Environmental Impact Report: Elm Street Park (ESP) & Florham Parks Open Space

"Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them". George Santayana

Section I: Introduction
I am a lifelong citizen of the Borough (52 years) who has intimate knowledge of our towns open space inventory, ecological underpinnings, and environmental capital. My knowledge base is predicated on extensive in field hours in all open space areas of the borough and my recent work helping to draft the currently adopted Open Space Master Plan (OSMP). The OSMP was created under the auspices of the New Jersey Land Conservancy and the Florham Park Environmental Commission (FPEC or simply EC). Much of the information and facts herein are an extension of the OSMP. The 10 impact points below have been peer reviewed by Dr. Emile DeVito, Manager of Science and Stewardship, New Jersey Conservation Foundation. He has confirmed that the implications to forest ecology as it pertains to the future ESP presented herein are factual as stated. I have offered corroborating information from my experience as the former Environmental Commission chairman to the Borough. Any additional commentary is my own and no one else.

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