A Picture Says a Thousand Words—Including “Caution”
INTRODUCTION: Most of my Photo of the Week articles showcase various places, events, and/or wildlife amid our region’s beautiful open spaces. In those articles, I try…
Nature and Wildlife
Learning and Having Fun In Wintry Open Spaces
EXTRA, EXTRA: Today is the first day of Winter!! If you don’t like that news, how about, from today on, each day will get a…
Local Researchers Put a Spotlight on the Spotted Lantern Fly
New research launched at Centenary University could someday halt the spread of the spotted lantern fly, an invasive species that is destroying trees and crops…
New Footbridge Extends Greenway Trail
Our photo of the week story today has been a long time in coming to fruition—literally years! While today’s story is relegated to one small…
Water Gap’s Year in Review Includes Record Visitors
INTRODUCTION I realize that everyone is sick and tired of hearing about Covid-19 AND I know most of you have wanted to forget about 2020…
Learning About Our National Bird: The Bald Eagle
Last Friday morning, I was out traveling around Swartswood Lake in Sussex County. What a beautiful day—and I had a lot of different bird sightings!…
Tracking the Winter Bird Migration in New Jersey
While Cape May may be considered the unofficial birding capital of the state, New Jersey’s position along the Atlantic Flyway gives the whole state “a…
A Guided Journey Into Gnome Hollow
Ridge & Valley Conservancy’s 132-acre Gnome Hollow Preserve is in Frelinghuysen Township. It was acquired in 2010 through a transfer/donation from Kids Corporation II and The…
Catching the Elusive Halloween Blue Moon
While humans may look at the Halloween Blue Moon as a “cool” and “scary” scenario, Mother Nature is thinking more along the lines of “romance.” …
Musconetcong Watershed Gets National Designation
The Musconetcong is receiving some much-deserved national attention! Recently, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt officially designated The Musconetcong Watershed National Water Trail,…