In November 2004, the federal Highlands Conservation Act[2] was passed. The Highlands Conservation Act “recognizes the importance of the water, forest, agricultural, wildlife, recreational, and cultural resources of the Highlands region, and the national significance of the Highlands region to the United States.”
york, jersey, highlands, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, template, mes. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The New York New Jersey Highlands is a geological formation composed primarily of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock running from the Delaware River near Musconetcong Mountain northeast through the Skylands Region of New Jersey along the Bearfort Ridge and the Ramapo Mountains Sterling Forest Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks in New York to the Hudson River at Storm King Mountain The northern region is also known as the Hudson Highlands and the southern as the New Jersey Highlands A broader definition would extend the region west to Reading Pennsylvania and east to the Housatonic River in Connecticut encompassing the Reading Prong The highlands are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains Map highlighting the regionIn New Jersey the region s watershed is protected by the state s own Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act 2004 In addition to preserving water resources the act created the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council NJ Highlands Council whose mission includes supporting open space preservation and the creation of new recreational parks and hiking trails in America s most densely populated state These include the Highlands Trail designated as a Millennium Trail by the White House Millennium Council and maintained by the New York New Jersey Trail Conference The New Jersey Highlands Coalition was formed in 1988 to protect the resources of the region 1 In November 2004 the federal Highlands Conservation Act 2 was passed The Highlands Conservation Act recognizes the importance of the water forest agricultural wildlife recreational and cultural resources of the Highlands region and the national significance of the Highlands region to the United States See also editFranklin Marble List of subranges of the Appalachian MountainsReferences edit Bloom Susan 2015 01 08 N J Highlands Coalition helps champion local land preservation The Daily Record Retrieved 2020 10 21 https www congress gov 108 plaws publ421 PLAW 108publ421 pdf bare URL PDF External links editUSGS The Highlands Province New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council New Jersey Highlands Coalition The New York New Jersey Trail Conference Highlands Trail Guide U S Fish and Wildlife Service Habitats of the New York New Jersey Highlands 41 02 45 N 74 30 43 W 41 045699 N 74 512024 W 41 045699 74 512024 nbsp This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in New Jersey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in New York state is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York New Jersey Highlands amp oldid 1193575088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
