Category: Bordentown Register News
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National Moth Week offers backyard activities for safe science
The ninth annual National Moth Week, which this week will be July 18-26, invites novice and experienced “moth-ers,” alike, to observe moths in their own backyards and contribute to scientific knowledge as part of one of the world’s largest citizen science projects. National Moth Week (NMW) offers the opportunity to learn about nighttime nature from…
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How to to help Burlington County gain ‘no-kill status’ : Friends of Burlington County shelter plans to raise funds at October event
By RYAN LAWRENCE According to Karen Isky, one of seven members of the board of directors at the Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter, only three counties in New Jersey have no-kill status, meaning at least 95 percent of cats and dogs who enter their county’s shelters avoid euthanization and live to get a new…
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SOLUTIONS 7/3: The Coming Costs
By Huck Fairman Along with the spreading of the coronavirus, this country is facing a range of destructive changes from the climate crisis. And, not as widely recognized, the climate crisis is also resulting in escalating costs. NOAA warned last year that we faced 14 weather and climate calamities, each costing over $1 billion dollars…
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Burlington County offers COVID-19 mobile testing
The Burlington County Health Department announced the county will now be providing mobile COVID-19 testing. “We want to bring COVID-19 testing to our residents who may lack or have limited access to transportation. Individuals may collect their own samples or request assistance in doing so. As always, county testing remains free of charge,” Health…
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NAMIcon two-day virtual event will focus on mental health wellness
NAMIcon is a virtual event planned for July 13-14 that will focus on mental health wellness. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is committed to delivering a high-quality and productive experience for all attendees with sessions dedicated to a variety of topics, including: Plenary with Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of…
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What #Black Lives Matter and COVID have taught me about being a teenager in 2020
A few days ago I watched my friends graduate from high school, on my computer screen. The speeches were pre-recorded, the montage of the diploma ceremony was videoclips of parents handing the certificates to their children in living rooms or front yards and, all things considered, it was beautiful in every way. That same day…
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New Jersey is home to aquatic and semi-aquatic mammals
By Michele S. Byers You’re walking near a stream or a lake and suddenly catch a flash of a small, sleek creature with dark, glossy fur. Could it be a mink? Or maybe you hear a loud slap on the water, followed by a glimpse of a submerged creature diving under a pile of sticks…
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SOLUTIONS 6/26: Plastics everywhere in the warming air
By Huck Fairman A new report published in the journal, SCIENCE, warned that microplastics are everywhere, not only in the planet’s waterbodies but in the air we breathe. Tons of tiny plastic fragments rain down around the globe. Research has found evidence of airborne particles in Europe, China, the Arctic and the western United States.…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, June 26
Editor’s Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now open Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery opened on June 19, with the winery open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In the open space of the apple orchard, the winery will…
