Governor Murphy's NJDEP saved LSP's Caven Point by its rejection of Liberty
National Golf Course's proposal to lease away and destroy this priceless
urban habitat behind Lady Liberty, a haven for wildlife, environmental
education and nature explorers of all ages! Four decades of privatization
opposition has continued with your crucial activism with calls, DEP emails,
letters to the editor, protests and social media support. Tremendous thanks
to our co-leader in this grassroots effort, the NY/NJ Baykeeper with its
Exec. Director Greg Remaud, and to all park supporters and to all local and
statewide groups who spoke out to protect this peaceful urban sanctuary!
The Friends has trust in this DEP to listen to the People and elected
officials and reject the destructive
Suntex Marina plan to
take over LSP"s peaceful, non-commercial, southside with 300 yachts, taking
one of the two free parking lots, public land and panoramic vistas. When
that plan is rejected, we hope a peaceful LSP era will begin!
- 5/4/18 The Jersey Journal by Terrence McDonald "State rejects bid to expand golf course into Liberty State Park"
- 7/26/18 The Jersey Journal by Terrence T. McDonald "Judge: N.J. must release golf course's rejected bid to lease"
Governor Murphy's NJDEP saved LSP's Caven Point by its rejection of Liberty
National Golf Course's proposal to lease away and destroy this priceless
urban habitat behind Lady Liberty, a haven for wildlife, environmental
education and nature explorers of all ages! Four
decades of privatization opposition has continued with your crucial activism
with calls, DEP emails, letters to the editor, protests and social media
support. Tremendous thanks to our co-leader in this grassroots effort, the
NY/NJ Baykeeper with its Exec. Director Greg Remaud, and to all park
supporters and to all local and statewide groups who spoke out to protect
this peaceful urban sanctuary!
The Friends has trust in this DEP to listen to the People and elected
officials and reject the destructive
Suntex Marina plan to
take over LSP"s peaceful, non-commercial, southside with 300 yachts, taking
one of the two free parking lots, public land and panoramic vistas. When
that plan is rejected, we hope a peaceful LSP era will begin!
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savecavenpoint and #savelsp
Governor Christie's NJDEP put out an RFP which would lease out the priceless 21 acre LSP Caven Point Natural Area - a critical urban wildlife habitat with its unique nature enjoyment and education opportunities - for 24 years and the only bid, as expected, was submitted by Liberty National Golf Course for 3 golf holes.
Please help fight against multimillionaires' golf course getting this priceless LSP natural area.
PLEASE EMAIL officeofleases@dep.nj.gov
"to urge the DEP to reject the Liberty National Golf Course proposal to
lease away the LSP Caven Point Natural Area. "Suggested Subject line: Reject
Golf Course proposal for LSP Caven Point". THANKS!
- LSP's official Caven Point Fact Sheet
- Caven Point history, bird species list and photos on Shayna Marchese's webpage
- Coalition to Save LSP Letter to NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe 2/23/18
- Jersey City Environmental Commission letter to NJDEP Commissioner McCabe 3/26/18
- Caven Point Peninsula circled on aerial map in relation to rest of LSP and the Golf Course
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- Flyer in color with
Important Caven Point Action to take Please call Governor, join 5/19
Protest & email DEP. Please print it in "landscape" and please
share it. - Flyer in black and white - 3/3/19 Video- The Fight for Caven Point nature walk protest in "360 degree movable video" by Jonathan Tobias |
| graphic by Shayna Marchese |
Golf Course Battle News Stories
- Caven Point Cove EnviroNews 1985 story - 293 acres officially recognized as site of significant natural resource value by designation to NJ's Register of Natural Areas
- 3/6/18 The Jersey Journal by Michael Dempsey "Liberty State Park nature walk for a cause" (about 3/3 protest)
- 3/5/18 NJTV public tv news by Mary Alice Williams - segment about 3/3 protest at 19:21 minutes into the broadcast "Friends of LSP and Allies march to protest possible private takeover"
- 1/25/18 TV NBC New York by Brian Thompson "Golf Course Expansion Plan Ourtrages NJ Park Group"
- 1/24/18 The Jersey Journal by Terrence McDonald "Jersey City golf course seeks to expand into Liberty State Park"
- 1/24/28 The Jersey Journal - great Caven Point photo gallery by Reena Rose Sibayan
Letters to the Editor
- 4/2/18 The Jersey Journal "Say No to Golf Course" (2nd letter at link) by Juan Lopez
- 3/30/18 The Jersey Journal "Caven Point a gem for wildlife, people" by Bess Morrison
- 3/29/18 The Jersey Journal "Caven Point an irreplaceable haven" and "Caven Point a crucial wildlife habitat" by Marni Fyilling
- 3/14/18 Fund for a Better Waterfront column by Heather Gibbons "Liberty National Golf Course seeks to usurp natural beach peninsula at LSP"
- 3/15/18 The Asbury Park Press "Don't Cave in on Liberty State Park's Caven Point" by Sam Pesin, Friends of LSP president"
- 3/24/18 The Jersey Journal two letters: "Liberty National has land for 1st Tee" by Tom Zaleweski, and "Kids explore marshland at Caven Point" by Carol and Jim Kopak
- 3/23/18 The Jersey Journal "Take a walk at Caven Point" 2nd letter at link by Douglas Fleisher
- 3/22/18 The Jersey Journal "Caven Point already has a teaching facility/What are the core values of golf" by Mike Ruscigno
- 3/19/18 The Jersey Journal "We must stand united for a free, open & green LSP" 2nd letter at link by Daoud David Williams
- 3/1618 The Jersey Journal "Facts about Liberty National's lust for Caven Point" 2nd letter at link by Tom Zalewski
- 3/2/18 The Jersey Journal "Caven Point is for wildlife, not golf" by Tom Zalewski
- 3/1/18 The Jersey Journal "Reject the golf course proposal for LSP" by Friends of LSP and "Say No to Golf Course by Patricia Hilliard, secretary, Hudson County Group, NJ Sierra Club
- 2/14/18 The Jersey Journal by Lynn Albin and Michel Puder "Caven Point shouldn't be leased, tampered with"
- 2/12/18 The Jersey Journal 2 letters to the editor to Save Caven Point - Jersey City Councilman James Solomon and Art Fredman
- 2/8/18 The Jersey Journal 2 letters to the editor to Save Caven Point - Clara Richardson and Don Stitzenberg, president, Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy
- 1/30/18 The Jersey Journal 3 letters to Save Caven Point - Jeff Tittel, Director of NJ Sierra Club, Agnes De Bethune and Thomas Zalewski
- Saturday, March 3 from 10:30 to Noon - Friends & NY/NJ Baykeeper co-hosting a Nature Walk to Save LSP's Caven Point Natural Area. We'll go into the seasonally opened bird sanctuary and onto the beach print in landscape view
- The Facebook Event post for our Nature Walk on March 3 is here
- Action information pdf flyer (in color) to write to DEP (and Jersey Journal) - please download and print in landscape and please share i
- Action information pdf in black and white