by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Nov 26, 2021 | Article, Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey, Water, Wildlife
HAMMONTON—Since 2020, two scientists from Stockton University—Dr. Emma Witt, professor of environmental studies, and Dr. Aaron Stoler, professor of environmental science—have, along with their students, been conducting various studies at Hammonton Lake. Witt said that...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Aug 24, 2020 | Cape May, Ecology, New Jersey, Policy, Water
Jersey Shore communities have gotten used to coastal storms, with towns investing millions in new infrastructure to handle increased flooding. Climate scientists warn that the warmer oceans of the future are likely to create more powerful hurricanes by the end of this...
by Steven Rodas - TAPinto Camden | Aug 21, 2020 | Camden, Ecology, New Jersey
The East Camden Rays played their penultimate game Wednesday against the Whitman Park Phillies. (Photo courtesy: Steven Rodas) When it came time to line up for the end-of-the-game high-fives Wednesday, the East Camden Rays and Whitman Park Phillies didn’t hesitate....
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Aug 20, 2020 | Atlantic, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
Continuing its practice of promoting eco-friendly infrastructure and business practices, the town of Hammonton has once again submitted grant applications to fund those efforts. Councilman Jonathan Oliva—the chairperson of the Quality of Life Committee and the mayoral...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Aug 10, 2020 | Cape May, Ecology, Multimedia, New Jersey, Video
Sand pumped from the dredge at the Great Egg Inlet, at left in background, gushes out the end of the pipeline into a “basket” that serves as a filter to eliminate any sort of debris at the beach replenishment project near Brighton Avenue, in Ocean City,...
by Brianna Baker - Next City | Jul 16, 2020 | Ecology, Education, Mercer, New Jersey, Wildlife
An iNaturalist user checks out a previous monarch butterfly observation made as part of Tally the Valley. (Photo courtesy: Rachel Kaufman) Every summer, New Jersey-based nonprofit Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) hosts a butterfly count. Volunteers...
