Tag: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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Protecting the wetlands that help protect New Jersey
by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation For the past 20 years, a New Jersey organization not widely known among the general public has been making a big environmental impact through dozens of projects aimed at restoring and enhancing the state’s wetlands – ecosystems that are critical allies in the global fight against…
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Friends for the Abbott Marshlands to test water quality through November
August has been National Water Quality Month and volunteers with the Friends for the Abbott Marshlands (FFAM) have been monitoring the water quality in some local waterways. With equipment on loan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), volunteers visit several locations weekly to test water in Crosswicks Creek, Watson’s Creek, and Spring Lake, according to…
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Princeton school district applies for tree planting grant
Princeton public school district officials have applied for a $165,245 grant through the Trees for Schools program to plant trees at Princeton High School, Princeton Middle School and the four elementary schools. The money would be used to replace dozens of trees that have been lost to the emerald ash borer and other tree diseases,…
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Reforms needed to protect our public lands
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The chunky woodland sandpiper called the American woodcock is a favorite of spring birdwatchers due to the male’s acrobatic courtship display flights. Making a distinctive buzz call and melodious twittering song, males rise hundreds of feet in the air before making plunging dives earthward. Though woodcocks…
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Cleaner and greener
Hillsborough Township receives Clean Communities grant Municipal and county governments are receiving more than $24 million in annual Clean Communities grants to fund litter removal programs that spruce up communities, improve water quality, reduce localized flooding and protect natural habitats, according to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette. Hillsborough Township…
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Delivering environmental justice to help communities breathe easier
by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but not all communities are filled with trees, flowers and fresh breezes. Many of the state’s urban areas host facilities like power plants, trash and medical waste incinerators, landfills, and recycling and scrap metal processors that emit pollutants…
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Hopewell Township: No Legionnaires’ disease cases identified for Trenton Water Works customers in new cases
Trenton Water Works to begin low-velocity flushing program throughout its service area in early April In the recent seven additional cases reported, no cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been identified for township residents who receive water from Trenton Water Works. Although this is welcome news, the seven additional cases of the disease in the Trenton…
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A new roadmap for protecting New Jersey’s public forests
By Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is the most densely populated and developed state, with an average of more than 1,200 residents per square mile. It’s the only state in which every county is deemed “urban” by the U.S. Census Bureau. Yet, 40% of this state we’re in – about…
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Outdoor recreation: Tell the state what you want!
By Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Do you enjoy spending time outdoors at New Jersey’s parks, nature preserves, recreation areas, beaches and other open-air places? If so, how can your experience be improved? If you don’t get outside much, what can be done to make outdoor recreation more accessible and appealing? The…