Letters & Opinions

Crabs at the crossroads of science and survival

Photo Courtesy of George Williams Horseshoe crabs come ashore to spawn. By ALISON MITCHELL Executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Once there was a superabundance of horseshoe crabs, and armadas of females blanketed the beaches of the...

One of the last stands for Atlantic white cedar

By Alison Mitchell Executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Before many of New Jersey’s forests started being cleared and drained for agriculture some 400 years ago...

Time to talk about the birds and the bees – and the blossoms, too

Photo Courtesy of Coastal Mountain Land Trust Spring peeper By Alison Mitchell New Jersey Conservation Foundation Step outside and listen to the singing birds,...

PSA video contest open to students

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is hosting a PSA (Public Service Announcement) Video Contest with a...

Protecting the declining monarch butterfly population  

By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Of the many butterflies in the world, none has captured our collective attention and...

New Jersey has a bright green future

By Jay Watson Co-executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation For the last three years, I have served in the unique capacity of the New...

The gift of giving a much-needed living organ donation

February isn't just about Valentine's Day. But since that holiday means something from a sweetheart, it's also an opportunity to focus on another kind of...

Awash in history: The aging of America’s veterans

Harry Chandler was 103 years old when he died last week in Florida. Any centenarian is worthy of praise, but Chandler's life has the kind...

Classroom cell phone ban proposal reflects growing social media concerns

Governor Phil Murphy’s proposal to ban cell phones in classrooms is an encouraging step that reflects growing awareness of the challenges young people face...

Kids helping kids: The gift that keeps on giving 

Another Christmas has passed. It went by in a flash, as the holidays always do.  But there is no end in sight each year when...

Virtual event to promote children’s reading is a ‘serious wakeup call’

COVID spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for the nation's kids, erasing decades of academic progress. Reading took a severe...