Municipalities throughout NJ are enacting plastic bag bans, while NJ prepares to pass the strictest single use disposable plastic ban in the nation.Read more…
State of the Beach – NJ “Failing” on Coastal Ecosystem Resilience
Surfrider Foundation’s 2018 “State of the Beach Report Card” gives NJ a failing grade due to “inadequate protection of coastal communities and resources.” Read more…
Our Toxic Waters: Deal, NJ Plagued with Water Troubles
Spotlight on NJ: Deal Township has been experiencing the effects of pollution and runoff this summer.Read more…
“Surrendering to Rising Seas” – Climate Migration in Central NJ
“I started to realize that, in a sense, we were victims of a system because we were living in a neighborhood that should have never been built”Read more…
NJ Spotlight – Scrap-NESE: The Franklin Township Task Force to Stop Compressor 206
The Scrap-NESE Campaign of the Franklin Township Task Force seeks to stop Compressor Station 206 from being built. Check out more information about the task force and how to get involved at www.scrap-nese.orgRead more…
NJ Spotlight – NJ Sea Level Rise Reports from Rutgers University
Check out new reports from Rutgers University’s Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) on New Jersey Sea Level Rise and and efforts to adapt for resilience.Read more…
Local Spotlight: Split Rock Prayer Camp
In the past two months, Raíces EcoCulture has had the opportunity to visit the Split Rock Sweet Water Prayer Camp in Mahwah, NJ several times, bringing supplies, attending a tobacco ceremony and meeting with the sacred fire keepers and membersRead more…