Ramapough Site Saved
legislators voted to preserve Split Rock, above, near the town of. The county no longer needed the 54-acre hilltop, adjacent to a wastewater facility, and a conservation easement bought by the Land Conservancy of New Jersey for $290,000 will keep the parcel intact. The Ramapough Lenape, who number in the thousands, are not currently recognized by New York as an official tribe, which lack of status has harmed their ability to advocate for their culture in the past.
