Remembering Len Frank, Who Saw Potential in an Old Railway
Leonard “Len” Frank, a long-time Hackettstown resident who pushed for turning railroad tracks in Northwest New Jersey into hiking trails, passed away in January, New…
Nature and Wildlife
All About Opossums, North America’s Rabies-Resistant Marsupial
This week’s column is about the Virginia opossum, commonly known as the North American opossum. INTRODUCTION As described by various publications, the American opossum is…
A Prickly Topic: The Common Porcupine
STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO OF THE WEEK Another week of snow, ice and road closures!! Plan B, I am perusing through my archives and came…
MWA to host virtual Wild & Scenic Film watch party
For the last three years, the Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) welcomed the public to Centenary University’s campus to watch the Wild & Scenic Film Festival….
Photographing A “Hooded” Figure
Introduction The Hooded Merganser, or “Hoodie,” is a beautiful duck. The males have black backs, brown sides, white and black crests, and white chests with…
Different Perspectives of Snow and Ice
Editorial note: While the Photo of the Week article is published on Mondays, the columns are written over the weekend. By now, the “impending” storm…
A Foggy Photo, But Not a Foggy Memory
INTRODUCTION “We don’t usually associate fog, haze and mist with a beautiful day, but I’m here to tell you that you can sometimes associate those…
Morris Canal Greenway Bridge Is Now Open to Public
Morris Canal Greenway has a new bridge creating an uninterrupted path of about two miles for hiking and biking. During a recent meeting of the…
Fishing is for the Birds (Ospreys, That Is)
STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO OF THE WEEK I was trying to figure out what my story would be about, then I remembered that several times…
Winter Wildlife in Snow
INTRODUCTION WINTER, I believe I’m safe in saying, is the most controversial of all seasons in the sense of people’s feelings and sentiments! Winter always…