The advocacy, stewardship and protection of open space In Madison, NJ is prevalent as  The Open Space, Recreation & Historic Preservation Advisory Committee meets monthly to make recommendations to the Mayor and Council to implement the Madison Borough Open Space and Recreation Plan. The open spaces in Madison mainly serve as parks, athletic facilities, or conservation areas. The town also uses these spaces for recreation activities, including youth sports programs, summer camps, picnic areas, and multi-use fields. 

Scientific Monitoring of open spaces in Madison contributes to the preservation of land, wildlife and biodiversity habitats, water resources, and parks and recreation projects. This data collection includes recreation areas and protected open space that the NJDEP owns in fee simple. The map displayed here presents the use of open space In Madison NJ, generated by the Department of Environmental Protection.

Madison Open space 2022

In Madison, there is a total of 246 acres of open space. Memorial Park covers the most open space at 64 acres. Loantaka Brook Reservation comes at second with 23 acres of open space. Madison open spaces account for 8.9% of land use in Madison. 

Understanding open space and the various things they are used for can help us understand the variety of environmental and economic benefits they have. Additionally, measurement and tracking of them can ensure that policies and projects are being made, such as the Madison Bike Plan, to protect and preserve open spaces in an environmentally friendly way. 

About the Data

This data was collected from 2016 to 2022 derived from a variety of mapped sources. These sources vary in scale and level of accuracy.  These sources include tax maps, surveys, deeds, digital aerial photography, as well as USGS topographic maps.This layer was established by the NJDEP Bureau of GIS. 

The dataset can be found online here.

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