by Tristan Weisenbach | May 23, 2024 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Environmental Justice, Hub News, Mercer, Trees, Wildlife
The Trenton Green Team, a coalition of Trenton residents, city employees, and local organizations that was founded by the City of Trenton, is gearing up for another summer of environmental initiatives to improve the city’s sustainable practices. Currently, the...
by Talia Wiener | Jul 13, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Composting doesn’t have to mean dealing with a stinky bin full of rotting food and pesky bugs. In Montclair, there are many ways to get the nutrients from food waste back into the soil — drop off your food scraps with a local organization to enrich their...
by Talia Wiener | Apr 19, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Essex, New Jersey, Policy, Trees
After two decades of advocating for native plants in Montclair, local environmental activists are hopeful they will soon see the fruits of their labor. On Tuesday, the Montclair Township Council is expected to hold a first reading of The Jose German-Gomez Native...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 21, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Environmental Commissions, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Water
HAMMONTON—According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), there are 33 active registered contaminated sites, two pending sites with confirmed contamination and 75 sites in the town of Hammonton listed on njbrownfieldsproperties.com. Dan...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 7, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Environmental Commissions, New Jersey, Waste
With the seeming omnipresence of plastic in virtually all aspects of life, it is often easy to overlook how much of the material is used and discarded on a daily basis. However, three families in Hammonton agreed to track their plastic usage to determine precisely how...
by Kristin Guglietti | Dec 31, 2021 | Article, Atlantic, Ecology, Education, Environmental Commissions, New Jersey, Water, Wildlife
Hammontonians are connecting with nature and learning more about their environment by using the iNaturalist app on their smartphones. Environmental Commission Chairman Dan Bachalis created the Hammonton New Jersey Species Survey about two years ago after he discovered...
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