{"id":2740,"date":"2025-05-16T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:24:16","slug":"blue-acres-post-buyout-land-management-field-guide-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/blue-acres-post-buyout-land-management-field-guide-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Acres Post-Buyout Land Management Field Guide (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Blue Acres Post-Buyout Land Management Field Guide”<\/a><\/strong>, developed by a former intern, provides an overview of natural floodplain functions, authorized uses of Blue Acres properties, and strategies for managing encroachments on State-owned lands. This guide is intended to help municipalities and other stakeholders effectively manage and utilize acquired open space lands for flood risk mitigation and climate resilience.<\/p>\n

Key Sections of the Guide<\/h4>\n
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  1. Obligations of Municipalities<\/strong>:\n
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    • Outlines the responsibilities of municipalities in managing Blue Acres properties to ensure compliance with state regulations and promote flood resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Flood Risk Mitigation for Climate Resilience<\/strong>:\n
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      • Discusses strategies and practices for mitigating flood risks and enhancing climate resilience through effective land management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Functions of a Floodplain<\/strong>:\n
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        • Soil Compaction, Porosity, and Permeability<\/strong>: Explains the importance of soil health in floodplain management, including how soil compaction, porosity, and permeability affect flood resilience.<\/li>\n
        • Vegetation and Runoff<\/strong>: Highlights the role of vegetation in managing runoff and reducing flood risks.<\/li>\n
        • Benefits of Healthy Floodplains<\/strong>: Describes the ecological and community benefits of maintaining healthy floodplains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Authorized Uses of Acquired Open Space Land<\/strong>:\n
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          • Provides guidelines on what activities and uses are permitted on Blue Acres properties to ensure they contribute to flood resilience and ecological health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Prohibited Uses of Acquired Open Space Land<\/strong>:\n
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            • Lists activities and uses that are not allowed on Blue Acres properties to prevent actions that could undermine flood resilience efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Addressing Unauthorized Uses of Blue Acres Open Space<\/strong>:\n
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              • Identifying Encroachments<\/strong>: Explains how the severity of encroachments on buyout properties is determined by the cost and effort required to restore the land and the extent of soil impact.<\/li>\n
              • Encroachment Examples<\/strong>: Provides examples of common encroachments and how they can impact floodplain management.<\/li>\n
              • Preventing Misuse<\/strong>: Recommends actions municipalities can take to prevent and address misuse of Blue Acres open space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Creative Uses of Blue Acres Open Space<\/strong>:\n
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                • Encourages innovative and community-friendly uses of Blue Acres properties that align with flood resilience goals, such as creating recreational areas or restoring natural habitats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  “Blue Acres Post-Buyout Land Management Field Guide”, developed by a former intern, provides an overview of natural floodplain functions, authorized uses of Blue Acres properties, and strategies for managing encroachments on State-owned lands. This guide is intended to help municipalities and other stakeholders effectively manage and utilize acquired open space lands for flood risk mitigation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":468,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"dep-blueacres-single.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","category-resources","tag-blue-acres-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2740"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions\/3223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/blueacres\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}