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 Dan Preston - CivicStory | Apr 14, 2020 | Burlington, Camden, Ecology, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, New Jersey, Other Sources, Salem, Sussex, Warren, Water
Story and video produced by CivicStory as part of “From the Source: Stories of the Delaware River,” a reporting collaborative organized by the Lenfest Institute. The Delaware River watershed provides drinking water to more than 13 million people, including...
by Donna Liu - CivicStory | Jan 22, 2020 | Ecology, New Jersey, Other Sources, Sussex, Warren, Water
Careful sampling and analysis is crucial to maintaining clean water sources and cleaning up polluted ones, but keeping constant track of water quality across thousands of miles of rivers and streams in New Jersey is a daunting task – one that would be almost...
by Donna Liu - CivicStory | Nov 19, 2019 | Audio, Ecology, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Other Sources, Somerset, Warren, Water
Removal of the Weston Mill Dam in the Millstone River in 2017 brought shad back upstream. (Photo courtesy: The Watershed Institute) The New Jersey Statewide Dam Removal Partnership (SDRP) holds regular meetings and workshops to advance its work, most recently at The...
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 Bill Barlow - CivicStory | Aug 28, 2019 | Atlantic, Energy, New Jersey, Other Sources, Salem
With plans taking shape for a huge offshore wind farm 15 miles from the Atlantic City boardwalk, speakers at an annual conference held at the beach resort focused on the employment opportunities that this and other wind projects could create.
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