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The State We’re In: Combating Climate Change with Smarter Agriculture (NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION COLUMN)
The State We're In: Combating Climate Change with Smarter Agriculture (NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION COLUMN)
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The State We’re In: Fall is a good time to visit NJ’s high points!
Mountains, cliffs, ridges, and rises…anyplace that can be climbed or offers a vista can inspire us! There’s way more than meets the eye at New Jersey’s highest points. A fascinating...
The State We’re In: Help the State Get REAL in the Face of Climate Change
There are many bragging rights that come with living in this state we’re in — the Jersey Shore, an abundance of diners, perfect tomatoes — but resilience to climate change,...
The State We’re In: Planning ahead to protect New Jersey’s biodiversity (New Jersey Conservation Foundation column)
Ever heard of the State Wildlife Action Plan – or its more common name, “SWAP”? The same way a budgeting app lets you know you’re spending too much and should...
The State We’re In: A lot can be gleaned when we share food
On a sunny Monday morning this month, Christine Parauda was up at dawn thinking about spinach. Lots of people eating spinach. What sounds like a first-grader’s nightmare is for Parauda,...
The State We’re In: If you build it, they will come – pollinators, that is (New Jersey Conservation Foundation Column)
In the movie Field of Dreams, a struggling Iowa farmer hears a voice whispering, “If you build it, he will come.” Acting on a vision, he turns a cornfield into a baseball...
The State We’re In: Saving money, helping the climate, aiding justice (New Jersey Conservation Foundation column)
Interested in saving money on home energy bills? How about helping to fight climate change by reducing your carbon footprint? Or ensuring that the New Jersey communities most affected by...
The State We’re In: An ‘ode’ to NJ’s dragonflies and damselflies
If you’re near a pond, stream, or marsh on a warm day, you may notice quick-flying insects skimming across the water or swooping and darting through the air. When they...
The State We’re In: Explore D&R Canal State Park during 50th celebration!
It’s hard to imagine a world in which the fastest way to move freight between Philadelphia and New York City was having mules tow barges along a 70-mile canal connecting...
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The State We’re In: Shy, elusive bobcats rebounding in New Jersey
You might think a biologist who’s spent nearly two decades researching bobcats in New Jersey would spot these native wildcats on a regular basis. If so, you’d be wrong! “For...