Lawrence Ledger Opinion

‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation are misleading your readers. What they're including as "preserved land"...

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...

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...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Oysters at work: Cleaning water, preventing erosion, helping marine life

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation When you think of "mighty" animals, a few that may come to mind are lions, tigers...

Remember the workers

By Christina Mitchell Labor Day is more than just the last gasp of summer Hard as it is to believe, summer is nearly gone, and with...

Edward Lloyd, environmental hero and conservation giant

 by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation In a state with scores of celebrity residents, you may not have heard of Edward Lloyd....

Alarming new study highlights urgency of climate action

by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation It sounded like the setup for a joke: "Pinelands to become beachfront property?" But the question posed...

‘A tribute to the living world’: NJ illustrator’s book celebrates Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ever since he was a boy growing up in Somers Point, Atlantic County, in the 1970s...

Preparing New Jersey for a warmer, wetter future

By Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The timing was coincidental, but could not have been more poignant. On July 16, Gov. Phil...

A giant step forward for Capital Park in Trenton

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The completion of a six-year, $300 million renovation of New Jersey’s historic State House in Trenton...

Are green spaces a fountain of youth?

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The news these days is full of suggestions for how to live a longer life. You...

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