SHARE THE PASSION: ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUN, EDUCATIONAL AND REWARDING EXPERIENCES AT STATE PARKS AND FORESTS (18/P067) TRENTON – Even as summer is winding down, endless opportunities for fun, educational and rewarding experiences await visitors to …
NEW JERSEY FOREST FIRE SERVICE DISPATCHES CREWS TO ASSIST IN BATTLING WILDFIRES IN COLORADO AND CALIFORNIA (18/P066) TRENTON – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service today dispatched a crew of 20 firefighters to assist in battling a wildfire in Colorado and is …
DEP SEEKS RECRUITS FOR 2018-2019 AMERICORPS WATERSHED AMBASSADORS CLASS TO CULTIVATE FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS (18/P065) TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is seeking 20 recruits for its 2018-2019 class of AmeriCorps New …
NEW JERSEY FOREST SERVICE ENCOURAGES LANDOWNERS TO HELP SPREAD SHORTLEAF PINE TREES ACROSS PINELANDS REGION (18/P064) TRENTON – As a partner in a multistate initiative, the Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging landowners in the Pinelands …
NEW JERSEY UPDATES FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FOR LOWER DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED, EXPANDS TESTING TO INCLUDE PFAS (18/P063) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health, has updated …
DEP REMINDS RESIDENTS TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER ON PROPERTIES TO REDUCE MOSQUITO POPULATION (18/P062) TRENTON – With a wet spring coupled with the arrival of a hot summer, the Department of Environmental Protection is reminding property owners of common- …
REMOVAL OF COLUMBIA LAKE DAM IN WARREN COUNTY TO RESTORE LARGE PORTION OF PAULINS KILL TO FREE-FLOWING CONDITIONS, BENEFITING MIGRATORY FISH AND PUBLIC RECREATION (18/P061) TRENTON – Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe …
DEP URGES PUBLIC TO SWIM ONLY AT LIFEGUARDED AREAS AND PRACTICE SAFETY AS SUMMER TOURISM SEASON PEAKS (18/P060) TRENTON – – In the interest of public safety, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reminds visitors to swim only at beaches …
DEP EXTENDS RECREATIONAL ADVISORY ON CLINGING JELLYFISH TO ENTIRE BARNEGAT BAY (18/P059) TRENTON – Clinging jellyfish, a nonnative species with a powerful sting, have been confirmed in the north-central region of Barnegat Bay, prompting the Department of …
DEP DISCOVERS GLOBALLY RARE ORCHID IN SUSSEX COUNTY’S STOKES STATE FOREST (18/P058) TRENTON – Biologists with the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Natural Lands Management have confirmed a new occurrence of a globally rare orchid, the …
DEP ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS THROUGH JULY 27 TO HONOR PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO RECYCLING (18/P057) TRENTON – Nominations are being accepted for the Department of Environmental Protection’s annual recycling awards program that honors …
DEP SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON UPDATE TO DELAWARE ESTUARY PLAN THAT WILL SERVE AS ROADMAP TO PROTECT UNIQUE NATURAL RESOURCE (18/P056) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging the public to provide input on revisions to the Delaware …
DEP EXTENDS RECREATIONAL USE ADVISORY ON CLINGING JELLYFISH TO NORTHERN BARNEGAT BAY ADVISORIES ALREADY IN PLACE FOR METEDECONK, SHREWSBURY AND MANASQUAN RIVERS IN OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES (18/P055) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection …
STATEMENT FROM CATHERINE R. MCCABE UPON BEING SWORN IN AS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSIONER (18/P054) TRENTON – Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe released the following statement upon being sworn in …
DEP URGES MOTORISTS TO WATCH FOR TURTLES CROSSING ROADWAYS AS VEHICLE-STRIKE RISK INCREASES DURING NESTING SEASON (18/P053) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection is asking motorists to drive with caution this summer because New Jersey’s …
DEP OFFERS BOATING TIPS TO PROTECT BARNEGAT BAY’S ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE MARSHES AND WILDLIFE HABITATS (18/P052) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection is urging boaters and users of personal watercraft to exercise care to reduce damage to …
MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK TO HOST ANNUAL RE-ENACTMENTS OF PIVOTAL AMERICAN REVOLUTION BATTLE ON JUNE 16 AND 17 (18/P051) TRENTON – The pivotal Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth will be re-enacted this Saturday and Sunday at Monmouth Battlefield …
DEP EXTENDS RECREATIONAL USE ADVISORY ON CLINGING JELLYFISH TO OCEAN COUNTY’S METEDECONK RIVER (18/P050) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection is advising recreational users of Ocean County’s Metedeconk River to exercise caution following …
ACTING COMMISSIONER MCCABE LEADS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN BARNEGAT BAY BLITZ, RAISING AWARENESS OF NATURAL TREASURE (18/P049) TRENTON –Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe today is spearheading the annual …
DEP RECOGNIZES EFFORTS THAT PRESERVE NEW JERSEY HISTORY (18/P048) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection is joining the New Jersey Historic Sites Council and Preservation New Jersey in honoring projects that preserve the state’s history, …
