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Environment
Naked-Head Birds Roost Near Dunkin Donuts
A few days ago I was thinking it was a very quiet beginning to 2013. Then I noticed several large black shapes among the trees 100 yards away and all of sudden the new year became very in...
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NY/NJ Baykeeper Receives Permit to Expand Oyster Research at Naval Weapons Station Earle
The NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability oyster team received a permit from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to utilize 10.7 acre...
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NY/NJ Baykeeper Sues NJ DEP Over New Public Access Rule
NY/NJ Baykeeper and Hackensack Riverkeeper filed suit today, asserting that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) does not have the legal authority to allow munic...
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Living Eiderdown Swimming Near NY Harbor
With the forecast calling for cloudy skies for most of New Year's Eve, I took another sunrise trudge down along the beach to go bird watching in an attempt to seize good light. My morning...
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Horseshoe Crab Found in NJ with a NY Tag
A few weeks ago, during an early morning beach walk near the NJ State Marina in Leonardo, located along Sandy Hook Bay, the low tide was exposing a large expanse of debris and detritus fr...
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Strange Red-Eyed Bird Swimming in Raritan Bay
With Sandy Hook NRA still closed indefinitely due to damage done from Super Storm Sandy, I decided to head west and walk the shores of Cliffwood Beach, a small bayside community that stan...
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Environment
Congressman Pallone Announces Start of Beach Replenishment
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project in Monmouth Beach is now underway. The $8.5 million allocated fo...
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Environment
Connecting Volunteers with Community Needs “For The Shore”
In response to the devastation caused by Super-Storm Sandy, it is clear that the need for volunteers is growing, Clean Ocean Action has launched a long term volunteer initiative to help ...
