Developing Resilience and Sustainability Guidance for the NJ Highlands Region

The New Jersey Future Team is supporting the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (Highlands Council) in developing guidance documents to assist Highlands communities to address and be prepared for climate change.

Project Goal:

• Develop guidance and tools that will assist municipalities in meeting regulatory requirements for incorporating climate resilience, environmental justice, and environmental sustainability into municipal master plans

Highlands Resilience Project Practitioner Panel

A virtual meeting was convened Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 12pm

Municipal leaders and planning experts practicing in the Highlands Region, are vital to this effort. The meeting presentation described the guidance under development and included time to ask questions and offer comments.

More information about the meeting and panel is available here.

The meeting presentation is available for review.

If you have any questions please reach out to Tanya Rohrbach, New Jersey Future.

Highlands Resilience Project Advisory Committee

First Virtual Meeting:

December 12, 2022, 1:30 – 2:30 PM

The Agenda included:

• Welcome / Introductions
• Project overview and role of the Highlands Resilience Project Advisory Committee
• Guidance document goals and approach
• Considerations for the scope and goals of an environmental sustainability plan element to the master plan
• Considerations for conducting municipal vulnerability assessments in the Highlands
• Suggestions for the Highlands Resilience Project Practitioner Panel membership & outreach