Reaction to NJDEP's news

I am shocked and angered that the DEP has made the decision to clear-cut, dig, and dump in 20 acres of Palmyra Cove Nature Park. Everything in the park is interconnected and the destruction of the Dragonfly Pond ecosystem will negatively impact every acre.

I don't see the 20-acre plan as a compromise - rather, it compromises the entire park.

Here are some of the questions I want to get answers to on Monday morning:

-What kind of wildlife relocation plan does the DEP plan to pursue? Have they even thought about that or are they just going to dump sand all over our frogs?

-Why can't one of the other dredge sites take this mere 20-acre portion of spoils? The entire park is going to be damaged because of just 20 acres - that doesn't make sense at all.

-What is the timeline for this? When will bulldozers be in the park?

-Why is the DEP holding the Public Information Session on a Monday morning when most people are at work?

-Is the DEP going to promise, IN WRITING, that the other 50 acres are going to be protected and unused FOREVER?

I refuse to give up hope - bulldozers have't begun their work yet and that means the park is still intact right now. If there's a silver lining to the DEP's announcement, it's that it will galvanize all of the people who are against this action and spur them to come to the meeting. See you there, friends!