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 Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Nov 26, 2019 | Cape May, New Jersey, Waste
Image Caption: Stone Harbor, NJ, 96th Street It’s quiet along 96th Street, in Stone Harbor, during the lull between the summer crowds and holiday shopping. On a breezy November weekday, a borough crew decorated the entrance to town, and several stores were open...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Nov 20, 2019 | Article, Essex, New Jersey
On Oct. 24, Columbia High School teacher Randall Post talks to Tuscan Elementary School students about reducing their carbon footprint as teacher Julia Sommer looks on. (Photo by Ambreen Ali) Students at South Mountain Elementary School gathered last week for...
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 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 Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Nov 17, 2019 | Cumberland, Ecology, New Jersey, Water
Could eating an oyster be a way to save the planet? Maybe not on a large scale, but it is one way people can take a bite out of New Jersey’s sustainability issues. Oyster farming in New Jersey was once a booming industry bringing in millions of bushels a year...
by Brianna Baker - Green Philly | Nov 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Cumberland, Waste
Patrons at the Collingswood Farmers’ Market can rent out reusable bags. Can the service spread as businesses ease into single-use bag bans? We all know and love bike share programs, like Philly’s own Indego. But in South Jersey, the Collingswood Farmers’ Market...
by Brianna Baker - Green Philly | Nov 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Ecology, Energy, New Jersey, Ocean
The controversial N.J.-based outdoorsman releases his latest book, a guide to reversing the damage we’ve done to the earth He can track any living creature through the wilderness, be it beast or man. He can revive entire felled forests to their original glory....
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Nov 3, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Newark hosted a global convening on environmental justice last week, and issues around how trash from South Orange, Maplewood and other surrounding towns is processed led the conversation. The gathering included environmental justice advocates, students and...
by Kelly Ramos - The Nubian News | Nov 1, 2019 | Mercer, New Jersey, Waste
Image Caption: “Disco Soup 15 September 2017” by londonfoodlink is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 TRENTON – Locally and nationally food waste causes damage to the environment and the economy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
