by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jan 28, 2020 | Cape May, New Jersey, Waste
Lyn Crumbock, Cape May County’s recycling coordinator, believes it makes sense to keep the county’s recycling program going to help keep material out of the landfill. Bill Barlow WOODBINE – Picture waking up in the morning. Imagine receiving a trash bag, into...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jan 14, 2020 | Cape May, Education, New Jersey
Destiny Corso, a 12th grader, from Wildwood Crest, chops vegetables as part of culinary class at Cape May County Technical High School. The scraps go into a compost bucket, which, in turn, feeds worms that feed the fish in the school aquaculture program. CREST...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Jan 7, 2020 | Cape May, Education, New Jersey
Kevin Poltorak, a seventh and eighth-grade science teacher in Dennis Township, shows off the school garden. He said the students enjoy the time outdoors, while he sees lessons taking hold due to practical application. DENNISVILLE – It can be tough getting students...
by Alexis Shanes - NorthJersey.com | Jan 3, 2020 | Cape May, Ecology, New Jersey
Iconic monarch butterfly populations have declined 90 percent in 20 years, but good weather has produced a bumper crop this summer. Climate change and regulatory rollbacks spell doom for threatened and endangered species. But along the New Jersey coastline, one...
by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Dec 21, 2019 | Cape May, Ecology, New Jersey, Wildlife
All eyes were on the skies during a New Jersey Audubon birding festival in Cape May Point. Bird watchers from all over over the state, and beyond, got their fill of the myriad of birds found in South Jersey from coopers to sharp-shinned hawks. And as varied as the...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Dec 10, 2019 | Agriculture, Cape May, New Jersey
Bill Eisele grows Christmas trees on his farm in Upper Township. Eisele, who has a degree in forestry management, and has worked for the state Department of Agriculture, said, “There’s no reason anyone should have an artificial tree,” unless they are...
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