NJ Keep it Green: NJ's Green Acres report celebrates 50 years of protecting open space


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In 1961, the Green Acres Program was established, a program that would not only leave a legacy for New Jersey but also become a national model for open space preservation. The program, which is now housed within New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection, was created to meet the State's ever-increasing recreation and conservation needs in the midst of sprawling growth. Over the past fifty years, Green Acres has preserved more than 650,000 acres of open space and provided hundreds of parks and outdoor recreational facilities in every county, made possible in part through partnerships with other government and nonprofit entities. Consistent public support has kept Green Acres funded since its inception, even in times of economic uncertainty, providing strong testament to its tremendous success and the value New Jerseyans place in the protection of and access to their natural world.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/14/2011 7:00 AM
Categories: Preservation
Tags: green acres NJ Department of Environmental Protection parks preservation open
 

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