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Mighty moths, our unsung pollinators

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ask someone to name a pollinator, and they’ll likely respond with a bee or butterfly, or perhaps a hummingbird. But moths? They...
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A better education is rooted in nature 

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Nowadays, children and young adults are mostly indoors, glued to screens...
Sports

‘A landmark moment’

Girls flag football is now a sanctioned high-school level sport in New Jersey. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA)...
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Cutting waste, on the side

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Across New Jersey, takeout orders come with a side of waste – plastic...
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The Pine Barrens is good at keeping secrets

by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation In a place as well-traveled and studied as New Jersey, it’s easy...

When sparks fly

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Sometimes, it takes only a single moment to change the way we see the world. A brief...

Hold the line on New Jersey’s REAL rules

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey’s Resilient Environment and Landscapes (REAL) rules protect our natural ecosystems and human societies. But confusion...

‘Forever chemicals’ threaten New Jersey’s water and wildlife

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Some chemicals are forever. The presence of PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – in the environment...

Small plants with big stories

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by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation An ancient and quiet world lies at your feet whenever you walk through a forest or wetland...

Barbara J. Cox, 90

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Barbara J. Cox, 90, formerly of West Windsor, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro,...

Ruth Rule Kemman

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Ruth Rule Kemman of Newburgh, Indiana, died April 21, 2025. Born September 21, 1929 in Princeton, to the late Frederick Jeremiah and Helen Turley Rule,...
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