Here are two articles that are part of the excellent “Grassroots” series by the Daily Record about conservation issues in New Jersey:

Saving songbirds: Sparta Mountain project an effort to lure golden-winged warblers

GRASSROOTS INTERVIEW: New Jersey forests once a crowded stage for crooning golden wings

What NJ Audubon and the Division of Fish and Wildlife have done is use ecological forestry concepts to create habitat for the imperiled golden winged warbler at Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area.  Although this type of active stewardship activity has the potential to be controversial in New Jersey, collaborating with partners can make all the difference.  Kudos to NJ Audubon and the Division of Fish and Wildlife for this excellent project!