Resources
COMMENTS TO AGENCIES
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
MAP/GIS
HIGHLANDS COUNCIL
Other Publications
Forestry
Development
Water Resources
Cultural/Historical Resources
Forestry
- Forester vs Ecologist
- Scale and frequency of natural disturbances in the northeastern US
- Global importance of large diameter trees
- Rate of carbon accumulation increases with tree size
- Wild Carbon: A Synthesis of Recent Findings
- Policy Principles for Successful Stewardship of New Jersey’s Public Forests, Nov 2021
- The Role of Old Forests and Big Trees in Carbon Sequestration in the Pacific Northwest
- The Complex Relationship Between Climate and Sugar Maple Health
- Carbon Storage in US Wetlands
- Carbon, Climate and Forest Management: Analysis of Key New Scientific Findings (2019)
- Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs
- Acknowledging life to stop forest degradation
- Anthropogenic Modification of Forests and Forest Integrity
- Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems
- Degradation & forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%
- Intact forests in the United States – proforestation mitigates climate change and serves the greatest good
Development
- Core Values – Skylands Visitor Article (Elliott Ruga)
- Protecting the Resources of the New Jersey Highlands
- Template Municipal Resolution for Highlands water dependent municipalities supporting the Highlands Act and the Regional Master Plan
- Municipal Conformance to the Regional Master Plan
- Redevelopment in the Highlands Region
- Highlands Task Force: 2004 Action Plan – Recommendation to Preserve New Jersey’s Highlands
- Transfer of Development Rights in the Highlands Region
- Governor Corzine’s Executive Order #114
Water Resources
- Policy Recommendations for Improving Water Quality in the Highlands
- Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms in New Jersey (Stephen Souza – Clean Waters Consulting)
- Core Values – Skylands Visitor Article (Elliott Ruga)
- HAB Science Forum Presentations
- Dr Stephen Souza (Clean Water Consulting LLC) – Harmful Algal Blooms: Why do they occur, and how do we control them?
- Dr Chris Obropta (Rutgers Water Resources Cooperative Extension) – Managing Stormwater Runoff to our Lake
- James Cosgrove (Kleinfelder) – Funding Opportunities: Can a Stormwater Utility be a part of the Solution?
- Protecting the Resources of the New Jersey Highlands
- Template Municipal Resolution for Highlands water dependent municipalities supporting the Highlands Act and the Regional Master Plan
Cultural/Historical Resources
