[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT - Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station (NJ) habitat corridor

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

163 Acres In Jackson To Be Preserved As Natural Lands
Site Promotes Environmental Integrity And Naval Base Boundary Protection

Manchester Times (NJ)
March 4, 2008

TOMS RIVER - Located along the northern boundary of Lakehurst Naval Air 
Engineering Station and recognized as an important critical habitat 
corridor, Ocean County is getting ready to preserve 163 acres on Route 
571 in Jackson Township as part of its natural lands trust fund program.

The Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee initially 
recommended the purchase from property owner, Jackson Land LLC, of 
Eatontown, earlier this year, with the county expected to split the cost 
of the property with the Pinelands Conservation Fund and the Department 
of the Navy. The county's contribution is expected to be approximately 
$1,060,000.

"This property has a number of key characteristics that make it a 
perfect fit for our natural lands program," said Ocean County Freeholder 
Director Joseph H. Vicari. "This purchase will be made through a 
partnership with the Department of the Navy and the Pinelands 
Conservation Fund."

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For the entire article, see
http://manchestertimes.micromediapubs.com/news/2008/0304/Front_page/093.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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