The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has issued an advisory regarding upcoming dredging along the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.
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Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in assistance with interagency partners, are scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn on Cape May National Wildlife Refuge land between Jan. 21-23, depending on weather and site conditions.
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After a thorough assessment of the monarch butterfly’s status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has found that adding the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened and endangered species is warranted but precluded by work on higher-priority listing actions.
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A volunteer of the center Dec. 6 discovered the season's first "cold-stunned" turtle floating in the water while walking their dog along the bayside in North Cape May.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Yannuzzi Group, of Kinnelon, for $1.1 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project.
The Murphy administration is making $11.2 million in financial assistance available to commercial and recreational fishing businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Gov. Phil Murphy Oct. 5 announced that the New Jersey Fish and Game Council has proposed changes to the state’s Game Code that would end bear hunting, in New Jersey, after 2020.
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Middle Township was awarded a $5,000 grant to support an open space and resiliency project.
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The Avalon dune system is experiencing tremendous growth in native vegetation courtesy of the borough’s successful Dune Vegetation Management Plan.
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As shore area restaurants and shops faced challenges through the summer of COVID-19, those in Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Cape May dealt with the added complication of local ordinances limiting the use of single-use plastics.
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For Christine Daisey, 68, who has lived near the ocean all her life, having her cremated remains part of an artificial reef off Ocean City’s coast is a chance to “give back.”
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There is no shortage of images and commentary about the devastating wildfires ravaging the West Coast.
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The current hurricane season continues generating storms and dipping into pockets.
A pregnant Atlantic spotted dolphin washed ashore dead Sept. 13, in Sea Isle City.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Sept. 4, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 27, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
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The last of eight reefs made from recycled whelk shells were put in place Aug. 22, at Cook's Beach, creating a habitat where sea creatures are foraging and refuging.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 20, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 13, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Besides power outages and debris cleanups, Tropical Storm Isaias' effects are still being felt along the coast.
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Wildlife biologists and researchers are watching the skies for the southbound flight of the state-endangered red knots, and will be collecting data on those that stop in the area before the birds head to the southern tip of South America for the spring and summer.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 6, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 30, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 23, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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A drive down waterside Route 47, a trek down a Dennis Township hiking trail, and a trip down Jake’s Landing Road, a skinny road with open-sky views of the surrounding marshes, tell the same story: there is death, and new life, rising with the seawater.
This year (2020) is not the first time Amy Havens tried to grow food around her home, in the north end of Ocean City.
When it comes to proper wound care, the notion that saltwater can help heal wounds faster is nothing more than a myth.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 9, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Worldwide, ocean levels are rising at an accelerated pace. Cape May County is feeling the effects of exacerbated weather events, as a result.
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New federal rules took effect June 22, defining what falls under the protection of the federal Clean Water Act.
New Jerseys Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has led a comprehensive effort to synthesize the latest and most reliable scientific information on the current and predicted future impacts of climate change on the Garden State.
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Cape May County, with its close proximity to seawater and reliance on the ocean for much of its economy, will feel the effects of climate change and the ensuing seawater rise more heavily than most of the nation.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 25, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
As the phased reopening of New Jersey continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic and warming weather, the Department of Environmental Protection reminds the public that controlling the mosquito population and risk for disease is more important than ever, Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe stated.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced June 20 that camping will begin in 12 state parks, forests and recreation areas June 22.
The beach from JFK Boulevard to 40th Street is closed to the public while dune reconstruction work is performed. The public is asked to use alternate beaches.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 18, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
With the completion of the Route 52 Causeway, in 2013, the latest to connect Ocean City to Somers Point, the inclusion of a wide pedestrian and bicycle route along the south side opened new routes and new vistas.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 12, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Lisa Schroeder has given workshops on making rain barrels, but they usually include a hands-on element that was impossible May 27.
Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 4, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection June 1 officially published its adoption of stringent, health-based drinking water standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and have been linked to various health problems in people.
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Early indications are that numbers are down for horseshoe crabs spawning along the Delaware Bay beaches and also for Red Knots, who feast on horseshoe crab eggs before completing their 9,000-mile trek to breed in the Arctic tundra.
Swimming at state-owned ocean and lake beaches this weekend will remain closed, but visitors are welcome to enjoy passive recreation while maintaining a 6-foot social distance from others and wearing face masks or coverings, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced May 23.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced May 21 that it has developed a color-coded health alert index to provide the public with strong and clear guidance on suitable recreational activities in freshwater lakes and other water bodies impacted by harmful algal blooms, also known as HABs.
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It may seem like the world has been turned upside down. OK, it has. In the course of weeks, the once impossible has become commonplace, as the unprecedented efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 have become part of daily life.
