Magazine JCF's charting a course for the Delaware Bay Watershed set the stage to preserve precious southern-Jersey natural resources most New Jerseyans never knew existed. But this region's lazy tidal rivers, expansive salt marshes, pristine waters, forests, small towns, historic sites and farms have been well-kept secrets. Sprawl, welcome to south Jersey, our state's last frontier. Commuter homes pop up in farmland.
Regional malls appear by the highway.
Even as the precious fabric of the landscape frays, the downtowns of the region's small cities crumble. NJCF believes that the Delaware Bayshore does not have to suffer the fate of northern Jersey. Charting a Course is a blueprint for land conservation and smart growth.