MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., Sept. 25 -- Burlington County issued the following news release:
Burlington County is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the Pinelands Alliance, and five municipalities to launch a new climate change resiliency study centered on the county's southwest Pinelands region.
The Burlington County Southwest Pinelands Regional Resiliency Study will assess the climate change threats facing Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Shamong, and Tabernacle, and how those towns might improve their resiliency against future wildfires, storms, heatwaves, and other climate challenges.
"Climate change is no longer abstract or theoretical; it's now a physical reality impacting our communities and inf...