by Dana DiFilippo | Jul 26, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Hudson, New Jersey, Policy, Water, Wildlife
Liberty State Park again at center of controversy over development The half-mile stretch of Caven Point beach seems fairly ordinary, as beaches go. Birds fish in the flats and perch in the reeds, their calls the only sound breaking the silence of this nature preserve...
by Talia Wiener | Jul 19, 2022 | Article, Ecology, Education, Essex, New Jersey, Water
Rising sixth grader Delilah Lovell’s waders flooded with river water. And she didn’t have a change of clothes in her backpack. Delilah made her way to the river bank, peeled off the waders and wrung out her socks. She found a sunny spot on the muddy bank, hoping to...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jul 19, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Hudson, New Jersey, Wildlife
JERSEY CITY, NJ — As part of its goal to support a more sustainable future in one of New Jersey’s largest cities, Greener JC is turning to younger generations to help fulfill that mission. The nonprofit environmental action organization is currently seeking public...
by Amanda Wallace | Jul 8, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Education, New Jersey, Waste, Water
The famous Jersey Shore is littered with boardwalks, rides, food, beaches—and tons of trash. During the “syringe tide” in 1987, massive amounts of medical waste washed up along Jersey beaches. Various non-profit organizations were formed in response to this disaster...
by Kimberly Redmond | Jun 22, 2022 | Article, Bergen, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Environmental Justice, Hudson, New Jersey, Wildlife
HOBOKEN, NJ — One of the great misconceptions about Hudson County is that the only way to appreciate nature is to, well, leave. While the area is the most densely populated part of the state, there’s no need to flee to the Catskills or Poconos to observe natural...
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