It stinks when you go #hiking to enjoy green pastures and try to get away from it all, only to find yourself confronted by heavy machinery cutting down #trees and scarring hiking #trails. Isn't that escape the reason you go hiking in the first place?
Click below to learn about commercial #logging at Merrill Creek Reservoir, Warren County, #NewJersey #NJ, its negative impacts and what you could do to help.
#hiking #trees #trails #logging #newjersey #nj #nyc #ClimateChange #landpreservation #wildlife
🚵♀️Love exploring the outdoors? Join the #NewJersey Highlands virtual Hike-A-Thon this June! Let's hit the #trails, raise funds for #conservation, and top the mileage leaderboard. Get a 2023 Hike-A-Thon sticker & 1-year NJHC membership. Join Team SRRP to protect the places we love, such as Roaring Rock Park!
#NJ #NYC #hiking #health #fitness #landpreservation #wildlife #cleanwater #climate #climatechange
Learn more here: https://blog.srrpnj.org/716687010465710080
#newjersey #trails #conservation #nj #nyc #hiking #health #fitness #landpreservation #wildlife #cleanwater #climate #ClimateChange
Did you know that Roaring Rock Park has mature trees that provide an enjoyable hiking experience, shade for the trout in Brass Castle creek, AND assist in sequestering carbon in the fight against #ClimateChange?
It is a shame that there are initiatives to cut down mature trees on public lands, across the USA and in NJ.
Read on about this issue and what you can do to help.
#deforestation #logging #landpreservation #trees #wildlife #cleanwater
https://www.srrpnj.org/2023/03/Young-Forest-Initiative-harms-mature-forests.html
#ClimateChange #deforestation #logging #landpreservation #trees #wildlife #cleanwater
The Young Forest Initiative harms old growth forests
>and we need old growth #forests to combat #climatechange.
#deforestation #logging #landpreservation #wildlifepreservation #trees #wildlife #cleanwater
https://www.srrpnj.org/2023/03/Young-Forest-Initiative-harms-mature-forests.html
#forests #ClimateChange #deforestation #logging #landpreservation #wildlifepreservation #trees #wildlife #cleanwater
It is sad that the #NewJersey #Forest Task Force did not take the opportunity to use its recommendations to the New Jersey Legislature to better protect mature #trees and the #wildlife species that depend on them.
#climatechange #deforestation #wildlifepreservation #landpreservation #climatecrisis
Click to learn more.
https://blog.srrpnj.org/post/709643420021538817/nj-forest-task-force-to-present-its-final-report
#newjersey #forest #trees #wildlife #ClimateChange #deforestation #wildlifepreservation #landpreservation #ClimateCrisis
This #nytimes article highlights the need for better scrutiny of public/government relationships when it concerns utilization of #naturalresources i.e. #cleanwater #forests #cleanair #landpreservation
"#Arizona ’s #water is running worryingly low. Amid the worst #drought in more than a millennium , .. the state is depleting what remains of its .. #groundwater. Much of it goes to #private companies nearly free ..."
#nytimes #naturalresources #cleanwater #forests #CleanAir #landpreservation #Arizona #water #drought #groundwater #private
Looking back on 2021, this volunteer decision I made led to one of the most rewarding experiences I have had. Ever.
#landpreservation #climatechange #volunteering #climateaction
#climateaction #volunteering #climatechange #landpreservation