Trail Conference among Recipients of NJ Open Space Funds in 2013

Governor Christie's office announced that he signed three bills that release land preservation funds through programs aimed at preserving land for open space and recreation, and for buying flood-prone properties.

The $121 million approved Monday is the last to be spent from a $400 million bond issue that began in 2009. Lawmakers and the governor have yet to make renewing the funding or creating a dedicated funding source for the programs a priority. . .

A second bill awards nearly $9 million in Green Acres grants to non-profits. Bergen SWAN, Fyke Nature Association, NJ Audubon Society, Ramapough Conservancy and the NY-NJ Trail Conference will each get $250,000 for the Ramapo Mountain Conservation Area in Mahwah.

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