Woodlands Conservation

Building Greener Communities - Planning for Woodland Conservation

The Hunterdon County Planning Board is pleased to share a publication called "Building Greener Communities: Planning for Woodland Conservation." If you have trouble downloading the files due to the large size of the document, contact the Hunterdon County Planning Board at 908 through 788 through 1490 for a hard copy. Download Adobe.

• Introduction
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
• Chapter 1: Why Conserve Trees?
  • Pages 1 through 5 (PDF)
  • Pages 6 through 10 (PDF)
• Chapter 2: Which Trees Should Be Conserved?
  • Pages 11 through 13 (PDF)
  • Pages 14 through 16 (PDF)
• Chapter 3: The Master Plan
  • Pages 17 through 19 (PDF)
  • Pages 20 through 22 (PDF)
• Chapter 4: Implementing the Master Plan
  • Pages 23 through 27 (PDF)
  • Pages 28 through 32 (PDF)
  • Pages 33 through 37 (PDF)
  • Pages 38 through 42 (PDF)
  • Pages 43 through 48 (PDF)
• Chapter 5: Construction, Inspection and Enforcement
  • Pages 49 through 54 (PDF)
  • Pages 55 through 60 (PDF)
• Chapter 6: The Community Forestry Plan
  • Pages 61 through 66 (PDF)
• Chapter 7: Managing Public Tree Resources
  • Pages 67 through 70 (PDF)
  • Pages 71 through 74 (PDF)
• Chapter 8: Involving the Public
  • Pages 75 through 80 (PDF)
• Chapter 9: Do's and Don'ts
  • Pages 81 through 82 (PDF)
• Chapter 10: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Pages 83 through 86 (PDF)
• Appendix A: Interpreting Development Plans: Knowing the Right Questions to Ask
  • Page 87 (PDF)
• Appendix B: Sample Definitions for Ordinances
  • Pages 88 through 89 (PDF)
• Appendix C: Plants Native to Hunterdon County, NJ
  • Page 90 (PDF)
• Appendix D: Exotic and Invasive Plants to Avoid
  • Pages 91 through 92 (PDF)
• Resources
  • Pages 93 through 95 (PDF)
• References
  • Pages 96 through 97 (PDF)