New Jersey Conservation Foundation
The long and winding road of rock salt
By ALISON MITCHELL
Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
In winter weather, cleaning roads, walkways and parking areas usually includes applying a lot of salt. When something is cheap...
The frozen history of the Pine Barrens
By Alison Mitchell
Executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
When people think of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, they usually focus on the fascinating life there: rare orchids, carnivorous plants,...
You wouldn’t believe the life beneath the ice
By Alison Mitchell
Executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
When winter locks a pond or stream under a lid of ice, the surface goes still. But beneath...
The evolving story of New Jersey’s chestnuts
By ALISON MITCHELL
Executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
For thousands of years, an estimated four billion native American chestnut trees provided bounty for Indigenous Peoples, wildlife...
Jump start the New Year with First Day Hikes
By ALISON MITCHELL
Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Nothing says "fresh start" like a good walk outside.
While the rest of the world is negotiating with...
Cut taxes, not trees, with a tax decrease to boot
By Alison Mitchell
Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Every remaining patch of forest in New Jersey matters.
From protecting water quality and wildlife to carbon storage and cooler...
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