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The mission of Partnerships for New Jersey Plant Conservation is to work with others to protect and preserve the rare and imperiled native plants of New Jersey and their habitats.
        

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  A new committee of citizens and government advisors,
dedicated to rare plant protection.

Sponsored by:

Pinelands Preservation Alliance
114 Hanover Street
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-894-8000
http://www.pinelandsalliance.org
russell@pinelandsalliance.org

STRATEGIES
as of 1/4/2004

  1. Support and promote nonprofit organizations and government agencies that acquire and manage lands that conserve high priority rare plant species and natural communities. Encourage such entities to consult the Office of Natural Lands Management (NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry) and other information resource agencies to target the highest priority sites for acquisition and protection.
    1. Nonprofits
      1. Forked River Mountain Coalition
      2. New Jersey Audubon Society
      3. New Jersey Conservation Foundation
      4. Save Barnegat Bay
      5. South Jersey Land Trust
      6. The Nature Conservancy
    2. Local
      1. Municipal Passive Recreation Parks
      2. Municipal Open Space Trusts (NJSA 40:56A et seq.)
      3. Environmental Commissions (See ANJEC)
    3. County
      1. County Passive Recreation Parks
      2. County Open Space Trusts (NJSA 40:12-15.1)
    4. State
      1. NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry
      2. NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife (Wildlife Management Areas)
      3. Green Acres Program
      4. New Jersey Natural Areas System
      5. NJ Natural Lands Trust
    5. Federal
      1. US Fish & Wildlife Service
        1. National Wildlife Refuges
        2. USFWS New Jersey Field Office
      2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
      3. US National Park Service
        1. National Parks
        2. National Forests
  2. Network with individuals, schools, organizations, and government agencies promoting awareness and conservation for New Jersey’s rare plant species and natural communities.
    1. ANJEC
    2. Atlantic Cape Community College
    3. Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River
    4. Drexel University
    5. Forked River Mountain Coalition
    6. Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association
    7. Haddonfield Memorial High School
    8. Native Plant Society of New Jersey
    9. New Jersey Audubon Society
    10. New Jersey Conservation Foundation
    11. Pinelands Preservation Alliance
    12. Rutgers State University
    13. Save Barnegat Bay
    14. Sierra Club, NJ
    15. Southern Regional Middle School
    16. Stockton State College
    17. Stonybrook-Millstone Watershed Association
    18. South Jersey Land Trust
    19. The Nature Conservancy
    20. NJDEP
      1. Division of Parks and Forestry,
        1. Office of Natural Lands Management
        2. Parks
        3. Forestry
      2. NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife
      3. NJ Pinelands Commission
    21. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
    22. US Fish & Wildlife Service
      1. National Wildlife Refuges
      2. USFWS New Jersey Field Office
    23. US National Parks Service
  3. Promote education and awareness about New Jersey’s rare plant species natural communities.
    1. Flora of North America: http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/
    2. Native Plant Society of New Jersey: http://www.npsnj.org/
    3. NatureServe: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?init=Species
    4. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program: http://www.natureserve.org/nhp/us/nj/
    5. Philadelphia Botanical Club: http://www.acnatsci.org/hosted/botany_club/index.html
    6. Torrey Botanical Society: http://www.torreybotanical.org/
    7. USDA Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov/
    8. USFWS New Jersey Field Office: http://njfieldoffice.fws.gov/
    9. See: Some Helpful References For Botany And Ecology In New Jersey
  4. Advocate development/revision/extended application of laws and regulations for increased protection of rare plant species and natural communities.
    1. Federal
      1. See info on the Native Plant Conservation Campaign: http://www.cnps.org/NPCC/
    2. State
      1. NJDEP CAFRA Regulations: Close loopholes
      2. Wetlands Regulations
      3. Stream Encroachment Regulations
      4. Advocate development and adoption of a new state law that gives legal protections for Endangered and Threatened plant species (draft now available for review)
        1. Adoption
          1. Identify legislators who may sponsor a bill
          2. Generate broad public support
      5. Executive Order
    3. Regional: CMP
      1. Reference state-listed “E” and add, as “Threatened” any other S2 and S3 plants.
      2. Adopt scientific protocols for establishing presence/absence.
    4. Local
      1. See Southampton Twp. Ordinance

 

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