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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...
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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...
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When sparks fly

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

A lot can be gleaned when we share food

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by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation On a sunny Monday morning this month, Christine Parauda was up at dawn thinking about spinach. Lots of people eating...

The lowly dandelion: Ready for a close-up?

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by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Make a wish before blowing on a dandelion, some say, and the confetti of airborne seeds might give your wish liftoff. Or...

If you build it, they will come – pollinators, that is

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by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Courtesy of Bill Lynch Coral hairstreak. In the movie "Field of Dreams," a struggling Iowa farmer hears a voice whispering, "If you...

Hit the ‘trail’ and learn about New Jersey’s Black history

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by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation James Still always wanted to become a doctor, but as a Black child in the 1800s,...
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