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Essex County, NJ
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Coalition to Save
South Mountain Reservation

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Our Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

  • To conserve forever the Olmsted-designed South Mountain Reservation lands and waters in accordance with its purpose of providing passive recreation and native habitat preservation
  • To restrict the Turtle Back Zoo from any further expansion, and protect all South Mountain Reservation land against further encroachment and development

Issues

Our Mission

Our Mission

THE CHALLENGE: Essex County proposed a 500 seat amphitheater which would have destroyed 2.5 acres of land inside the South Mountain Reservation. THE CURRENT 


THE RESULT: The project was put on indefinite hold and the NJDEP issued warnings to the County that no construction can proceed without required permits.


THE CURRENT CHALLENGE: Multiple projects are currently proposed to chip away at the reservation. We are remaining vigilant. But, we need your help to hire experts to assist us in moving towards full protections. 

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Our legal team sent a notice of intent to sue if development proceeded on areas our environmental consultant determined were wetlands. Our complaint prompted the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to conduct its own off-site evaluation. And their findings backed up ours! 

TOGETHER WE:

  • Mobilized a 22 member coalition of conservation and civic organizations
  • Educated the public and garnered support for land preservation
  • Garnered 12,000+ signatures on a petition sent to County officials
  • Lobbied town governments and environmental commissions to pass resolutions  opposing the amphitheater & support continued protections for the reservation 
  • Organized a student-led rally attended by over 300 students, families & elected leaders
  • Received extensive media coverage including in The Star Ledger and News12
  • Marshaled environmental, architectural, engineering and legal experts to stop  the wasteful $8 million-dollar taxpayer-paid amphitheater

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