by Evelynn Morrill | Jun 8, 2022 | Article, New Jersey, Ocean, Water
Save Barnegat Bay (SBB) hosted its largest-ever rain barrel workshop on Friday of Memorial Day weekend in Stafford Township, with over 50 participants who had signed up to make their own rain barrels out of 55-gallon drums, and take them home to help the...
by Kristin Guglietti | Jan 28, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey, Water, Wildlife
HAMMONTON—An ecotourist is someone who enjoys natural areas and leaves them a better place. There are many areas they can explore in Hammonton including lakes, hiking trails and natural preserves. The Gazette spoke with Rhyan Grech, the Policy Advocate at the...
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 Kristin Guglietti | Jan 21, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Ecology, Education, New Jersey, Water
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) includes climate change in its new curriculum. Changes were implemented in September 2021. According to the NJDOE’s website, “On June 3, 2020, the State Board of Education adopted the 2020 New Jersey Student Learning...
by M. Blessing Akeju | Jan 19, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Environmental Justice, Hudson, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Water
As climate change becomes more of a threat, weather patterns are increasingly severe. In New Jersey, one way to prevent flooding could be through rain gardens. Hurricane Ida reminded people that there is a huge flooding problem in the Garden State. When the storm tore...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 14, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Policy, Transportation, Trees, Waste, Water
HAMMONTON—Hammonton’s revision of its master plan is nearing completion. “Every municipality is required to do a master plan review every 10 years. Every 10 years there must be a review or a rewrite … We’re right there; we’re almost done,” said Councilman...
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