This Is My New Jersey

All that is great about the Garden State!

Raptor Trust

August 9, 2022

The Bird and the Bug

This weekend I had a very frightening event happen at our home… thankfully with a very happy ending. I want to tell you that story to serve as a warning. The tail-end of last week, an email was sent out from our homeowner’s association spraying would take place in an effort to try and kill… Continue reading

Conservation, New Jersey, Outdoors, Preservation

New Jersey, Raptor Trust, spotted lanternfly
June 22, 2019

A Tale of Three Falcons

Each spring for the past 19 years, something amazing happens in the concrete jungle of Jersey City. A pair of peregrine falcons takes up residence at the top of a skyscraper; 101 Hudson Street to be exact. The peregrine falcon historically bred in New Jersey on the cliffs in the Palisades and along the Delaware… Continue reading

Conservation, Hudson County, New Jersey

NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife, peregrine falcon, Raptor Trust
February 29, 2016

Injured peregrine falcon released into wild

For those of you not familiar, the peregrine falcon is making a great comeback in New Jersey. Continue reading

Conservation, Morris County, New Jersey, Outdoors, Uncategorized

Millington, New Jersey, Raptor Trust, Spruce Run Reservoir