Tension continues between conservation advocates and advocates of recreational motor vehicle access. We should focus on collaboration ‘around the shared goal to preserve the Pinelands environment that we all love’ Robert Dailyda Our 51st annual Earth Day has recently passed, but it is not forgotten. The official theme was Restore Our Earth. The first Earth Day in 1970 achieved a rare political alignment, enlisting support from Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor, urban dwellers and farmers, business, and labor leaders. By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of many first-of-their-kind environmental laws.