Led by Gen Z Activists, Community Opposition Mounts to Residential Development Next to South Jersey’s Black Run Reserve - Inside Climate News

Led by Gen Z Activists, Community Opposition Mounts to Residential Development Next to South Jersey’s Black Run Reserve - Inside Climate News

The Pinelands Commission has already proposed protecting 780 acres next to the reserve where a developer wants to build 270 homes. But before the commission’s final vote on the protections in mid-October, the developer is seeking approval from Evesham Township.By Naaja FlowersWhen Zoe Welsch learned that her favorite nature spot, Black Run Reserve, could soon be neighbors with a cul de sac in a subdivision, she was devastated.

Led by Gen Z Activists, Community Opposition Mounts to Residential Development Next to South Jersey’s Black Run Reserve

The Pinelands Commission has already proposed protecting 780 acres next to the reserve where a developer wants to build 270 homes. But before the commission's final vote on the protections in mid-October, the developer is seeking approval from Evesham Township. By Naaja Flowers When Zoe Welsch learned that her favorite nature spot, Black Run Reserve, could soon be neighbors with a cul de sac in a subdivision, she was devastated.