Category: State News
Check out the amazing work our Nature Accessible for All partner – Ocean Positive is undertaking with the launch of a new collaboration with Jefferson University.
On this week’s Road Trip, some of the team behind the Nature: Accessible for All campaign told News 12 about a growing partnership leading a statewide effort to ensure that all people with disabilities, their families and allies can enjoy New Jersey’s natural places.
The collaborative effort between the Pineland Preservation Alliance, the New Jersey Division of Disability Services of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, the Edward J. Bloustein School and Duke Farms aims to increase the public’s awareness that accessible nature sites exist, to improve the accessibility of trails and natural sites, and to provide more information about these facilities.
We are leading the charge to see nature sites and trails around New Jersey become more accessible for people of varying abilities.
This cross-sector collaboration has brought together activists and organizations dedicated to the welfare of people with disabilities, public and private natural land managers, healthcare providers, and environmental nonprofits.
We have been establishing partnerships with land management, nature, and healthcare advocates. Teaming up with organizations such as the NJ State Parks Service and private land managers and preservationists. The Nature Accessible for All campaign recently received media coverage along with campaign partners at Wharton State Forest and Duke Farms about the accessibility features at each site as well as to highlight the new Nature Accessible For All website.
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This 2023 article by WHYY focuses on the collaborative work we are undertaking with state parks and other land managers at the federal, local, and non-profit levels to work on solutions that change planning and policy for individuals with disabilities, so there is more inclusion and equity in natural outdoor spaces.
Check out our story from NorthJersey.com highlighting our new website Homepage – Nature: Accessible for All, which offers a searchable directory of outdoor spaces in the Garden State that are inclusive for people with disabilities. The website also houses a directory of organizations that are involved with the campaign and have particular skill sets and resources to make natural spaces more accessible for people with varying abilities. Additionally, there is information for individuals and organizations who are interested in getting involved with the campaign. Check out the website today and plan your outdoor adventures!
Check out the amazing work that Flat Rock Brook Nature Center has completed!! We are proud partners of the Nature Center in our efforts to make nature sites, trails, and programming more inclusive and accessible for individuals of varying abilities. The Nature Center was a recipient of a modest stipend from the Nature Accessible for All initiative facilitated by Pinelands Preservation Alliance to help them complete the restoration and accessibility work at there site.
Visitors now have access to the new nature-based playground, the orange loop trail, picnic groves and comfort station.
The area features several ADA-compliant features including ramps, the bridge across the brook, picnic tables and our nature-themed playground abides by Jake’s Law design mandates.
Please call the center at (201) 567-1265 / email them at questions@flatrockbrook.org if you have any questions.
Also check out there website and social media pages to learn more – Flat Rock Brook