Sentinel landscapes are undeveloped buffers of land around military installations that help prevent conflict between residential areas and noisy aircraft or training exercises. They also play a part in environmental conservation.
The Blue Mountain's Kittatinny Ridge is newly designated for a federal land-protection program alongside parts of New Mexico, Utah, Hawaii and California.
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