The state is asking residents to weigh in on the great outdoors: The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has just opened a 30-day public comment period for the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. The SCORP, updated through the department’s Outside, Together! initiative, aims to enhance and provide equitable outdoor recreation and conservation opportunities throughout the state, and to ensure a sustainable future for our natural resources.

As Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette noted, “The DEP is committed to working with the public…