by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Dec 10, 2019 | Bergen, New Jersey, Waste
Vito Mazza stands next to Leonia elementary school’s new food waste dehydrator Dec. 9, 2019. (Photo: Jessie Glass) LEONIA — An elementary school in the borough became the first in the state on Monday to use a food dehydrator to reduce cafeteria waste. The...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Bergen, Ecology, New Jersey
Dia, a caramel-colored Labrador, is ecstatic. It’s a chilly day in a Ramapo Valley forest in Mahwah, and Dia, clad in a red vest, is ready to work. Joshua Beese, her handler, wraps his arms around her neck. When Beese unclips a leash from Dia’s collar, she’s the...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Nov 19, 2019 | Bergen, Ecology, New Jersey
Ridgewood preschoolers explore an outdoor classroom Monday, Nov. 18. (Photo: Bethlehem Early Learning Center) RIDGEWOOD — A new outdoor classroom at Bethlehem Early Learning Center will combine imaginative play with reading, math and environmental...
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 CivicStory | Nov 26, 2013 | Bergen, Ecology, Hudson, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Other Sources, Video, Water
This video was produced by NJ Arts News and posted on CivicStory on November 26, 2013. Secaucus, October 26, 2013 – ‘Super Bowl XLVIII (48) – to be played on February 2 in the NJ Meadowlands – is called the first ‘Public...
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