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Herald * Unltm 35 Novembti 81

After the'Framland Vote—What?

t-prom Pag** 11 nu itjc island 1 rnmmuhilics Many rtSidM* valizr and supjmrt the need for •../Jfrf fnvause it is something they -in I W*’ residents, on the other tumd'are Ahrroiinded by opr'n spare and yjlj'.t rliffirhlt to aeknowlddge a need for ys iiajj- piogVarn tp preserve .what they

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. .. viarimf yisi. slud that the. conservative nuUK' H mral^restdepts may nave in r /Wncirt*h?W Jhey voted Traditional . |> ‘- 'iWafK iMV/y «f government pro i'i .ttiipr he J&dmU .1arn>rs are ajiprofomsive that ,,.A ^ /iieprogsam r^n art in their b«*half. " the rmi’nlv agent said l\ ollIKH >1 \TTf;HS ronsernmg farm preservation. Kreeholder SluVm indicatwf m Planning Board mertibers that the enun i\ governing body hopes to.have some » form of an agricultural develdpmenl board hm:iiii/r«l by the Iv-ginnmg af the year ' The AgrirtiHufe'Retention and I>cvelopment.Art. currently p«'nding In the state ►*—fegislafure. requires that a county agXuuliural development hoard be esigtihshed to oversee the local preservation program „ The art suggests the twflfd consist ot a rounty Pianning Board member, a representanve from twith the Soil Conser

vation Dislricf and the N.d Cooperative Extension Service and at leosl six citizens appointed by the freeholders Two-thirds of the six citizens must tie actively engag-

ed rn agriculture production.

According to county Planning Board director EtWood J.a|jmer. it’s important that an agricultural development lK>ard be established as sooik^SPO^sible to get the fae’m preservation program off to a good start He emphasized tnal it is •‘crUical” that input be made from members'of the

agricultural conynunity.

‘ ■ EAKMERS KNOW Wil/VT is n«*dcd to make the program work," he said The director told the fam-spriper last Wednesday that many* qoilnty planning directors and planners feel professional planners should take a leading role in the development and implementation of the

. preservation program

But Jarmer said, I think the less planners mess with this the better the program will work We shouldn't bp the ones to decide what is best for the farmers The farmer should have inpul and tfien we’ll technically implement thc.progn^n " •The planning director continued: "The purpose of the program is to help fanjiers It wouldn't make sense having all nonfarmers telling farmers what to do. Farmers know what's good for them ’

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KXPI AININfl SK.NlKK ANt K of South Capo Meadows, Bud Cook points lo map whilr looking on from Irfllare WMIIam Blair Jr., president of The Nature Conservancy ( Arthur Santrv Jr., presldertt of Combustion Engineering; James Kelly. CE’s vicd)president in charge of industrial propels group: and John Brett. Vice president and gj-oup counsel. Conservationists Acquire Cape Meadows

(From Page 1) ching areas..; . a^critital place for many species in their migration along the Atlantic ffywoy " Combustion Engineering president Arthur J. Santry Jr. described it as a "vital asset to be retained for the enjoyment and use of present and fUtuee generations." P'roteetion of the meadows has been a • matter of concern for conservationists and local residents for many yta^Over the years Ujepa have been large scale pro blems associated' with beach erosion, devef* flooding aqd mosquitoes. • AT THH NOV. 17 County Planning Board meeting! Freeholder William Sturm — who also sits on Uie board — outlined on a map for board numbers not familiar with the Meadows wh# rand is included in the acquisition. V "Now public improvement^cah be made in the areajf necessary." heteaid. adding that this should help in solving\many of (he - problems associated with erosibn. flooding and mosquitoes.

