Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education
In December 2001, the Pinelands Commission opened the Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education. The nearly 12,500-square-foot facility is located on the grounds of Fenwick Manor, the 5-acre historic farmstead which houses the offices of the Pinelands Commission. The Sullivan Center is comprised of office space, a lecture hall/public meeting room, conference room, library and technology resource center.
The center is named for former Pinelands Commission Chairman Richard J. Sullivan, who served in that capacity from 1988 to 1998. A champion of the Pinelands, Mr. Sullivan was also the first Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection from 1970 to 1974 and was a chief architect of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan.
Since early 2004, much of the Sullivan Center’s public spaces have been temporarily converted to office space while renovations are performed on some of the historic buildings at the Fenwick Manor Complex. When renovations are completed in 2006, the Pinelands Commission will resume plans to establish the Sullivan Center as a public venue for furthering the mission of the Pinelands Commission.
The long-term objectives of the Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education are:
- foster awareness, appreciation, understanding and commitment to the New Jersey Pinelands;
- support the mission of the Pinelands Commission to improve the Pinelands Protection Program;
- better enable those individuals and organizations charged with implementing Pinelands programs to achieve their objectives;
- provide opportunities for public dialogue to address and discuss planning, scientific and regulatory issues, information and long-term strategies;
- promote the acceptance of the Richard J. Sullivan Center as a integral social, cultural, and educational component of the Pinelands community; and
- ensure efficient and effective use of Pinelands programmatic resources.
