By Jim Northrop, GSWA Volunteer Black bears are the largest wilderness mammal in New Jersey. An average adult male bear weighs about 300 pounds, while females average about 170 pounds. Since... read more →
By Dan Ross As the air grows brisk, and the days get shorter, there’s no better time to get outside and immerse yourself in nature! The sights and sounds of... read more →
By Jim Northrop Treating water pollution may be one of the most critical services that trees offer to the world. In The Man Who Planted Trees, a 2012 book written... read more →
By GSWA Education Associate, Dan Ross After a cold and seemingly endless winter, spring has finally arrived, and with it the plants and trees are beginning to bud up and... read more →
By GSWA Volunteer, Jim Northrop Human interaction with nature can be a mixed blessing. The plight of the beautiful monarch butterfly is a good example of unintended consequences when advances... read more →
By GSWA Volunteer, Jim Northrop I am a GSWA volunteer. Last summer we had an early evening meeting.... read more →
Some time ago I took my two young grandsons on a hike in... read more →
This past summer, I was walking to work through a nearby park. It... read more →
The last glacier to pass through our region did so about 16,000 years ago. As it receded, it left behind piles of rocks and earth as... read more →
It has been more than a year and one-half since the wind and rain of Hurricane Sandy pounded our area of New Jersey. Many residents along the Jersey Shore continue... read more →