Hillsborough Opinion

Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers - have noticed that winters have gotten milder over the last few...

Shy, elusive bobcats rebounding in New Jersey

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation You might think a biologist who's spent nearly two decades...

Can New Jersey cities become more ‘spongy’ and green?

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ever heard of a "sponge city?" Sponge cities are urban...

Thank this New Jersey woman for your blueberries!

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Walk into nearly any grocery store, any time of year,...

Winter’s sounds of silence soon to be broken

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Winter is the northeast's quiet season, when songbirds go south,...

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The State We’re In 7/19: Gas pipelines carry hidden costs: ‘a tale of two pipelines’

By Michele S. Byers Someone once said “the best things in life are free.” But even “free” things like air, water and the quiet enjoyment...

The State We’re In 7/12: Fish in hot water

By Michele S. Byers Around the globe, climate change is leading to increased ocean temperatures and more acidic water. The impact on fish and the fishing...

Solutions 7/5: Warnings from scientists and writers

By Huck Fairman Facing changing climates, historians, scientists and writers urge action. It has happened before. Approximately 55 million years ago, heating up over thousands of...

The State We’re In 7/5: Highway beautification – New Jersey style

By Michele S. Byers Driving through a garden usually isn’t a commuter experience, but drivers on the Atlantic City Expressway will see colorful patches of...

The State We’re In 6/28: Great news for New Jersey’s streams and rivers

By Michele S. Byers Placed end to end, the New Jersey rivers and streams proposed for higher environmental protections would stretch from High Point to...

Solutions 6/28: The accelerating change around us

By Huck Fairman If some of what follows is familiar, it is because recognized trends and programs are continuing only at an accelerating pace. This applies...

Continued commitment needed in fight against Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States for which there is no cure nor a definitive way to...

The State We’re In 6/21: UN report sounds alarm on nature’s decline

By Michele S. Byers Would you care if northeastern beach tiger beetles and arogos skipper butterflies disappeared? How about blue-spotted salamanders and southern gray tree frogs,...

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