Greater Mercer TMA, as the NJ Department of Transportation’s designated regional coordinator for Safe Routes to School efforts, works to keep children in Mercer and Ocean counties healthy by encouraging…
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More Than 1.1 Million in Recreational Trail Grants Approved in NJ, Lawrence Hopewell Trail Receives Three Grants
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThe Christie Administration has approved 63 applications totaling $1,188,500 for recreational trail projects throughout New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced today. The funds come from…
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Healing Power of Nature, Princeton Photography Club Exhibit at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoIn honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Princeton Photography Club is exploring ways in which nature is restorative during times of illness and stress. Nature Soothes, Nature Restores, Nature Heals,…
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Mercer County Master Gardeners Get Ready for 13th Annual Insect Festival
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThe 13th Annual Insect Festival, sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015, from 1pm-4pm at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A…
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First Friday Story Time Starting This Fall at Tulpehaking Nature Center
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThis fall, the Mercer County Park Commission’s Tulpehaking Nature Center will be hosting a new program series to encourage family bonding through a love of nature. First Friday Story Time…
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Filmmaker of “Sourlands” Teams with NJCF for Video Series About NJ Threatened and Endangered Animals
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoNew Jersey Conservation Foundation announced today that it is partnering with documentary filmmaker Jared Flesher, of “SOURLANDS” a film about the Sourland Mountains, to help secure financial support for The…
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Learn about Pollinators as Green Hour Asks Bees Not to Buzz Off
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoBuzz off? Green Hour Radio says that this is just what our bees are doing. That age old summer sound of busy bees is getting harder to hear as these…
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Tree-Killing Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Three NJ Counties
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoNew Jersey Department of Agriculture officials reported this week that the emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive beetle that attacks and kills ash trees, is active in five towns in…
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The Mercer County Park Commission will host lichenologist Dennis Waters on Saturday, July 11, as he unveils the mysterious lichens commonly found throughout our natural world. Mr. Waters will lead…
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Sourland Conservancy Recipient of NJ Conservation Grant, Stewards Program Expands
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThe Sourland Conservancy is the recipient of the Franklin Parker Conservation Excellence grant given by New Jersey Conservation Foundation, which will help to partially fund the continuation and expansion of Sourland Conservancy’s…