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Mad Lavender Farm in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey in late summer. Photo by Renu Sagreiya.
Historic Mill Dam on Rancocas Creek in Mount Holly, NJ, July 2022. Photo by Isaiah Beard.
Island in Country Lake, Browns Mills New Jersey, June 2022. Photographed by Isaiah Beard
Trail in Sea Isle City in autumn. Photographed by Renu Sagreiya
Tulip Festival at Dalton Farms, Swedesboro, NJ. April 16, 2022. Photo by Isaiah Beard.
Pine trees surrounding a pond in Seaville, Cape May County, New Jersey. Photo by Renu Sagreiya.
Giraffes at Cape May County Zoo, April 2, 2022. Photograph by Isaiah Beard
Barn at Rutgers Equine Science Center, North Brunswick NJ. Photographer: Isaiah Beard

Spotlight

	Wildflower Walk (New Jersey Botanical Garden/Saturday, August 13, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m.) Join Darlene Nowak in checking out the many delightful flowers and ferns in the shady wooded wildflower garden! Read more...
	Passaic Fish Weir Complex (The Public History Project) Do you know about one of the oldest human-made structures in the Newark metropolitan area? Built by the Lenape people, the Passaic Fish Weir Complex was a series of at least sixteen low dams that once stretched over the lower twenty miles of the Passaic River to trap large quantities of shad fish. The weirs were in active use for millennia as well as through the early colonial time period. Read more...
	Popcorn Park Animal Refuge Provides Sanctuary for Four New Big Cats (Associated Humane Societies, July 29, 2022) On July 26, 2022 the Associated Humane Societies welcomed four new animals, two tigers and two lions, to the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, commemorating the 45th Anniversary of providing sanctuary for exotics, wildlife, and farm animals in need. Read more...
	Travel the D&R Canal with Historian Linda Barth (Morven Museum & Garden, Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.) Local Historian Linda Barth, a longtime canal expert, will share highlights and details about the Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal in this hybrid virtual and in-person event. Read more...
	Forest Mushrooms 101 (Essex County Environmental Center/Wednesday, August 31, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m.) Fascinated by fungi? Explore the local forest for gilled, pored, ridged, and toothed mushrooms with naturalist David Alexander. We’ll learn their anatomy and create whimsical, yet realistic air-dry clay replicas of what we find. Read more...
	Library Seed Bank Founded in 2014 by Jeff Quattrone, Library Seed Bank (LSB) changed the dynamics of free and open access to seeds by the public when he brought the concept of seed libraries to the southern New Jersey area. Seed libraries are collections of open-pollinated and heirloom seeds that are housed at public libraries, or any other public-facing entity. The seed packages are available for free to the public. Read more...

News & Updates

Commissioner LaTourette Delivers Remarks on Climate Change Adaptation to Joint Meeting of Senate, Assembly Environment Committees (August 11, 2022)
Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette today testified before a joint meeting of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee about the importance of addressing climate change and coastal resilience in New Jersey.

Commissioner LaTourette was one of several speakers to address both committees on what the state can do to address the worsening effects of climate change.
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Be Alert For Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in Deer (August 11, 2022)
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to be alert for deer that may be affected by Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and to report any suspected cases. Sick or dead deer are often seen in or near water. Other symptoms may include: difficulty standing, drooling, lethargy, respiratory distress, foam from the mouth or nose, and swelling of the face, tongue and neck.
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Murphy Administration Urges NJ Residents and Businesses to Conserve Water to Avoid Worsening Water Supply Conditions
New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette issued a statewide drought watch as of August 9, 2022, and the Murphy Administration is urging residents and businesses to conserve water as persistent dry and hot conditions continue to stress water supplies throughout the state.
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Murphy Administration Drives Toward Zero Transportation Emissions Future with $10.8 Million Investment (August 9, 2022)
Leveraging proceeds from New Jersey’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Governor Murphy has announced an additional $10.8 million investment to further protect residents, the environment and the economy from the worsening impacts of climate change. The latest round of proceeds will be used to increase the number of electric trucks and buses that traverse communities overburdened by air pollution and expand the number of community fast-charging locations, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette said.
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Acting AG Platkin, DEP Commissioner LaTourette Announce Natural Resource Damages Lawsuit against Monsanto and other Corporate Defendants over PCB Contamination (August 4, 2022)
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection (DEP) Shawn M. LaTourette announced today that DEP has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Co. and two other corporate defendants over extensive damage to New Jersey’s natural resources caused by contamination from toxic chemical compounds known as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
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