Tag: New Jersey Conservation Foundation
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Dorbrook Recreation Area to expand
COLTS NECK – The Monmouth County Park System has announced that 5.1 acres have been added to Dorbrook Recreation Area, Route 537, Colts Neck, following a donation from the nonprofit New Jersey Conservation Foundation. On Feb. 25, the foundation donated a residential property on Route 537 to the Monmouth County Park System. Future plans for…
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Leading the spring parade
“Along the river, over the hills, in the ground, in the sky, spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm, new life, new beauty, unfolding, unrolling in glorious exuberant extravagance – new birds in their nests, new winged creatures in the air, and new leaves, new flowers spreading, shining, rejoicing everywhere.” – John Muir, naturalist…
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Tunnel vision: Helping wildlife cross the road
By Michele S. Byers Why did the turtle cross the road? Probably to look for a place to lay her eggs. The better question might be: Can she get to the other side? The answer: Only if she’s lucky. New Jersey’s vast network of roads with high-speed traffic can be dangerous for small, slow-moving reptiles…
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Great New Jersey nature destinations
By Michele S. Byers New Jersey has an amazing diversity of landscapes and every region has a unique assemblage of native plants and animals, geological features and history. Want to explore this incredible natural diversity? Nothing tells the stories better than New Jersey’s environmental centers and science museums. These centers are gems for nature lovers…
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Gov. Murphy takes step to address climate change
By Michelle S. Byers New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is making a PACT with New Jersey by taking the most proactive step of any state to address climate change. PACT stands for Protecting Against Climate Threats and it is part of the governor’s proposal to reduce the vulnerability of residents to the impacts of climate…
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Bugs are looking for warm places to stay during winter
By Michele S. Byers A Vineland family was recently shocked to find a scorpion in their house. The scorpion, which is usually found in warmer climates, apparently crawled into their luggage during a vacation in Costa Rica and came back with them to New Jersey. It was removed without incident by local animal control officers.…
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New Jersey environmental wins and losses in 2019
By Michele S. Byers It’s the nation’s most densely populated state, with the most Superfund sites, and sometimes called Cancer Alley. This state we’re in faces many environmental challenges, including air pollution, threats to clean drinking water and sprawl. But New Jersey is also a leader in open space and farmland preservation, and still rightfully…
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Still the Garden State – over 236,000 acres preserved
By Michele S. Byers Every once in a while a “blast from the past” comes along to remind you how much things have changed. That blast was a packet of old “The State We’re In” columns from the early 1980s – nearly 40 years ago. They addressed what was then a looming crisis in the…
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Residents may look for owls in winter
By Michele S. Byers Winter is prime season for spotting and listening for owls, those incredibly mysterious and beautiful birds rarely seen up close in broad daylight. “Owls are a little more obvious at this time of year because the leaves have fallen off the trees,” says Shari Stern, education director at the Raptor Trust…
