by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
James Still always wanted to become a doctor, but as a Black child in the 1800s, never had the opportunity to...
In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation...
by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Ever since Liberty State Park was established in 1976 along the Jersey City waterfront, the guiding...
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
The illegal use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) - including four-wheel-drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and dirt...
by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of beach season at the Jersey shore. As if...
By Huck Fairman
Many people across our country and around the world recognize the climate crisis we face. The storms, floods, droughts, and heat are...
by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
If you look at the New Jersey Pine Barrens from the road or the air, it...
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
The chunky woodland sandpiper called the American woodcock is a favorite of spring birdwatchers due to...
by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but not all communities are filled with trees,...