EPA Proposal May Help Save the Sturgeon
Endangered New Jersey | New Jersey Historical preservation and Wildlife
by Ken Ronkowitz
1w ago
From a post by Tony Hagen (editor@newjersey.sierraclub.org)  With sturgeon on the brink of extinction in the Delaware River, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced a draft rule (graphic above) that would ease one of the threats to this highly sensitive—some might say “canary”—fish. The EPA plans to set limits on how low oxygen levels can drop in the river. Survival rates of Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon tend to drop as dissolved oxygen levels decline. The EPA believes it can improve conditions with tighter controls on discharges of sewage and industrial wa ..read more
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Fooling Beavers
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by Ken Ronkowitz
1M ago
  A beaver dam is a structure built by beavers using branches, twigs, mud, sticks, rocks, and grass. The dam's shape can vary based on the number of beavers and the amount of water in the area. Beaver dams are usually semicircular or crescent-shaped.  It turns out these dam-building actions can help the environment. They recharge groundwater, filter out sediments, and create habitat for waterfowl, amphibians, fish, and aquatic invertebrates—all while providing ecological services including flood control, drought management, and carbon sequestration. Those are not why beavers build ..read more
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Upcoming Programs at Pequest
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by Ken Ronkowitz
2M ago
  The public is invited to learn about New Jersey’s fish and wildlife resources and ways to enjoy them through special programs and events at Pequest. Take advantage of these unique opportunities and get outdoors! All programs require registration; registration opens two weeks prior to program date. All registration is done online. All programs and special events, including parking, are FREE unless otherwise noted. Events are held rain or shine outdoors so dress for the weather. For info and registration for all events: dep.nj.gov/njfw/fishing/freshwater/learn-at-pequest/ 2 Feb Friday F ..read more
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The Greenway
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by Ken Ronkowitz
2M ago
The Greenway is an approximately nine-mile, 100-foot-wide former rail line spanning Essex and Hudson Counties through eight municipalities – Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark, Kearny, Secaucus, and Jersey City. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is undertaking the conversion of this blighted corridor into a thriving park with recreation and transportation amenities. The Greenway is currently closed to public access. The park will undergo a cleanup of contaminants and development for public use in the coming years. With approximately 1.5 million people in the ..read more
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Maple Sugaring in NJ
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by Ken Ronkowitz
2M ago
I received an email update from filmmaker Jared Flesher on our first snowy day in NJ. He has made a number of environmental films with a particular focus on New Jersey. (see earlier posts about them) His email was a little update on his documentary, Sugar House Yantra. It is an interesting film about tapping maple trees for syrup, but it is about a lot more than that. I saw it at the Montclair Film Festival last October. The subject is Charlize who started tapping maple trees 35 years ago. She was working as a construction worker, then a shop teacher, then a home builder. But in her seventh d ..read more
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50th anniversary of the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act
Endangered New Jersey | New Jersey Historical preservation and Wildlife
by Ken Ronkowitz
2M ago
  ENSP biologist Kathy Clark checks bald eagle nest This year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act. This landmark legislation protects hundreds of wildlife species, including raptors such as bald eagles and ospreys, threatened shorebirds such as the piping plover and red knot, rare amphibians and reptiles such as the Eastern tiger salamander and timber rattlesnake, and even butterflies and freshwater mussels. From the state's press release: “The New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act was a milestone in the histor ..read more
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How Birds Adapt to Winter
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by Ken Ronkowitz
4M ago
  The Tree Swallows Tachycineta bicolor shown above huddling on a branch during a snowstorm are demonstrating one way that birds stay warm during the winter.  Of course, some birds move to warmer climates in winter, but many birds stay in New Jersey all year. How do birds can stay warm in the cold winter months? An article at fws.gov discusses ways that they cope. Here are some excerpts.  Just like people, birds shiver to stay warm. Birds have much higher metabolic rates and burn more energy to stay warm than we do. Black-capped chickadees weigh less than half an ..read more
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December at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center
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by Ken Ronkowitz
4M ago
Ready for some winter fun? Join the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center staff this December for some winter-themed programs! Holiday Fly Tying December 4, December 11, December 18 The Holiday Fly is a highly effective fly to tie. No house should be without one and it is guaranteed to catch a smile. This fly also makes an amazing gift for the angler who has everything. Let the staff at the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center walk through the tying process of the fly. At the end, you will then get to take the fly home that you will tie. All tools and materials wil ..read more
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Watch NJ Wildlife Virtually
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by Ken Ronkowitz
4M ago
I posted earlier this week about finding places to watch wildlife in New Jersey, but not everyone can get ot to those places. Though it is a very different experience - and you should get outside when you can - but can do some virtual wildlife watching in New Jersey. Catch birds in real-time action with these web cam feeds. conservewildlifenj.org/education/uc-falconcam/ in Union County   Osprey (Fish Hawk) with a fish Barnegat Light Osprey  conservewildlifenj.org/education/ospreycam/interact/  How long have eagles been nesting at Duke Farms? The eagle nest at Duke Farms ..read more
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Watching Wildlife in New Jersey
Endangered New Jersey | New Jersey Historical preservation and Wildlife
by Ken Ronkowitz
4M ago
Wildlife watching can be an educational, surprising and awe-inspiring experience for children and adults. New Jersey offers an abundance of places to observe its native species, from forests and meadows, to lakes, streams and coastal marshes. Because our state supports a wide range of habitats - mountains and freshwater wetlands, open farmland, the unique Pine Barrens forests and tannin-stained waters, the remote Delaware Bayshore, and the Atlantic shore beaches - each habitat type supports a different assemblage of wildlife. The state has created references to fins places to watch wildlife ba ..read more
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