About “Nature: Accessible for All”
Promoting and Creating Accessible and Inclusive Places in Nature
In 2021, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) launched the Pinelands Is For Everyone project. The goal of the project was to make recreation in the Pinelands National Reserve more accessible for individuals with disabilities. This work was amplified when PPA received a grant from the Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Disability Services, through the Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) program grant. These grants are designed to enable organizations to promote the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities in the communities where they live. PPA used the grant funding to make the Pinelands more accessible for all through trail assessments, trail building, hosting forums, and more.
Since this initial funding, the campaign has grown to a statewide initiative, “Nature: Accessible for All” through critical funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to facilitate this campaign. PPA has partnered with the New Jersey Division of Disability Services, Department of Human Services (DHS), the Edward J. Bloustein School, and Duke Farms to lead a statewide effort to make natural spaces and nature-based programming inclusive and accessible for individuals of all abilities.
We're Focused on These Activities:
Partner Organizations
In addition to support from the State’s Division of Disability Services and affiliated divisions, we are privileged to be working with a growing list of terrific partners, including:
Campaign Facilitators and Steering Committee
Below are the Campaign Facilitators and a list of Steering Committee members.
Sean Kane-Holland, Access Nature Disability Advocate
Pinelands Preservation AllianceSean joined PPA in November of 2022 as the Access Nature and Disability Advocate. Attending Rutgers University, He graduated with a B.A. in American History & Political Science. Since 2014 he has worked in the New Jersey Park Service at Batsto Historic Village in Wharton State Forest as a member of the history department. Overcoming many physical life challenges, needing the use of leg braces and forearm crutches to get around – but that doesn’t hold him back from accomplishing his goals. A lifelong Southern New Jersey resident. Being an avid outdoorsman – any chance he gets, you’ll find him kayaking one of the many rivers in the Pinelands or exploring the countless historic/cultural sites. He’s devoted to the preservation of natural, cultural, and historic sites being a proud member of American Battlefield Trust which protects hallowed ground. He’s thrilled about working in an organization that shares the same goals and commitments as he does for preserving, restoring, and interpreting natural and historic resources for current and future generations and ensuring everyone in our diverse collective community has a chance to enjoy the splendor of New Jersey’s great outdoors and cultural sites. Contact (609) 859-8860 ext. 117 or Email: sean@pinelandsalliance.org
Carleton Montgomery, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Pinelands Preservation AllianceCarleton became PPA’s second executive director in 1998. Carleton left legal practice in Washington, D.C., where he was a partner in the firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, to join the nonprofit world and devote himself to environmental protection. In 2025, Carleton stepped down as Executive Director as part of a transition plan that elevated Jaclyn Rhoads to become PPA’s leader, while Carleton works on recreation, farming and food systems, nature accessibility and fundraising initiatives. Carleton has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and an M. Phil. from University College London, both in philosophy, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Carleton is the editor of “Regional Planning for a Sustainable America: How Creative Programs Are Promoting Prosperity and Saving the Environment”, published by Rutgers University Press in 2011, a book he compiled and to which he contributed the introductory and concluding chapters. Carleton currently serves on the Boards of the Pinelands Action Campaign, Allies in Caring and the Eastern Environmental Law Center. Contact: 609-859-8860 ext 119 or Email Carleton@pinelandsalliance.org