The Pinelander: Newsletter of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, Winter 2006

This is the newsletter of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, which administers the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. The Commission works to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the Pinelands National Reserve, and to encourage compatible economic and other human activities consistent with that purpose. This issue features the following articles: Federal judge halts construction of proposed solid waste transfer facility in the Pinelands; Longtime Vice-Chair of the Pinelands Commission steps down; Restoring a historic gem (Fenwick Manor); Pinelands Housing Task Force releases preliminary report; Nine new presentations highlight Pinelands Short Course; Commission releases annual report charting financial health of Pinelands communities; Pinelands Commission applies for federal grant to fund management plan for the new Southern Pinelands Natural Heritage Trail; Students test water quality in the Pinelands as part of global water monitoring day; A history of Fenwick manor; Commission proposing eight amendments to the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan; Preliminary conservation plan unveiled for Southern Medford and Evesham.Winter 200