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Steps and book recs

I'm an avid proponent of books clubs. I think everyone should join one. It may take some research or trial and error until you...

More than birds are migrating through New Jersey’s fall landscapes

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Fall migration in New Jersey means skies filled with warblers, thrushes, raptors, and other birds heading south. Many are...

Still doing that thing, 30 years later

Here we are, more than three-quarters of the way through 2026, and I have seen next -to-nothing about what should be considered a major...

A river otter swims in the Bronx 

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation In June, a North American river otter was spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in 100...

Something borrowed, something boo

Do you remember your childhood Halloween costumes? How about your favorite costume? For me, one of my favorite childhood costumes was dressing as Dorothy from...

It’s time to step up for the North Atlantic right whale

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation North Atlantic right whales, one of the largest animals on Earth, travel through waters off the New Jersey shore...

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