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DEAL, N.J. (AP) — New Jerseys wide, sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across the U.S., from wheat farmers in Kansas to fishermen in Alaska. But for decades, local governments in some Jersey Shore towns — and elsewhere around the country — have used a variety of tactics to keep outsiders off their sand. One of the most effective methods has been restricting parking near the beach. The practical effect in shore towns like Deal, a wealthy enclave popular with New York do...

NJ Beaches Paid for by All, But No Parking Tactics Keep Outsiders Away There is a long and shameful history of beach towns trying to keep people off their sand, says the executive director of the American Littoral Society By Wayne Parry • Updated on May 21, 2021 at 1:43 pm NBC Universal, Inc. What to Know New Jersey’s wide, federally funded sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across America. But for decades, local governments in some Jersey Shore towns and else...

New Jersey beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away Top Searches New Jersey beaches paid for by all, but parking keeps outsiders away AP / Updated: May 21, 2021, 22:40 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Deal has a long history of wanting to keep its beaches to itself. AP Photo DEAL: New Jerseys wide, sandy beaches have been paid for by taxpayers across the US, from wheat farmers in Kansas to fishermen in Alaska. But for decades, local governments in some Jersey Shore towns - an...

Credit: (Jon Hurdle) Larry Niles Larry Niles has spent the last 25 years trying to ensure the survival of the red knot and the horseshoe crabs the bird depends on at New Jersey’s Delaware Bay beaches. But he says it’s much too soon to declare victory. Niles, an independent wildlife biologist who once headed New Jersey’s endangered species program, was shocked to find in the late 1990s that the tiny shorebird’s population had plunged by some 80% because the crab eggs it needs to complete...

Credit: Sister72 via Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 Flood warning along the coast. New Jersey’s towns and cities must now plan for climate change after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law that requires municipalities to include effects like flooding and higher seas in updates of their master plans. The law (A-2785/S-2607) puts new demands on local governments to plan for coastal storms, shoreline erosion, bigger storms, flooding, and how they will affect a town’s current and future infrastructure. M...

Groups clash over potential privatization on latest virtual meeting on Liberty State Park clean up By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View The polluted, unused land in the interior of Liberty State Park (LSP) will be converted into active recreation areas and it was noted the park will receive funding through the state legislature for the construction. NJ DEP Deputy Commissioner Olivia Glenn moderated the webinar, as she has throughout this ongoing series. She emphasized they want to hear stakeholde...

N.J.’s horseshoe crabs are vital to vaccine rollout. A battle for their survival rages on. Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Jan 31, 2021 Four male horseshoe crabs mate with a female, who is buried mostly in the sand, at the Sunray Beach Preserve in the Del Haven section of Middle Township, N.J., Monday, June 11, 2018. (Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com)Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com Facebook Share They’re horseshoe crabs — and now they’re more important than ever. The animals are critical to th...

Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) DEP official says state has an obligation to plan for higher seas and bigger storms even if that means it will be harder to build in flood-prone areas in future. In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a firehouse is surrounded by floodwaters in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Hoboken. A top environmental official defended a preliminary outline of new regulations designed to better protect New Jersey’s land and property from the effects of climate change, saying ...