We’re standing up for the preservation of the Forest with an amicus or “friend of the court” brief in the Drew-Madison legal dispute, which will be heard Aug. 19. Our brief relies on an environmental review from one of the most prominent environmental consultants in New Jersey, the Davey Resource Group. 

Their report concludes that the Forest “has limited development potential but extremely high value as a preserved open space.” It details the Forest’s importance as a recharge zone for the Buried Valley Aquifer, a sole-source aquifer for Madison residents and additional towns. It documents its irreplaceable large trees, explains the Forest’s role as “identified habitat” for the federally endangered Indiana bat and goes into depth on specific wetlands, open space waters and steep slopes where development would face significant legal and permitting hurdles.

To read the amicus brief and the environmental report, go to www.friendsofthedrewforest.com/environmentalreports. To donate to our efforts, go to https://donorbox.org/savethedrewforest (do not donate to change.org—the money does not go to the Forest).

Please join us at the hearing on Aug. 19, 11:30am, Morris County Court House, room 151. If you need a Save the Drew Forest tee shirt, order one on our website. We’ll give it to you at the hearing.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE THE FOREST.