by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Oct 31, 2019 | Bergen, Ecology, New Jersey
MIDLAND PARK — A patch of woods in the borough was a favorite of local philanthropist David Bolger, whose foundation recently announced that it would donate the 3 acres to the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Bolger in 1979 placed a conservation easement...
by Alexis Shanes and Rodrigo Torrejon - NorthJersey.com | Oct 10, 2019 | Bergen, Ecology, New Jersey, Wildlife
New Jersey is in danger of losing its state bird — the goldfinch — during the summer, when its eponymous plumage is brightest, as climate change threatens to raise temperatures and drive the birds out, according to an environmental...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 27, 2019 | Ecology, Essex, New Jersey
Seton Hall students are helping inventory the trees in South Orange. Don’t be surprised if you see a band of college students walking around South Orange neighborhoods this weekend taking photos of the trees on their cell phones – or a drone hovering over them...
by Hillary Richard - CivicStory | Aug 29, 2019 | Atlantic, Ecology, Education, Essex, New Jersey, Other Sources, Passaic
What’s the best way to tackle a broad topic like sustainability in such a diverse state? The eight multimedia journalists who were selected for the first New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Hub fellowships embarked on three days of orientation to learn as much as...
by Marian Glenn - CivicStory | Jul 16, 2019 | Ecology, New Jersey, Other Sources, Union
Springfield’s Green Acres along the Rahway River have sprouted hundreds of tubes this summer. Each tube is protecting a young tree or shrub from deer in order to reforest the flood plain around the river.
by Donna Liu - CivicStory | Jun 26, 2019 | Ecology, Energy, Monmouth, New Jersey, Other Sources, Waste, Water
Sustainable Jersey Director Randall Solomon thanks collaboration partners at 2019 summit. (Photo courtesy: Donn Liu) Sustainable Jersey – the feisty nonprofit that spurs environmental action across New Jersey’s towns and schools – marked a bittersweet...
