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Climate Change Conservation Nature

2018 New Jersey Land Conservation Rally

From the 2018 EnviroMentors Program to Nonprofit Social Media Hacks, the New Jersey Land Rally had something for everyone.

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Citizen Journalism Conservation

Environmental Leadership Program

One of the best kept secrets in the movement: Environmental Leadership Program. Their mission? “To support visionary, action-oriented, and diverse leadership for a just and sustainable future.”

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Conservation Nature

Master Ecologist Program at Duke Farms

Emerging conservation professionals: join me in registering for the new Master Ecologist program at Duke Farms!

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Conservation Nature

New Jersey Emerging Conservation Professionals

Interested in pursuing a career in New Jersey’s environmental field? Want to learn more about what types of jobs are out there? Or do you want to go hiking with a group of recent grads who love the outdoors and craft beer?

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Conservation

Restoring Thompsons Beach Salt Marsh along the Delaware Bayshore

To restore Thompsons Beach, along New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a team led by Conserve Wildlife Foundation and American Littoral Society removed debris from the beach, removed rubble from the road leading to the beach, and placed over 40,000 cubic yards of sand (weighing over 9 million pounds) onto the beach. We […]

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Conservation

Guest Blog: What We Can All Learn from Laguna Chicabal

Guest Blog By: Kelley Scholl Kelley grew up in lovely Northborough, Massachusetts, but is now lucky enough to have pieces of her heart scattered the world over.  Her interests are: politics, kind people, pretty places, and good beer.  She attended University of Delaware where after approximately 80 majors, she graduated with degrees in Sociology and […]

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Conservation

The First State’s First (Developed?) National Park

The First State (Delaware) has finally gotten it’s first National Park!  Hooray!  Major victory!  Preserving land!  Enter a development group called Woodlawn Trustees. The park known locally as “The Valley,” but more formally as “Beaver Valley” is west of 202/Concord Pike on the Pennsylvania/Delaware border.  Beaver Valley is known for its beauty, recreational wonders, historic significance, […]

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Conservation

Assigning (Monetary) Value to the Environment

On Public Lands Day 2011, my friend and I spent some time in White Clay Creek State Park.  As we walked through the park, a few female Mallard ducks flew over the creek.  We found a few large spiders in vernal ponds and a grasshopper jumping around through the weeds.  We could not, however, identify […]