Nature Conservancy, Partners Protect 477 Acres in Green Creek
CAPE MAY COUNTY HERALD - The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the American Littoral Society, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Green Acres [go to article]
NJ takes steps to keep farmland in the family
BRENDA FLANAGAN / NJTV NEWS – Frenchtown farmer Ryan Kocsis raises hay. He’s worked the fields since his teens, but always on leased land [go to article]
Meet New Jersey’s official reptile, the bog turtle
MICHELE S. BYERS / NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - In 1974, reptile researcher Robert Zappalorti captured a female bog turtle in a Sussex County swamp [go to article]
Green groups: Proposed overhaul of stormwater rules doesn’t go far enough
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The state is proposing to overhaul one of the most contentious rules adopted by the Christie administration, but critics say it falls short [go to article]
N.J. bear hunt nets 241 kills by Saturday night
MICHAEL IZZO and MATT KADOSH / NORTHJERSEY.COM - Hunters had killed 52 bears by 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, bringing the total number [go to article]
New Jersey adds $75M to flooded-home buyout program
WAYNE PARRY / AP / US NEWS & WORLD REPORT - New Jersey is adding another $75 million to its program [go to article]
Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration
LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP / NJ HERALD - Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs [go to article]
New Jersey’s wildlife management area system reaches 350,000 acres
NJDEP - The state's network of Wildlife Management Areas has reached an important milestone with recent land acquisitions increasing the size [go to article]
The N.J. bear hunt begins with bows, arrows and a protest
ROB JENNINGS / NJ.COM - N.J.'s annual bear hunt is underway in northern New Jersey, one year after a record [go to article]
Delaware Bay’s crabs contributing to dip in already threatened red knot population
IRINA ZHOROV / WHYY - Decades-long changes in the Delaware Bay region may be contributing to the declining numbers of a medium-sized shorebird [go to article]
