection Advocates
Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and its Tributaries, Inc.
Clean Ocean Action
Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
Crossroads of the American Revolution Association
Crosswicks-Doctors Creek Watershed Association
D&R Canal Watch
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Delaware and Raritan Canal Coalition
Delaware River Greenway Partnership
Earth Care Ministry Jacksonville Presbyterian Church
Edison Wetlands Association
Elizabeth River/Arthur Kill Watershed Association
Environment New Jersey
Farms in the Heights
Forked River Mountain Coalition
Franklin Residents Against Improper Development (FRAID)
Friends for the Marsh
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
Friends of Island Beach State Park
Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands
Friends of Princeton Open Space, Inc.
Friends of Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Friends of West Windsor Open Space
Friends of the Black Run Preserve
Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
Friends of the Monmouth County Parks, Inc.
Garden State Green Fest
Genesis Farm
Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association
Great Swamp Watershed Association
Greater Newark Conservancy
GreenFaith
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association
Harding Land Trust
Heritage Conservancy
Highlands Coalition
Horse Park of NJ
Hunterdon Coalition
Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Hunterdon Land Trust
Ironbound Community Corporation
Isles, Inc.
Jersey Coast Anglers Association
Jersey Off-Road Bicycling Association
Kingston Greenways Association
Kingston Historical Society
Lacey Rail-Trail Environmental Committee
Lamington Conservancy
League of Historical Societies of New Jersey
Lenape Lifeways Educational Programs, Inc.
Meadowlands Conservation Trust
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts
Monmouth Conservation Foundation
Monmouth County Audubon Society
Monmouth County Historical Association
Montgomery Friends of Open Space
Musconetcong Mountain Conservancy
Musconetcong Watershed Association
NABA – North Jersey Butterfly Club
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
Natural Lands Trust
New Jersey Audubon Society
New Jersey Beach Buggy Association
New Jersey Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Conservation Officers’ Association
New Jersey Division Society of American Foresters
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
New Jersey Environmental Lobby
New Jersey Forestry Association
New Jersey Friends of Clearwater
New Jersey Highlands Coalition
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG)
New Jersey Recreation and Park Association
New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
New Jersey Trout Unlimited
New Jersey Work Environment Council
New York/New Jersey Trail Conference
Old Pine Farm Natural Trust, Inc.
Open Space Institute
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.
Parvin State Park Appreciation Committee
Passaic River Coalition
Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee
Pequannock River Coalition
Perkins Center for the Arts
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
PlanSmart NJ
Preservation New Jersey
Preserve Graydon Coalition
Project HEAL
Protect Our Wetlands, Water and Woods (POWWW)
Rahway River Association
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Ramapough Conservancy
Rancocas Conservancy
Raritan Headwaters Association
Raritan River Environmental Festival
Regional Plan Association
Regional Planning Partnership
Ridge and Valley Conservancy
Saddler’s Woods Conservation Association
Save Hamilton Open Space
Save the Environment of Moorestown (STEM)
Schiff Nature Preserve
Skylands CLEAN, Inc.
Sourland Conservancy
South Jersey Cultural Alliance
South Jersey Land & Water Trust
South Orange Historical and Preservation Society
Southern New Jersey Development Council
Stafford Township Historical Society
StoneBridge Stables
Surfrider Foundation – Jersey Shore Chapter
Teaneck Creek Conservancy
Tewksbury Land Trust
The Conservation Fund
The Fellowship for the Metlar House
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey
The Stickley Museum at Craftman Farms
The Water Works Conservancy, Inc
The Watershed Institute
The Wilderness Society
The Wildlife Society – New Jersey Chapter
Traditional Archers of New Jersey
Transition Newton & NW New Jersey
Trent House Association
Trenton Historical Society
Trust for Public Land
Tuckerton Seaport – Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen’s Museum
Union Forge Heritage Association
United Bowhunters of NJ
Vernon Township Historical Society
Verona Park Conservancy
Washington Crossing Audubon Society
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
Woodbury Community Gardens