Tag: The Watershed Institute
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Greening Together environmental fair returns
Greening Together, which is the annual celebration of all things sustainable – and which was squashed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic – is poised to bounce back in a series of events to coincide with Earth Week, which is April 24-30. The free events range from Celebrate Trails Day on April 24, to…
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Millstone residents of all ages invited to participate in town cleanup
MILLSTONE – The ongoing coronavirus pandemic will not prevent the 15th annual stream cleanup in Millstone Township from taking place, according to the event’s organizers. The stream cleanup – which asks residents to sign up to collect trash at various locations in the community – is sponsored by the Millstone Township Environmental Commission and the…
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Watershed Institute and Honey Brook Organic Farm end partnership; nonprofit now seeks new farmer
Honey Brook Organic Farm will no longer be a fixture on Watershed Institute land, after it was announced that 2020 will be the final year of a partnership between the two entities. The Watershed Institute and Honey Brook Organic Farm are ending their partnership after 30 years. Honey Brook Organic Farm’s leased acreage on the…
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Family Camp session at Watershed Institute provides environmental outreach
Klaython Pelaez is on the hunt – intent on catching a grasshopper in his cupped hand as he runs through the thick grass near Wargo Pond on the watershed reserve. Fizzing with anticipation, he shrieks as a grasshopper jumps just out of his reach. “I always tell the kids the animals are hiding,” said Zoltan…
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Hightstown park receives new additions to green infrastructure
The Watershed Institute has recently installed two shallow rain gardens and a pollinator garden to manage stormwater runoff and foster wildlife habitat at the Rocky Brook Environmental Resource Center in Hightstown. Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Watershed teamed up with experts from Rutgers Landscape and Nursery…
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Watershed Institute aids county officials in preventing toxic algae blooms at Rosedale Lake
The Watershed Institute and Mercer County officials are teaming up to address toxic algae blooms in Rosedale Lake. Rosedale Lake in Pennington is part of the Mercer County Park System and has been faced with the issue of toxic algae blooms since 2019. In 2019, Mercer County shut down all recreation in the lake at…
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Pennington Council adopts ordinance phasing out single-use carryout bags
Pennington is joining more than 30 New Jersey municipalities in banning single-use plastic carryout bags. Pennington council members voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance on May 4; Council President Catherine Chandler and council members Glen Griffiths, Charles Marciante, Elizabeth Semple, Beverly Mills and Deborah Gnatt voted “yes” in favor of the measure. “Single-use plastic bags…
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Opinion: Take stock of what you can do to protect the environment
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The celebration of this transformational moment in the nation’s history comes at a challenging time. There will be no large, joyous gatherings of committed (and casual) environmentalists that we’ve savored in the past. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is exploding across the globe, creating widespread anxiety and…
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Novel coronavirus outbreak affects Hopewell organization’s events
Some events in the Hopewell area have either been canceled or postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the state. The Watershed Institute’s World Water Day Festival was one of the local events canceled because of the outbreak. “We are canceling our World Water Day Festival in an abundance of caution about large gatherings,”…
