A little more than a year after Pringle was first elected mayor, Mother Nature battered the Jersey Shore with a one-two combination: the Halloween Storm of 1991 and then, a year later, the devastating Nor’easter of ‘92, which destroyed much of the coastline include large sections of Belmar’s boardwalk and a number of Belmar’s older beachfront pavilions. The Jersey Shore Partnership was formed in response to those events, and for nearly two decades has been a strong advocate for shore protection, beach replenishment and other initiatives that are of vital importance to the Jersey Shore. Pringle has worked closely with the Jersey Shore Partnership and others since then to advocate for federal beach replenishment funding, and a dedicated source of State funding for shore protection. In 1997, Belmar part of the largest beach nourishment project in U.S. History. In 1998, Pringle was invited to testify before the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate in support of the Water Resources Development Act of 1998, which contained important elements regarding federal funding for shore protection.

Previous recipients of the Jersey Shore Partnership’s Elected Leadership Award include Congressmen Frank Pallone and Robert Saxton.

“A quiet green revolution in the building world is evolving, and a first wave of innovative green design projects large and small have already hit the ground. NJN’s one-hour high definition special “Green Builders” profiles a cast of green building pioneers who have taken the leap into making their part of the ‘built environment’ a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly place,” according to the NJN advance about the documentary.  “Collectively, the green builders are building the foundation for a more widespread movement toward making America’s built environment less harmful to the dwindling supply of healthy natural resources and even less expensive to operate. Their homes and offices are the proving grounds for green building, and their personal experiences reveal that building greener is less complicated and expensive than you probably thought, and more rewarding in the long run.”  The segment about Belmar starts at about 35:20 into the video.

Another clip featuring Ken Pringle can be seen here: NJN / Kenneth Pringle