Our petition calls on the officials of Madison, surrounding towns, Morris County, the State of New Jersey, and Drew University to work together to achieve the goal of a permanently preserved Drew Forest. Since May 2021, we have collected over 15,000 signatures.

SEE THE PETITION HERE

The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Madison typically meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The schedule is posted on www.rosenet.org. Meetings are held on the second floor of the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building, 50 Kings Road in the Borough of Madison.

The Regular Meeting will be called to order and begin with an Executive Session at 7:00 p.m., in the Committee Room, 2nd Floor, Hartley Dodge Memorial; the meeting will reopen to the public at 8:00 p.m. Public comment periods (for items that are not on the agenda) typically happen after 9pm.

Do you know a member of the Drew Univesity Board of Trustees? Or might you know someone who knows one of the members? Contact us at info@friendsofthedrewforest.org.

2023–24 Board of Trustees

Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton

Scott Burr C’84, P’21

Emily Musil Church C’00

Dean T. Criares C’85

Alfred T. Day III

Sang Won Doh T’95

D. Stuart Dunnan

Robert Franek C’93

Fredrick Fuest C’68, P’02,’08, Vice Chair

Angela B. Gerken P’15, Vice Chair and Secretary

Gregory H. Gordon C’92

Michelle Hampton C’85

William W. Landis III C’85, Chair

Hilary L. Link, President

Justin Marcucci C’00

Ryan M. Mason C’05

Joseph C. Noto C’95

Bishop John Schol

Vanessa L. Van Brunt C’92

Suneet Varma

Peter J. Zangari P’24

Trustees Emeriti

Lewis D. Andrews, Jr. C’68

Raymond G. Chambers

John H. Crawford III T’65

Hugh A. D’Andrade

Michele E. Fabrizio C’73

Hwain C. Lee T’99

Bishop Ernest S. Lyght T’68

Elizabeth H. Marsh G’83,’90,’91

Heath B. McLendon

Eugene I. Meyers P’88,’90

Jeffrey B. Noss C’75

Nancy W. Priest C’83, P’86

Nancy S. Schaenen

If you live in Madison, say, “Thank you!” to the Borough Council for doing all they can to preserve the Drew Forest. Email a brief, supportive note to the Mayor about why you care, your name, and your town. Please copy the Town Clerk, Elizabeth Osborne, so that you email will be noted at the council meeting.

Mayor Robert H. Conley
mayor@rosenet.org

Mayor and Council
osbornee@rosenet.org

In the spirit of preserving and protecting New Jersey’s critical natural systems and environmentally sensitive areas for the community and the wildlife it supports, neighboring towns in Morris County and beyond are able to join the movement by passing resolutions in support of saving the Drew Forest through a conservation sale. Six towns, three environmental commissions, numerous state and local environmental groups, and Drew University’s CLA Student Government have voiced support for a conservation sale of the Drew Forest.

• Read A Sample Local Resolution (PDF)

• Full List of Regional Supporters

Questions? Contact us.

Donate today to support our critical and indispensable efforts to permanently preserve the Drew Forest. Your donation will support our tireless education and outreach. We are currently working to obtain further independent analyses of the Drew Forest from leading environmental experts to investigate the Drew Forest’s environmentally significant attributes at risk of being lost forever to development.

With your help, we’ll get the additional data necessary to:

• Protect the Drew Forest from development;

• Apply for conservation funding;

• Manage the Drew Forest when it is preserved as open space for all to enjoy.