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 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 Dana DiFilippo | Jun 16, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Hudson, New Jersey, Policy
Critics say they’ll fight for a ban on large-scale commercial ventures like stadiums A state Senate panel unanimously advanced a $250 million plan Thursday to open Liberty State Park to commercial development, despite opposition from preservationists who have spent...
by Dana DiFilippo | May 17, 2022 | Article, Cities-Parks, Ecology, Education, Mercer, New Jersey, Policy
State has $500M backlog in capital projects for parks system Sylvia Kocses had a great second date in 1967 at Washington Crossing State Park with the man who would become her husband. When they had kids, the park in Mercer County became their go-to, with its...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Jan 20, 2020 | Ecology, Essex, New Jersey
The test will be conducted at the base of Floods Hill, where South Orange screens outdoor movies in the summer. (Photo by Ambreen Ali) South Orange is testing organic methods for maintaining grass turf on a two-acre field in Floods Hill this year to determine whether...
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