National park proposal dealt crippling blows
DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. But as supporters go mum, opponents worry the proposal is not fading away but gathering strength underground.
| 12 Sep 2023 |
The prospect of a national park along the Delaware River was hit with a series of major setbacks after one its original architects quietly dropped its support.
The New Jersey Sierra Club backtracked right after electing a new slate to its executive committee in January. In a 13-4 vote, the committee rescinded the chapter’s support for redesignating the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park and preserve. In its spring newsletter the chapter said it will instead work to protect the recreation area through a new committee that will put “indigenous and community voices at the forefront.”
The New Jersey Sierra Club did not return messages requesting comment.
Another hurdle, perhaps insurmountable, is opposition by the Congressional delegation that represents the affected towns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. That’s because it takes an act of Congress to create a national park, and it’s not clear who would sponsor such a bill.
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