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LETTER: Does Drew really want to become the school that chopped down its forest?
Alexandra Kiely (C’ 2012) | Madison Eagle
“I am deeply concerned about what the future will hold for Drew if it goes through with this monumentally shortsighted decision. Condemning the forest will define Drew’s reputation for all time, but I don’t think the school has really considered the fallout. The overwhelming majority of colleges and universities across the country are environmentally focused and becoming more so all the time.”
Final Decision Not Yet Reached In Madison Affordable Housing Lawsuit
“After hearing the arguments from both parties, Judge Stephan Hansbury declared that the hearing on Aug. 19 would not result in a decision.”
Madison Officials React To Court Win Upholding Affordable Housing Settlement
By Marianne Carillo | TAPintoMadison
“This past Friday, Superior Court Judge Stephan Hansbury ruled in Madison’s favor stating that the Borough’s Affordable Housing settlement should not be overturned. Drew University had sued Madison asking the Court to vacate its 2020 settlement with Fair Share Housing Center.”
Judge won't vacate Madison affordable housing settlement over Drew lawsuit
By Claudia Ceva | Madison Eagle
“The court will not vacate Madison's 2020 affordable housing settlement with the Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC).
Superior Court Judge Stephan Hansbury, during a hearing on Friday, Aug. 19 on the lawsuit filed by Drew University against the borough at the Morris County Courthouse in Morristown, said while he needed more time to reach a final decision, vacating the settlement is officially off the table.”
Judge upholds Madison affordable housing pact in Drew Forest battle
By Kevin Coughlin for Morristown Green
“A judge in Morristown had questions about immunity on Friday, but he wasn’t talking vaccines.”
Six major environmental groups call for Drew Forest preservation in Madison
“Leaders from Environment New Jersey, the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC), the New Jersey Highlands Coalition, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, Raritan Headwaters Association and The Watershed Institute signed a Monday, Aug. 8 letter to the Friends of the Drew Forest advocacy group voicing their ‘vociferous support for the full conservation of the entire 53 acres of the Drew University Forest’ on behalf of their organizations.
‘There are many land-use battles across the state, some that are waged with scant environmental evidence,’ the letter reads. ‘This is not one of them, and the double whammy precedent of the potential development of such a unique ecosystem that the Drew University Forest represents along with the actions by the university hoping to cash out one of its most treasured places compel us to action.’
Non-Profit Adds Voice To Madison Affordable Housing Lawsuit
“Friends of the Drew Forest has filed a brief in response to Drew University's motion to overturn Madison's affordable housing settlement.”
Forest Preservation Amicus Brief Filed in Drew Lawsuit
In response to Drew University’s motion to overturn Madison’s 2020 affordable housing settlement, Friends of the Drew Forest has filed an amicus or "friend of the court” brief to support the preservation of the entire 53-acre tract of this rare, intact preserve. The case will be heard on August 19 at 11:30AM at Morris County Court House, Courtroom 200, 56 Washington Ave, Morristown. The hearing is open to the public.
“We filed a brief because we wanted to document the exceptional ecosystem value of the forest and to make it clear to all parties that this is an area of regional environmental significance,” says Lydia Chambers, co-chair of Friends of the Drew Forest, a nonprofit based in Madison, NJ.
Environment NJ and five other state groups sign a letter supporting the conservation of the Drew Forest
Six local, regional, and state environmental organizations have issued their support for the conservation of the Drew Forest Preserve Thank you to the following groups for joining the regional fight to save the Forest: The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Environment New Jersey, NJ Highlands Coalition, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Raritan Headwaters Association, and the Watershed Institute.
Environment New Jersey : Letter in support of conserving the Drew Forest
Environment New Jersey: “On behalf of four local, regional and state environmental organizations, and our hundreds of thousands of citizen members and activists, we wish to issue our vociferous support for the full conservation of the entire 53 acres of the Drew University Forest. There are many land-use battles across the state, some that are waged with scant environmental evidence. This is not one of them, and the double whammy precedent of the potential development of such a unique ecosystem that the Drew University Forest represents along with the actions by the University hoping to cash out one of its most treasured places compel us to action.”
NY/NJ Baykeeper Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
NY/NJ Baykeeper has written a letter of support to save the Drew Forest!
The Watershed Institute Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
The Watershed Institute has written a letter of support to save the Drew Forest!
Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, a statewide organization that provides leadership, education, and support for strong state and environmental policy, has written a letter of support to save the Drew Forest!
New Jersey Highlands Coalition Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
New Jersey Highlands Coalition has written a letter of support of saving the Drew Forest!
Raritan Headwater Association Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
Raritan Headwaters has written a letter of support to save the Drew Forest!
LETTER: Drew University must listen to students on forest issue
“The importance of the forest is more than just what it can offer financially and the ways in which the president and the Drew administration have handled this process have not been transparent.” - Rachel Papa, Drew University CLA ‘22
Madison Mayor addresses Drew lawsuit at meeting; environmental groups call for forest preservation
By Alex Parker-Magyar
Managing Editor, Madison Eagle
“Mayor Robert Conley took issue with several positions expressed in Drew University's lawsuit against the town at a Borough Council meeting Monday, but said Madison is committed to its relationship with the university.”
Passaic River Coalition Supports Saving the Drew Forest!
Passaic River Coalition, an urban watershed association active since 1969 in protecting water quality and quantity of the entire Passaic River watershed, has passed a resolution in support of saving the Drew Forest!
NORTH JERSEY GREEN: Drinking water, forests and answers beneath your feet
By Claire Whitcomb for Madison Eagle
“The Drew Forest’s importance to the aquifer is one reason why six towns have passed resolutions supporting a market-value conservation sale that would preserve the Forest for public and educational use. The towns are Madison, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Parsippany, Morris Township and Morristown.”
GSWA Joins Effort to Preserve Drew Forest: Board of Trustees Sign Resolution of Support
“Great Swamp Watershed Association is proud to support this important preservation initiative,” stated Sally Rubin, GSWA Executive Director. “The Drew Forest is an invaluable natural resource that will be lost forever if the Borough is ordered by the court to allow construction and the land is fragmented by development.”