Last year one of our articles introduced readers to the 142-mile NJ Bayshore Heritage Byway, along with all its spurs. This is one of eight such routes in the state, […]

One of my co-workers and I went on a social distancing hike to try to create a virtual experience for CU members. Our plan was to walk Millville’s Bicycle and

Last year I wrote about the first arrivals of ospreys (fish hawks) and the history of recovery. This year I thought it would be better to focus on the local

This past week I was reminded by the flowering of the red maples (Acer rubrum) of one of the more interesting exploits that “we” tried, over two decades ago. While

Red maples (Acer rubrum) are common in New Jersey. They have a smooth, silvery-gray bark. A quick growing tree, reaching heights of 40 to 70 feet and with a diameter

It was time for our annual termite inspection a few weeks ago. I met the exterminator at the house and thankfully the termites are apparently not dining in, or at

For thousands of years, people have celebrated the beauty of the world around them by drawing local landscapes, animals, plants, fish, insects, everything from the earth to minutiae that most

Belted kingfishers are one of my favorite aquatic birds. It was in the spring, when we check osprey nests for eggs, that I first began to notice their habit of

One of my favorite cartoons is of a group of vultures hunched over the carcass of a clown in the desert; one vulture turns to the other and says, “I

For years I have been delivering presentations on Vulture Culture, all over the state. It’s proved to be interesting and a great deal of fun. Vultures exist worldwide and they’re