Open Trails NJ

Solving issues while maintaining responsible recreation

Month: September 2016

  • Wharton State Forest Hunter Vehicle Access Program

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    The DEP has announced that they will be allowing vehicle access to two of the Enivronmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) during hunting season this year. A pass can be picked up at Atsion or Batsto offices. The passes are valid from 9/24/16 – 01/01/17. The specific ESAs that will be accessible have not been identified, but…

  • Erosion Prevention at Jemima Mount

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    Now that the heat of summer is breaking, we plan to get back out to Jemima Mount to complete the project we started there. We will finish filling the trenches with deadfall to prevent further erosion. We will also be extending one of the railings to prevent go arounds. The first part of the project…