Lawrence Ledger Opinion
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...
Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy is unjust
To the editor:
I write this letter as an educator of over 45 years serving children and the communities of Lawrence Township, Flemington Raritan, and...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Like to jog? ‘Plog’ instead and keep NJ clean
Have you seen unusual groups of joggers and runners breaking stride to pick up litter from the ground?
They’re “ploggers,” part of a fitness trend...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Love Jersey fruit? Thank our native pollinators!
For many New Jerseyans, it wouldn’t be summer without blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, and many varieties of melon and squash, all grown in this state...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Good news for globally rare swamp pink lilies
How can you tell if an ecosystem is healthy? Take a look at the plants and animals living there.
In New Jersey – especially the...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Say cheese! Remote cameras aid wildlife research
A dozen years ago, wildlife experts were sure that the fisher – a member of the weasel family – was long gone from New...
THE STATE WE’RE IN: Begone, single-use plastic bags!
Look around and you’ll see plastic bags everywhere: tumbling along roads, washed up on beaches, caught in tree branches, and clogging rivers, streams and...
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