Lawrence Ledger Opinion

An ‘ode’ to New Jersey’s dragonflies and damselflies

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you're near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water...

Depression and suicide risk can intensify in spring and summer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Intense symptoms for individuals with depression are commonly associated with the winter...

An urgent call to preserve half of New Jersey’s land

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is not only the nation's most densely populated...

Explore D&R Canal State Park during 50th celebration!

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation It's hard to imagine a world in which the fastest...

The ‘Ivy League’ look is unhealthy for your trees!

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation While out walking or driving, did you ever notice trees...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Catch the Perseids meteor showers!

You’re looking up at the night sky when – whoosh! – a brilliant streak of light whizzes past so quickly you almost miss it....

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Check out the “fun” in fungi

How many times have you bent down to check out a mushroom, only to be told, “Stop! It may be poisonous!” New Jersey has several...

Action must be taken to protect our votes

To the editor: Less than four months remain before one of the most consequential elections of our time, and New Jersey is one of five...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Too hot to think? Studies shows heat affects your brain

During summer heat waves, you know your body will be hot and sluggish.  But did you know that your brain is affected by the heat...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Love NJ’s outdoors? Take action now.

What do Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens, Jesse Allen Park in Newark, Camden Waterfront Park, theGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Island Beach State Park and Paterson’s Great Falls National Historic Park have in common? These...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: New Jersey’s official reptile, the bog turtle

In 1974, reptile researcher Robert Zappalorti captured a female bog turtle in a Sussex County swamp. In keeping with protocols, he marked the turtle...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: These New Jersey plants have an appetite for insects

In the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” a mysterious Venus flytrap in a florist shop reveals its appetite for human flesh and blood. Fortunately, there’s no...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Explore the Pine Barrens through paddles, hikes and tours

New Jersey may be the nation’s most densely populated state, but how many of its citizens know the Pine Barrens? The Pine Barrens wilderness includes...

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