Planning*Board director Elwood Jarmer .noted that the UK. Army Corps of Engineers his balked about putting money into protecting the area because the federal engineer didn’t see enough public benefits reflected iir their cost-benefit ratios. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - dedicated to the protection of ecologically significant land — was founded in 1951 The 120,000-member groupdias pfolected some 1.8 million acres of natural lands thru approximately 2.500 different projects The Conservancy retains and manages over half the natural areas it acquires. making the lands the largest privately owned network of nature sanctuaries in the U.S. In New jersey alone, the Conservancy has worked to preserve in excess of 7,000 acres oT prime w«N»dland anfl wetlands. These projects have included additions to such natTSnplly significant resources as Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge aod the Lebanon State Forest in the Pine Barrens.

‘Exceptional’ Plan in Store for S. Cape

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challenge He cited problems resulting from constant loss of protective beaches due to erosion, a potential for severe flooding, and the area’s ideal habitat for mosquitoes seeking a productive breeding ground. > “This will he a challenge for us-( the Conservancy I because mast of tKe other areas we have acquired have riot been near a residential area." Coolf said. "It’s a unique area and will require a special plan " The specific management plan for the area has yet to be developed It is anticipated that Conservancy scientists will be moving into the area sometime in the nexf two months and hopefully. Cook said, by this time next year, if not sooner, a master management plan for the area will

be complete. ’ | '

According to. Cook, establishing a master plan for an area can take anywhere from six months to a year. ’There are a lot* of .questions’ to lx? answered in the faster plan." he explained. Scientists mity first study the land'fe history and the c^rent use of the habitat

state park at Cape May Point managed." the director continued. "Wc want to come up vTith an exceptionul plan

for the area "

Asked whether the conservancy will provide its dwn staff to>manage the an later lease or transfer the tract to'a ’

I meadows) and it’s going to be a real challenge to manage. "But I knew what wq Iconservancel wert? gettirtginto when we Acquired it." he added

4 Coaching Crunch

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TWO WEEKS AGO. the state Board of Education declared a one-year coaching shortage "emergency" which will permit schools to hire individuals as coaches with only 60 college credits (the equivalent of

two years of colleges). The state, board’s i

action came at the request of the state commissioner of education who had been informld that school districts were having difficulty hiring coaches, especially for JV. freshmen and women's teams. The N.J. Education Assn has blasted the policy, charging it to be a stfep toward replacing academic teachers With lower paid, less qualified instructors^ It's been said teachers are declining coaching jobs

We can learn a lot from the way the\ because they can make more money tak

” • ing other after-school jobs. WHILE NOT ELABORATING why. superintendent Keller did acknowledge Sunday "there is a problem locdlly finding coaches. He said, however, that if it becomes necessary, the district would opt

Mate or federal agency. Mr. Cook responded. "I honestly don’H know." It depends on the outcome of the master plan, he noted. The director went on to explain that the Conservancy h«s found in many cases that the biest management for some of its acquisitions has been by local volunteer com-

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"Of the 700 preserves we operate, onlft about 40 have residency staffs." Mr. Cook said, noting that if the Conservancy decides to manage the meadows on its own. the area will he the first of its Acquistioris in the state that haven't been transferred to another agency for this pur-

pose

To date, the Conservancy has worked to preserve more than 7.000 acres of woodland and wetlands throughout New Jersey, indudiM 12 acres of salt marsh acquired for tm^state as an addition to Dennis Creek Fish and Wildlife Manage-

ment Area.

"I'm personally very excited in the meadows acquisition." Cook, conclude^ I've been a Cape May enthusiast since the 1960s I'm familiar with the area

ea or becomes necessary, me aisinci wouiu upi lobql. yto hire non college graduates as coaches _J i.. .. f. — .1... i..... I ......I i c nnrl nitnlifiofi

only after district applicants and qualified applicants from other districts are con-

sidered.

Mr. Keller said that while the school must follow certain regulations in the hiring of coaches — such as advertising vacancies and (giving preference to district applicants — when there is a shortage, coaches may he drawn from other districts. This procedure, he explained, was approved by the state some years ago.