Tall Pines State Preserve Dedication Cememony
Channel: Friends of Tall Pines Preserve
Date: 2016-06-23

The State of New Jersey dedicated its 40th park, and its first in Gloucester County, on the first day of summer 2016. The 110 acre property is a former golf course, known by the names Tall Pines, Ron Jaworski's Eagle's Nest, and finally (until 2006) Maple Ridge. Originally slated for a 123-unit housing development, its preservation is the result of a grassroots citizen effort (starting in 2008) and cooperation among multiple government and private funding entities.

The speakers and points of interest in this video:
00:00 Mark Texel, NJ DEP, Director of Parks and Forestry
01:36 Tom Keck, NJ DEP, Southern Regional Park Superintendent
03:27 Bob Martin, NJ DEP, Commissioner
09:58 Robert Damminger, Gloucester County, Freeholder Director
12:48 Frank DiMarco, Gloucester County, Freeholder
16:54 Pete Scirrotto, Mantua Township, Mayor
19:05 Paul Medany, Deptford Township, Mayor
21:00 Rich Dilks, Friends of Tall Pines Preserve, Chair
26:36 Christine Nolan, South Jersey Land and Water Trust, Executive Director
33:15 Unveiling of Park Sign