Archive for October 2025

By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Every remaining patch of forest in New Jersey matters. From protecting water quality and wildlife to carbon storage and cooler temperatures, trees are absolutely vital to our wellbeing. Despite these values, longtime policies push landowners to cut them down. There’s a better alternative, but most people…

By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Trail systems are more than just places to recreate. They can transform how people move through their communities and encourage us to connect with nature. That notion of broader benefits is the vision behind the Circuit Trails, one of the nation’s largest trail networks, which will reach…

By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation A spectacular supermoon will reach peak visibility across the Northern Hemisphere this Tuesday, October 7th. During the celestial event, which occurs a few times a year, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, causing it to appear larger and brighter…