Lawrence Ledger Opinion

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 so covered with ivy that they look like totally different life...

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...

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,...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

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...

From city streets to wooded trails, illegal vehicles are a problem

Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation It often seems that cities and rural towns have little in common regarding the problems and nuisances...

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