The 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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“Come Fly With Us” in celebration of the new Watershed Center for Environmental Advocacy, Science and Education and the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s 15th…
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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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Local Officials Attend Student Environmental Presentations at The Watershed
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThe new Watershed Academy summer STEM seminar at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association wrapped up this past week with student presentations to Hopewell Borough Mayor Paul Anzano, Hopewell Township Mayor…
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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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The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is announcing the start of their all new Watershed Academy. The pilot program developed for high school students entering grades 10-12, features an adventure into…
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The Mercer County Park Commission invites you to join the fight against declining bee populations by taking part in a family-oriented conservation program. The Build a Bee Abode Workshop will…