Christie DEP Limits Public Access to Urban Rivers and Shore
Raritan River striped bass
The Bergen Record Urban waterway access a concern in New Jersey and Star Ledger are running a good AP story: New N.J. beach access rules to impact urban and industrialized areas, enviornmentalists say
Those stories prompt me to repost some photos of the benefits of NJ’s urban waterways, in light of the Christie DEP efforts to restrict public access – take a look at some of our wonderful urban waterways and the people who enjoy them:
NOAA scientist w/kids at Sandy Hook
 
Belford, NJ
Salem River
Judith Enck, EPA Region II Regional Administrator shows fish consumption warning of PCB toxic contamination of fish in Bound Brook
Raritan Bay
Atlantic City
Raritan Bay, Keyport. Too polluted for fish, shellfish, people and other living things
Birds eye view of lower Manhattan from Liberty State Park