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Sourlands


Conservation Resources Inc. is working with Banisch Associates and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association to gather substantial public input and prepare a community-based conservation plan that will protect water quality and help maintain natural resources in the Sourlands Region.   The plan is being funded by the non-profit Sourland Planning Council through a grant from the NJ Office of Smart Growth. It is designed to promote diverse partnerships among governments, non-profit entities and private landowners to assure enhanced land protection and stewardship.

CRI role is to facilitate community visioning sessions throughout the Sourland Region. The purpose of these sessions is to create a common vision for the Sourlands that will be incorporated into the plan for the Sourlands region.  The visioning process establishes an open dialogue among both the public and private sector interests, including government agencies, non-profit groups, local businesses, institutions, public sector service organizations, and faith-based organizations.

CRI is seeking to determine the extent to which the public values and wishes to retain the rural character, farming community, ecological resources, scenic vistas, water supply, and recreational resources of the Sourland Mountains; and also what the public envisions as the best methods to obtain these goals.

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About the Sourlands
The Sourlands region spans 90 square miles (56,000 acres) and is the largest unbroken forest in the heart of Central New Jersey.  It falls within three counties, seven municipalities, and three major regional watersheds.  Located midway between New York and Philadelphia, the Sourlands are roughly bordered by the Delaware River to the west, Route 206 in Hillsborough to the east, Route 514 to the north, and Route 518 to the south. Its unique geology, water resources, deep wood forests, wetlands, history, and culture all define the Sourland Mountains region.

The Sourlands forest, transitional areas, and grasslands make up a high quality woodland habitat, especially for forest interior nesting birds. The region is a critical stopover point for birds migrating along the Atlantic Flyway and is one of New Jersey’s top fall migration stopover sites essential for long-distance migrants as their breeding and over-wintering habitats.  The Sourlands provide a wide variety of cultural, historic, and recreational resources.  Extensive hiking, riding, biking, skiing, birding, and other activities are available via the numerous properties that have already been preserved. 

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Photos courtesy of Banisch Associates and Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association
 
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