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Week of June 23, 2003

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President's Message

* Too Many Communities Make Building Housing a Struggle

Housing Forum

* New EPA Web Site Can Help You Understand Housing Regulations

Homeownership Month

* Roundtables Identify Concerns for Affordably Priced Housing

Housing Politics

* Association Health Plans Approved by the House
* Major Push Urged to Address Unmet Rural Housing Needs
* Builders Support Commerce Plan on Canadian Lumber
* Congress Votes for ‘No Taxation Without Respiration’
* Two Million Acres in Northeast Threatened With Federal Oversight

Labor

* Senate Considering Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Rise in May Despite Rainy Weather
* Builders Confident as New Single-Family Home Sales Head for Another Record
* Spotlight on: Cincinnati
* Eye on the Economy

Construction Safety

* Training Is Key to Safety on the Job Site

Research

* Habitat Homes in Syracuse Are Energy-Efficient

Multifamily

* Pillars Award Winner Provides Tips on Leasing Centers
* Summit to Look at Assessments of Tax-Credit Housing

Business Management

* Automate Your Selection and Change Order Processes

Environment

* New Jersey Protects Habitat of Long-Gone Queen Snake

Member Dividends

* Workforce Development Is Another Great Member Benefit

Seniors Housing

* Active Adult Marketing Involves Five Key Elements

Sales and Marketing

* Ask a MIRM — About The Best Way to Train Your Sales Staff

Building Systems

* Registration Discounts Available for Building Systems Showcase

Building Products

* Exterior Composite Trim Outperforms Wood

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Catfish Tournament an Annual Charity Event in Florida

NBN Back Issues
 

New Jersey Protects Habitat of Long-Gone Queen Snake

Builders in New Jersey are pointing out that there is a problem with the recent addition of queen snakes to the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) list of endangered species: Not one of them has been found in the state for more than 25 years.

“So, even though the queen snake is not in New Jersey, we are protecting its habitat,” writes Nancy Wittenberg in the June 10 issue of Dimensions, the newsletter of the New Jersey Builders Association.

The newsletter advises New Jersey builders that they may find that they are prohibited from certain activities and use of a site may be limited if there is a stream inhabited by crayfish running through it. Queen snakes are aquatic, and they eat crayfish.

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Wittenberg notes that permits and approvals are increasingly being held up because of the state's habitat protection efforts.

Protected wood turtles, pine snakes, eagles and barred owls are showing up on many development sites.

In the case of the queen snake, “DEP has decided to protect the habitat of a species that does not live in New Jersey,” writes Wittenberg. “What's next, mastodons?”
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