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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...

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Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

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

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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...

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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...

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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,...

Princeton Packet Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Princeton Council Candidates Debate and Support for Adam Bierman

Princeton Packet Opinion

Reader Submitted - October 2, 2019

To the Editor, I am writing this letter in support of Adam Bierman for Princeton Council and to report what I feel is the political...

The State We’re In 10/4: Global youth demand climate action

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - September 30, 2019

By Michele S. Byers The signs said it all: “There’s no Planet B.” “The world is changing, why aren’t we?” “Our home is on fire.”...

Letter to the Editor: Cokie Roberts

Bordentown Opinion

Reader Submitted - September 24, 2019

To the Editor, Cokie Roberts was a classmate of mine at Wellesley in 1964. When I moved to Princeton, I became a political advisor and...

Solutions 9/27: Climate Strikes – Here and around the world

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - September 23, 2019

By Huck Fairman Hinds Plaza in Princeton was filled on Sept. 20 with those aware that the climate crisis threatens the world and cries out...

The State We’re In 9/27: Get rid of the ‘bad apples’ of land conservation

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - September 23, 2019

By Michele S. Byers Farmers have long known that one rotten apple is enough to spoil the whole bunch. In the land conservation business, a couple...

The State We’re In 9/20: A huge victory for preserved land in NJ and beyond

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - September 16, 2019

By Michele S. Byers The land conservation community in New Jersey was stunned five years ago when the private, for-profit PennEast pipeline company announced plans...

Solutions 9/20: What should we do?

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - September 16, 2019

By Huck Fairman Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, presented another important talk, this time summarizing not only where we are on...