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By MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFICE OF INFORMATION
September 29, 2023
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County EARTH Center will host a multitude of events and exhibitions throughout the month of October, so be sure to check them out! Registration for these events is required, call 732-398-5220 or email extensionservices@co.middlesex.nj.us to sign up. October’s ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Duke Farms, a center of the Doris Duke Foundation, has opened the state's first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station in Somerset County powered by electricity from an on-site solar energy system. Located along the busy Route 206 corridor, this facility will serve Duke ...
Even if you are recycling the bottles at home, their typical fate is that they will amass in landfills, which counteracts the impact you tried to make by recycling them! If you recycle your bottles with us, there is a guarantee that they will be repurposed⎯and for a good cause! No need to remove ...
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, September 27 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 learn about animal architects—how ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Join us at the 2023 Freecycle Fest hosted by Sustainable New Providence! Happening on Saturday, September 23 at the New Providence Community Pool Parking Lot with a rain date of Sunday, September 24. This event is your chance to shop for or donate gently used items like toys, ...
Princeton, NJ -- Sustainable Princeton is bringing back its famous clean commuting festival and electric vehicle (EV) ride & drive event, eCommuter Fest, to the Princeton Shopping Center on Friday, September 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. This free festival offers something for everyone, including ...
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, September 27 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 learn about animal architects—how ...
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, September 9 at 10:30 am and Saturday, September 30 at 10:30 am. This will be an opportunity to enjoy all that is in bloom in the arboretum at the end of summer. To join a tour, meet at ...
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, September 27 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 learn about animal architects—how ...
TRENTON, NJ – The following is a statement from Allison McLeod, Senior Policy Director, New Jersey LCV, regarding the recent extreme weather events that scientists link to climate change. “This week's 1,500-acre wildfire in Wharton State Forest, along with the devastating wildfires in Hawaii and ...
The Wayne Hills High School Patriot 5 Woodwind Quintet will perform at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne on Monday, August 28th. The concert will begin at 5:30 pm in the Knippenberg Center for Education. The group, directed by Steve Sullivan, will perform a variety of ...
Dear Friends, We all want clean water to drink. Fresh air for our children to breathe. Good jobs for our families. A planet where our people, lands and oceans thrive. But while we breathe toxic air and the hottest days ever recorded on the planet, President Biden protects fossil fuel profits ...
Dear Friends, We all want clean water to drink. Fresh air for our children to breathe. Good jobs for our families. A planet where our people, lands and oceans thrive. But while we breathe toxic air and the hottest days ever recorded on the planet, President Biden protects fossil fuel profits ...
TRENTON, NJ – The following is a statement from Julia Somers, Board Chair, New Jersey LCV, on the death of Edward Lloyd. “New Jersey lost a real advocate for the environment with the passing of Edward Lloyd. Ed was a humble, kind, thoughtful, and brilliant man, who was also one of New Jersey's ...
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, August 16 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 discover the colorful world of butterflies ...
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host Vital Hues, an exhibit of works by Ritika Gandhi and Joan Hain, at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne from August 6 through 30. Gandhi and Hain are two friends who came together through art and ...
Capture the Beauty of Rahway River Parkway: 2023 Rahway River Parkway Photo Contest Open for Submissions Cranford- The Friends of Rahway River Parkway, a volunteer-driven group committed to preserving the natural splendor and recreational value of Rahway River Parkway, is excited to sponsor ...
Paterson’s Home Gardeners can WIN BIG in the Paterson Garden Contest! Home gardeners in Paterson are invited to join the Paterson Garden Contest, an initiative that celebrates the dedication and effort that Patersonians are investing into greening and beautifying their neighborhoods. The winner ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A community moth night will kick off the 12th annual National Moth Week in East Brunswick, where this international citizen science project was founded in 2012. The free public event will begin at 8:30 p.m. in Community Park off Dunham’s Corner Road behind Crystal Springs ...
The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, August 16 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 discover the colorful world of butterflies ...
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum invites local artists and photographers to exhibit their work at the 2023 Community Art and Photography Show from September 10 through September 27 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. Submissions will ...
The Westfield community will celebrate the official ribbon cutting ceremony of two newly-installed bike oases, aimed at providing amenities for cyclists and promoting biking in the downtown area. The ceremony will take place Sunday, July 16, at noon at Municipal Lot 1 behind Bovella’s at 101 E.
Viking Pest Control (Viking Pest) runs its annual Pest Prime Week sale from July 10 to July 14, 2023. The award-winning Pest Control company is offering once-per-year savings to residential and business customers across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. “We ...
The newest installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is “Egrets,” a stainless steel rendition of birds at rest and in motion created by Babette Bloch. It can be seen at site #1 in the grassy knoll behind Laurel Pond. TULIPULA, also by Bloch, is at Sculpture Trail site #5. Laurelwood ...
“Squirt,” a fanciful work by artist Vivien Collens, was recently installed in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, New Jersey. “Squirt” can be seen along Ridge Road across from the Redwood Glade. The colorful piece made of powder-coated aluminum soars 12 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- A new solar bus station now stands by West Orange High School's Conforti entrance, thanks to a cooperative project between the Technology and Engineering Department and West Orange Township. The shelter was unveiled on June 21 as project participants excitedly viewed the ...
Gardening for Nature is a five-part series of programs focusing on creating an ecologically friendly garden. The Magical World of Fireflies, second in the series, will be presented by Lourdes Osorio on Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 pm in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 ...
Nature Photography by members of the Ridgewood Camera Club will be on exhibit at Laurelwood Arboretum. The photographs will be on display from July 9 to July 26 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The exhibit is sponsored by Friends ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – JUNE 2023 – Atlantic Health System was one of only 12 health systems in the United States to recently receive Practice Greenhealth’s prestigious System for Change award, recognizing the health care organization’s accomplishments in environmental sustainability. Each of Atlantic ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Atlantic Health System was one of only 12 health systems in the United States to recently receive Practice Greenhealth’s prestigious System for Change award, recognizing the health care organization’s accomplishments in environmental sustainability. Each of Atlantic Health System’s ...