Picking apples and the Highlands Preservation Act
Pebbles and I went to pick some apples in Morris County today. We had a great time. As we were leaving we met the owner of the farm and her sister. We had a great time there, the first time I ever went apple picking.
There was another place that offered the same thing, plus more...corn maze, farm animals, etc, but the atmosphere to us felt like the circus. There were over a 1000 people there, and it just felt like one big pitch to buy stuff. So we ditched that and went to Riamede Farm on 122 Oakdale Rd, Chester.
Riamede Farm had a much more laid-back atmosphere, pleasant help. We spent the afternoon in a mellow state of mind without the screaming and yelling at the other place.
We would highly recommend them and their friendly service for the apple picking for either couples or family groups. :thumbsup:
Highlands Preservation Act, Public Trust Doctrine, and Land Use
The reason this is in the main forum is that it relates to what towns and states do to control how people use the land in certain areas.
The Public Trust Doctrine applies to all people who want to us land bordering water below the mean high tide line.
The legislation that has arisen to restrict this usage stems from the town and state interpretation of littoral rights, and riparian rights. These pertain to homeowner or property owner rights. The right of use and enjoyment pertains to the end-user, in many cases a sportsman, fisherman, hunter, or anyone else who uses or passes near the land with the intent of using the water it borders.
We've had a few cases documented here where sportsmen are restricted from accessing the land because of questions about property boundaries and rights of the owners....Long Beanch, Deal, Ocean City in NJ.... Sayville, Shoreham Beach, and now Riverhead in LI.
In many cases the distinction isn't clear, hence the confusion and the bad feelings when fishermen are blocked from accessing property they have had a history of permitted access to.
The Highlands Development Act
This act is known as the Highlands Act, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/highlands/faq_info.htm
but more accurately called the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlan...d_Planning_Act
The Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act is a 2004 New Jersey law aimed at protecting the development of the Highlands region of northwest New Jersey under the supervision of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Highland region covers 859,000 acres (3,480 km2), nearly one-ninth of the state,[1] and is home to 880,000 residents.[2]
The area is primarily in the Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Passaic, and Sussex counties. The act is intended to preserve both large volumes of New Jersey's fresh water sources for 5.4 million residents and the rich biodiversity in the area, in the face of increasing development in the exurbs of New York City.[3] The act was signed into law on August 10, 2004.
