This Is My New Jersey

All that is great about the Garden State!

Conservation

July 18, 2025

For Want of Open Spaces

Ever since I started writing this blog, I have made it my mission to share all that is wonderful about my beloved state. I’ve worked hard to avoid the negatives and the politics (which are often one and the same) in order to stay a bastion against the stereotypes and assumptions made by outsiders. We… Continue reading

Conservation, Essex County, Morris County, New Jersey

Conservation, Eminent Domain, Garden State, Housing, New Jersey, New Jersey history, The Garden State
March 28, 2025

Saving the Salamanders

We have officially hit spring and I am elated. If you are a regular reader, you are aware of my keen dislike of winter. The light at the end of the day, the warmer weather, it heals my soul. Another sign of spring is the beginning of the salamander migration. Yes, I’m serious. With 33… Continue reading

Exploring, Just Plain Cool, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Outdoors

Amphibian Crossing Project, biodiversity, Conservation, Conserve Wildlife Foundation, East Brunswick Environmental Commission, environment, nature, New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, Salamander, Vernal pools, Wetlands