Tag: Michele S. Byers
Fall in Love with the Pine Barrens
By Michele S. Byers
When author John McPhee was researching his book The Pine Barrens in the mid-1960s, nobody knew exactly where this unique region...
Racing Against Nature’s Deadline
By Michele S. Byers
The clock is ticking on beach restorations up and down New Jersey’s coast, but one noteworthy project is facing a deadline...
A Call to Action on Extinction
By Michele S. Byers
Almost every 6-year-old has heard of “extinction.” Ask kids about extinct creatures and you will be told in graphic detail about the...
The Worm Turns … Waste Into Compost
By Michele S. Byers
What’s slimy and wiggly, can live by the hundreds in your home and transform junk mail and food scraps into a...
Become a Modern Day Thoreau
By Michele S. Byers
Are you eagerly waiting for spring? The first daffodils to bloom … chickadee song … snowdrops and crocuses?
You’re not alone! Probably...
Another Fungus Among Us is Attacking NJ Snakes
By Michele S. Byers
Ever since the serpent tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, snakes have suffered from bad PR. Many folks flat-out hate...
Hats Off to Environmental Leaders
By Michele S. Byers
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”
New Jersey has numerous...
Preserved Lands Defend Against Climate Change
By Michele S. Byers
When President Obama referred to “our national treasure” during his inauguration speech, he wasn’t talking about the gold in Fort Knox.
He...
Keep Moratorium on Horseshoe Crab Harvest
By Michele S. Byers
Humans weren’t the only ones shaken up when Super Storm Sandy tore through New Jersey last fall.
Wind, waves and storm surge...
Rebuild the Shore Sustainably
By Michele S. Byers
For an area with little good news since Super Storm Sandy, it was a symbolic victory last week when the beach...
