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BOONTON, NJ March 27, 2023 – The New Jersey Highlands Coalition (NJHC) and its partners are seeking the public’s help in designing a logo for their upcoming FOREVER WILD NEW JERSEY environmental advocacy campaign, slated to launch in early May, 2023. The purpose of Forever Wild New Jersey is to designate New Jersey’s publicly ownedread more

(Boonton, NJ) The New Jersey Highlands Coalition releases the following statement today in response to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette’s announcement of the Murphy Administration’s awarding of $24.3 million in Natural Climate Solutions Grants. Urban tree planting has many benefits, from flood mitigation to air filtration, cooling cityscapes in the summer,read more

Highlands Highlights: Great Waters NJ_Feb 2022

Why is a Black woman’s nomination to an all-white environmental board being blocked? Opinion, Elliott Ruga (Feb 10, 2022)

CivicStory: Fresh from the Highlands? Pressure on Newark’s Drinking Water Spurs Citizen Action, Feb 8, 2022

Highlands Highlight: Stewardship of New Jersey’s Publicly Owned Forests (January 18th, 2022)

A first step toward regulating warehouse sprawl? (John Hurdle, NJ Spotlight)

HIGHLANDS HIGHLIGHTS: The Third Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference, November 9th and 10th Online!

Environmental groups pool funds to back Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership

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