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Environment
A Duck with Teeth in Raritan Bay
After a few days of mid-winter warmth and one day of 60 degree plus temperatures, the Lower New York Bay environment was back into the freezer. It was frigid at first light on Saturday, G...
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Environment
Sierra Club Opposes Weak Fracking Moratorium Bill
On Monday the Senate Environment Committee is set to vote on a weak moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in New Jersey, after the Committee already approved a bill banning the...
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Environment
We Need to Learn to Live With Water
As Super-storm Sandy vividly revealed, many coastal communities, including those along Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, were not properly prepared to deal with an extreme weather event. Fr...
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Environment
Winter Seal Tours in New York Harbor
Ready to see some seals this winter? Believe it or not, Lower New York Bay, including Sandy Hook Bay and Raritan Bay, is a great place to see seals, especially Harbor and Gray seals. It's...
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Environment
Rat-a-tat-tat at Cheesequake State Park
A wonderful surprise took place on a warm winters afternoon at Cheesequake State Park, a 1,569 acre park located in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, found not far from the shores of Rarit...
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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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Environment
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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Environment
Spotting a Seal's Head in Sandy Hook Bay
The timing can be tricky and unpredictable, but when spotted the spectacle is unforgettable. It can happen anytime and anywhere along the Jersey Shore during the winter. The winter solsti...
