Learn to be a Master Gardener
Victoria Dubrow and Barbara Cotton with the Master Gardener Program of Burlington County and were recenty handing out one-foot high red oak trees at the Burlington County Earth Fair. Karen Dye is...
View ArticleGetting OUT to Teach Wind Power
Marques Stanard teaching in class (Photo by a learning Kevin Callahan) Lawnside Public School science teacher Marques Stanard knows his students might someday solve the environment's problems. "With...
View ArticleRain Garden Built by South Jersey Students
Rain Garden being built in Hurffville (Photo by a dry Kevin Callahan) Cassidy Locke, a fourth-grader at the Hurffville Elementary School, reached over with a potted plant and looking down to the hole...
View ArticleCedar Run Rescues Turkey
Was here at Cedar Run Wildlfe Rescue on Saturday afternoon where the great Jeanne Woodford and Ed picked up wild turkey in Hainesport with arrow in neck. They brought the turkey back to Woodford Cedar...
View ArticleCheck OUT Art Show at the Palmyra Cove
Palmyra Cove Nature Park will present a local art exhibit featuring Myra Ryan of Home Fine Art Gallery in Mt. Holly. The exhibit will be on display through the month of December in the Environmental...
View ArticleHelping OUT at Cedar Run Refuge
The project coming together at Cedar Run (photo by non-helping Kevin Callahan) Scott Nickelsberg didn't have to think too long or search too far for his Eagle Scout project. "I first visited Cedar Run...
View ArticleCheck OUT Soul to Soul Nature Workshop
Henry David Thoreau needed to go to Walden Pond for two years and two months to gain a deeper appreciation of nature and John Muir wandered the high Sierra Mountains for years and said "over-civilized...
View ArticleCheck OUT UrbanTrekkers
Had the good fortune and pleasure this week to meet the UrbanTrekkers director Jim Cummings in Camden. Talked to Jim and really, really impressed with the UrbanTrekkers program and mission of helping...
View ArticleFirst Flight in America Lands In sOUTh Jersey
Jean Pierre Blanchard in Wikipedia Did you know the first flight in America landed in Deptford, in sOUTh Jersey On Jan. 9, 1793, Jean Pierre Blanchard took off from inside the walls of the Walnut...
View ArticleBuilding North Pole Replica Dog Sleds in Camden
Working on the dog sled at Camden Maritime Museum. (Photo by a want-a-be musher Kevin Callahan) The dog sleds being built recently in Camden weren't because of the record snow this winter. The project...
View ArticleHelping OUT at Saddler’s Woods
www.saddlerswoods.org Saddler's Woods Conservation Association (SWCA) was awarded a $5000 general operating grant by Subaru of America. The funding will be used to continue SWCA's conservation projects...
View ArticlePal Cove Offers Nature Classes for Young Children
This fall, children and parents can explore nature together with 'Cove Caterpillars' on Mondays and Tuesdays at Palmyra Cove Nature Park from Sept, 13 through Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Also, an...
View ArticleCheck OUT Medford’s Workshop on Solar Power
The Medford Environmental Commission is presenting "The Solar Town," a free workshop for area residents and business owners to learn about the opportunities with solar power. The program will feature...
View ArticleCheck OUT Vernal Pool Volunteer Training
The South Jersey Land and Water Trust will host its annual Vernal Pool Volunteer Training on Wednesday, April 6, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Upper Deerfield Senior Center in Bridgeton. Vernal pool...
View ArticleCheck OUT Dead Sea Scrolls living in Philly
Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Philadelphia I saw The Dead Sea Scrolls come to life earlier this week in a masterful exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Unless you have other access to 2,000 year-old...
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