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Migrating birds from the tropics returning to New Jersey

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," according to a Chinese proverb. But in the avian world,...

‘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...

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...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Solutions: Too many warehouses?

Reports of the building of vast warehouses across Route 1 and elsewhere north of the state in Warren County have been filtering into the...

Stronger rules needed to protect New Jersey’s public lands

by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is the most urbanized and densely-populated state, which is why residents need a top-notch...

Anger is the root of school, mass shootings

Self-serving bills on gun control is not the answer Another horrendous and devastating act of violence befalls on the school in Nashville, Tenn. The agony,...

Solutions: The Culmination of a Technology Breakthrough

By Huck Fairman A prior Solutions' column reported on the progress that a new local company - formed by researchers at Princeton University, Princeton NuEnergy,...

Spring is here! What’s happening in nature?

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the...

Solutions: Congress and the Climate Crisis

By Huck Fairman Princeton University recently presented a talk on the efforts, and bills that Congress is undertaking to deal with the climate crisis but...

Affordable farmland program takes root in Garden State

by Alison Mitchell, co-executive director for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation As organic growers and educators, Newark residents Akirah and Mancoba Hlatshwako are on a...

A new roadmap for protecting New Jersey’s public forests

By Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is the most densely populated and developed state, with an average of more than...

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