by Cailley LaPara - CivicStory | May 29, 2020 | Ecology, New Jersey, Other Sources, Union, Wildlife
In mid-March, when most of New Jersey closed up and went quiet practically overnight, the state’s wildlife and its stewards carried on with their work: The salamanders and frogs began their spring migrations, and conservationists and nature educators collected data on...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | May 27, 2020 | Atlantic, Cape May, New Jersey, Water
Fred Akers, of Buena Vista Township, patrols the Great Egg Harbor River and finds many types of large debris floating in the water, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (VERNON OGRODNEK / For The Press) You could call him a river sweeper. Fred Akers has made it his job to try to...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | May 27, 2020 | Atlantic, Infrastructure, New Jersey
“There’s always maintenance, there’s always replacement, and when it’s unexpected it makes it harder to digest.” Robert Vettese, Hammonton Public Works Manager “We are still doing some work on video; we’re going...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | May 27, 2020 | Energy, Middlesex, New Jersey
(Photo courtesy Solar Landscape) Up until mid-May, 21-year-old Emmanuel Tolentine of Scotch Plains, New Jersey worked as a cashier at QuickChek — a job he says was less than satisfying. “I was ready to get out of there, honestly,” he says. “Everyone was so rude. It’s...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | May 20, 2020 | Cape May, Education, New Jersey
A pair of osprey make their home on a nesting platform set in the marsh in Ocean City. The species has had a remarkable comeback and is often cited as an environmental success story. (Photo Credit: Bill Barlow) Each May, at the historic John Wesley Gandy Farmhouse, on...
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