Green
By ALEX CAROLEO
April 16, 2024
Come and celebrate our beautiful planet! In collaboration with its community partners, City Green is holding its 2nd annual Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 20th from 11am-2pm at Eastside Park in Paterson. This festival is appropriate for all ages, and is free to the public. Through fun ...
Enjoy the early spring in bloom in Laurelwood Arboretum on the first free guided cart and walking tour on Saturday, April 13 at 10:30 am. Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum’s experienced tour guides will lead visitors along the park’s winding paths to point out the colorful flowers, unique trees and ...
As New Jerseyans prepare to thrill at the phenomenon of the eclipse today, Lauren Lusardi, OD, FAAO, an optometrist with Atlantic Health System, breaks down how the event makes us susceptible to eye damage and provides useful tips on how to protect yourself: Q: What is different about the ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Sustainability expert Lois Kraus will give a presentation about the damage caused by gas-powered leaf blowers in the main room on the second floor of Millburn Town Hall on Thursday, April 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Several Township Committee members plan to attend, as well as a ...
The Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum's annual online plant sale is happening now! Over 60 native grasses, perennials, shrubs and trees are being offered this year. Other additional non-native perennials and shrubs include many pollinator plants. Ordering in advance ensures that you will ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Nature will take the spotlight at Coral Springs’ annual Earthfest Celebration on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Sawgrass Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital (3000 Sportsplex Dr.) Aiming to increase eco-consciousness and community engagement in the city, ...
Students in grades 2 through 6 can learn about rocks and minerals and examine rock and fossil specimens at the first GreenQuest Nature Club of the season on Wednesday, April 24 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. They ...
Commissioner Kelly and the Nutley Department of Public Affairs and Health announce Vegetative Waste Pickup will Resume on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Please be advised that Vegetative Waste collection will resume on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024 *Vegetative Waste is described as grass ...
April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on Tuesday, April 9. “The arboretum would not be as beautiful and healthy as it is without the hours of work put in by our volunteers,” said Carol Palmer-Yomtov, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Volunteer ...
Princeton, NJ -- Launched in 2019, the S.T.A.R. Neighborhood program gives Princeton residents the opportunity to actively participate in building a more sustainable, together, and resilient community. S.T.A.R. Neighborhoods are part of a community of sustainably-minded and engaged neighbors with ...
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host a Volunteer Fair to welcome anyone curious about volunteering at the arboretum. No knowledge of plants or gardening is needed, and the openings include non-gardening, indoor positions. If you would like to learn what our volunteers do and are looking to be ...
TAPinto is excited to announce the addition of AccuWeather on all of its local news platforms. You will now be able to get the local weather forecast at the same place you trust for original local news. "You asked and we listened. According to our annual reader survey, our readers have said they ...
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host tours of the arboretum’s greenhouses on Saturday, March 16, from 10 am to 11:30 am. at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. Visitors can enjoy an early breath of spring by touring the two greenhouses with the people who manage them.
Princeton, NJ -- Sustainable Princeton is hosting its first-ever Sustainable Home Expo on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Center on Monument Drive in Princeton. The Expo is focused on helping Princeton residents take the first steps to make their homes more ...
NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Northern NJ from 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 28 to 7 a.m. Thurs. Feb. 29. The NWS advises that "gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result." Winds are expected ...
The annual Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum plant sale will be held this year during Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th. The Plant Sale Pre- Sale is now underway. This year’s sale is offering over 60 native plants and other pollinator plants that are essential for the ...
On Sunday, February 4, Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Church in Wayne recognized the importance of Scouting in the lives of young people. According to the Boy Scouts website, the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) is designated as Scout Sunday. Nationwide, churches ...
Piscataway, NJ, January 22, 2024 – All 10 of Piscataway Township Schools have received the federal Energy Star designation for 2023 for their excellence in energy efficiency – the most of any school district in New Jersey. The label is awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ...
Princeton, NJ -- Sustainable Princeton is pleased to welcome three new members to the board of trustees: Liz Cutler, a well-known leader in sustainability, founder of OASIS-Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools and a whole school sustainability consultant; Kara Succoso Mangone, Head of the ...
The New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society will demonstrate how to grow and show chrysanthemums at a workshop at Laurelwood Arboretum on Thursday, May 30 at 4:30 pm. Registration by January 19 is required so that the society can secure cuttings for the workshop. Registrants will learn how to ...
Please be advised that the last day for vegetative waste pick up for the 2023 season will be Wednesday, 12/27/23 and will resume in April 2024. As a reminder, ALL leaves and vegetative waste must be placed in brown biodegradable bags or vegetation receptacles and placed at the curb on Tuesday ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and David Joyce (OH-14), and Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Mike Braun (R-IN), introduced the Building Native Habitats at Federal Facilities Act. This legislation encourages federal agencies to incorporate native plants in local ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and David Joyce (OH-14), and Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Mike Braun (R-IN), introduced the Building Native Habitats at Federal Facilities Act. This legislation encourages federal agencies to incorporate native plants in local ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and David Joyce (OH-14), and Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Mike Braun (R-IN), introduced the Building Native Habitats at Federal Facilities Act. This legislation encourages federal agencies to incorporate native plants in local ...
Kean University Lecturer William Heyniger challenged his students to collect 500 pounds of plastic waste to earn a free bench. Watch our video to learn about their impressive results and why film plastics, such as grocery bags, are so bad for the environment.
As if in anticipation of the whiteness of winter, a new sculpture is now on view on the right side of Brook Road at Laurelwood Arboretum. Up and Away by Elaine Lorenz is a brilliantly white 74” x 33” x 14” work fashioned from fiber-reinforced cement. “In a world filled with disorder and clamor ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- When Mayor McCartney began her tenure in office last January, she pledged to continue the momentum of her campaign slogan by moving West Orange forward. She advised Department Heads at her first Town Hall staff meeting to reevaluate operations within their individual departments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) has led a bipartisan effort to defeat an amendment by Congressman Scott Perry to defund the Delaware River Basin Commission. The amendment would have defunded the DRBC in response to its work protecting the Delaware River basin from ...
Native Plants for Beautiful Moths will be the final program in the Gardening for Nature series sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum. It will be presented on Thursday, November 2 at 7 pm via Zoom. Learn how to attract beautiful moths to your garden with native wildflowers, trees and shrubs.
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, October 25 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. The children will participate in a spooky lesson and ...