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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...

Endangered, but not always protected

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by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Swamp pink, in the lily family, has stunning good looks and a spot on both the federal threatened species list and...

Jersey Fresh, on another level

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by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation      Swing by the Summit or Jersey City farmers markets later this month and, in addition to...

Recognizing local efforts to conserve water – starting with lawns!

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by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation  The grass may be greener in the other fella's yard, as the saying goes, but that neighbor is likely wasting...

Coastal resilience: It’s past time to take action!

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by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation For the climate conscious among us, concerns about the coastline in this state we're in ramp up...

Painting New Jersey’s streets green

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by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The canopy of trees in this state we're in is not evenly distributed – the proof is...

Going for gold

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Courtesy of Burlington County Curtis Thompson, a 2014 graduate of Florence Township Memorial High School, will compete in the javelin in Paris for his second...
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