environment

Residents celebrating Diwali may already be weighing eco-friendly alternatives to fireworks. Recent fire restrictions add another reason to skip the fire crackers.

The Sourland Conservancy celebrated the planting of 50,000 native trees and shrubs in the Sourland Mountain Region with an event at the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain.

When one thinks of environmental conservation and open space stewardship, the term “green cemetery” is not likely to come to mind. In fact, many Americans know little about green burial…

The Murphy Administration issued a statewide Drought Watch, strongly urging residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve water as persistent dry and warmer-than-average conditions continue to stress the state’s water supplies.…

Many of the native insects and pollinators that have benefited from increased native plant gardens, wildflower meadows, and pollinator habitats need leaf litter to survive the winter. When autumn leaves get…

The Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP), in collaboration with the NJ Clean Communities programs in Hunterdon and Mercer Counties and the NJ Park Service, successfully hosted the 7th Annual Delaware…

Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County announced the 2024 Annual Insect Festival for Saturday, September 7, at Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road,…

Three juvenile foxes were successfully released back into the wild, last week, after undergoing rehabilitation at the Mercer County Wildlife Center, located in Titusville. The young foxes, each weighing about…

In July of 2021, a tornado ripped a path of destruction up and over the ridge of Baldpate Mountain. It also did some mighty damage at Howell Farm and neighboring…

Redevelopment plans, road safety, school improvement costs, and water quality topped the agenda at the August 5 Borough Council meeting. Pennington Redevelopment Plans The Borough has made recent progress on…