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...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jul 15, 2020 | Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey
Arnold Cappuccio stands in front of his first koi pond, now 30 years old. (Photo courtesy: THG/Joseph F. Berenato) When Arnold Cappuccio moved into his home, he had no idea that one day his backyard would one day house its own mini-ecosystem. “When I moved here, there...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Jun 29, 2020 | Ecology, Education, New Jersey, Ocean
Elizabeth Lacey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marine Science at Stockton University, conducts a virtual field trip on streaming video discussing seagrass in the Barnegat Bay, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Photo credit: SUSAN ALLEN / Stockton University) If you live or...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jun 16, 2020 | Cape May, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Transportation
Visitors stop for a closer look at birds nesting alongside a walkway connecting Ocean City and Somers Point. The route has become popular with runners and walkers, as well as with birders hoping for a glimpse over the rail. (Photo Credit: Bill Barlow) OCEAN CITY –...
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 5, 2020 | Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey
Sustainability lessons learned from COVID-19. (Video by Vernon Ogrodnek / For The Press) Haley Vernon’s life has changed since the coronavirus outbreak. Vernon, 21, who lives in Ocean City, is driving less and conserving more. Shopping trips to the supermarket...
