Take action today!
If we do not stand up and take personal action today, then we should not be surprised by the consequences.
This page will walk you through process of contacting:
- NJ Governor Phil Murphy
Let’s get started!
Step One- Articulate Your Concerns
Here are some important tips:
- Your message will have a greater effect if it is personal.
- Ask Governor Murphy to take direct action on your behalf and for them to contact the DEP and share your concerns with them
- It might be easier to do this on a computer than a mobile device
Summary Concerns
- The new map closes 300 miles of roads and is essentially identical to the 2015 map.
- The DEP did not take into account any of the 1,610 surveys that supported keeping roads open
- There are Solutions other than Road Closures, such as increased enforcement, protection projects and education.
- The DEP must scrap this 2024 map and adopt the topographical maps that were codified by the Pinelands Commission.
- The DEP needs to justify to the public each road they believe needs to be closed, individually.
- We the citizens of your state are asking you to force the DEP to scrap the 2024 map and start over.
- Given the shattered public trust, there is no path forward on this current plan.
Refer to our Petition for additional ideas.
Step Two – Contact the Governor
PLEASE use BOTH email and PHONE
By Phone:
- Call: (609) 292-6000
- Keep it simple:
- State that you want to lodge a complaint
- Tell them in your own words that you are against closing roads in Wharton State Forest
- Please be polite. The person who is answering the phone is not Governor Murphy. They will not be able to respond to your complaint, they will simply take the message.
By Email:
Copy the message below or prepare your own message:
Dear Governor Murphy,
I am writing to urge your support for our petition opposing DEP Commissioner LaTourette’s proposal to close roads within Wharton State Forest. Additionally, I implore you to intervene and prevent him from misleading both the public and lawmakers regarding the true intentions of this plan and reopen the roads in Wharton State Forest
Commissioner LaTourette has falsely represented the plan as merely an effort to create a visitor safety map, concealing the fact that it has resulted in the closure of 60% of roads within Wharton State Forest. Such closures would significantly diminish recreational opportunities for the forest’s 800,000 annual visitors.
For further information and supporting evidence, please refer to our petition available at:
Send your email to: Constituent.relations@nj.gov
If you are from NJ include your town and county