Lawrence Ledger Opinion

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 way to move freight between Philadelphia and New York City was...

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...

Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers -...

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...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Share the sand with beach-nesting birds!

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of beach season at the Jersey shore. As if...

SOLUTIONS: A Writer Reminds Us

By Huck Fairman Many people across our country and around the world recognize the climate crisis we face. The storms, floods, droughts, and heat are...

Pine Barrens plants – the rare, the weird and the wonderful

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you look at the New Jersey Pine Barrens from the road or the air, it...

Reforms needed to protect our public lands

 by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The chunky woodland sandpiper called the American woodcock is a favorite of spring birdwatchers due to...

Lawrenceville resident: Proposed Care One facility compromises integrity of township master plan

Why have a Master Plan that preserves the integrity of our community if it is not followed? That is the question many of us have...

Delivering environmental justice to help communities breathe easier

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but not all communities are filled with trees,...

Solutions: A poem titled ‘So much’

By Huck Fairman We live on a planet both large and small. There is so much, as we know, to it all. So much has...

New Jersey’s native plants need stronger protections

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation You wouldn't guess this from its name, but the wild plant called sensitive joint-vetch has beautiful...

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