Organization: NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS COALITION
Mission: ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS.
Activities: AS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE ENTIRE FOCUS IS ON PROTECTING THE AQUIFERS AND OPEN WATERS, FORESTS, SENSITIVE HABITATS, FARMLANDS, WILDLIFE, OPEN SPACE, CULTURAL RESOURCES AND DIVERSE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOUND IN THE NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS, THE NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS COALITION'S PROGRAMS ARE MULTI-FACETED AND COMPREHENSIVE. WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A PRESENCE STATE-WIDE THROUGH OUR TRENTON INITIATIVE, WHERE OUR POLICY DIRECTOR SPENDS UP TO TWO DAYS A WEEK IN THE STATE CAPITOL; WORK WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THE PINELANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, ANJEC, NJ LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, RARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION, MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITIATIVE; GROW OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THROUGH OUR HIGHLANDS ADVOCATE TRAINING PROGRAM, OUR POLICY COMMITTEE, OUR DRWI WORK, AND OUR NATURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE; AS WELL AS PERSIST WITH OUR TRADITIONAL PURSUITS COMMENTING ON PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROPOSALS, FOSTERING STRONG REGIONAL MASTER PLAN CONFORMANCE, SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS MEMBER GROUPS (OVER 100,) OPPOSING PROJECTS DAMAGING TO HIGHLANDS RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTING OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES. WE FUNDED ANOTHER YEAR OF OUR SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES CULTURAL RESOURCE AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS, SOUGHT ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR COALITION PROGRAMS, AND PROMOTED INCREASING OUR INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP. WE ALSO HELD OUR SEVENTH JURIED HIGHLANDS ART SHOW, OUR SIXTH CAR RALLY, OUR FIFTH GOLF EVENT, TWO PUB CRAWLS AND OUR SECOND HIGHLANDS BREWFEST IN BOONTON TO FOSTER AWARENESS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND THE CLEAN WATER OF THE HIGHLANDS, AS WELL AS RAISING FUNDS FOR OUR SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Recreation & Sports