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1. 24 hour sunshine
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"24 hours sunshine with no night, for many weeks. This will most likely disrupt the behavior of all the living species (humans included despite their ability to go with clocks) and could possibly affect ...

2. New Jersey's biggest orchid show opens
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... 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13. Admission and parking are free. Orchids include 25,000 species and more than 250,000 man-made hybrids, making them the largest and most diverse family of flowering plants. ...

3. New Jersey wine needs action in Trenton
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... in a handful of restaurants and a couple retail outlets but 90 percent of sales are to tasting room visitors. But now because of a New Jersey law they find themselves on the endangered species list. ...

4. Captain, owner of Atlantic Queen out of Point Pleasant charged with illegal fish harvesting
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... permits, harvesting both species in excess of 10 percent of total weight of species brought to the dock, failing to notify the Division of Fish and Wildlife that it was fishing for these species, and harvesting ...

5. Raritan River stretch to be opened for fish spawning
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... most from the removal of the dams are American shad, American eel, herring, and striped bass. Each of these species once spawned in prodigious numbers in the gravelly shallows of the upper Raritan. Striped ...

6. Weather Patterns
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Something to think about. As suspicious had mentioned, how will it disrupt the behavior of the species and food chains and stuff, we also need to think about weather patterns. How close is this star that ...

7. how can it be harmless?
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I don't know how this event will go without any side effect. 1. 24 hours sunshine with no night, for many weeks. This will most likely disrupt the behavior of all the living species (humans included ...

8. New Jersey-New York Harbor is on the mend
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... the salt marsh, allowing invasive species like the towering phragmites reed to dominate the habitat. "When we first got there, you couldn't really see anything beyond the 12 foot high phragmites," says ...

9. N.J. DEP tentatively agrees to allow Walmart store in Pine snake neighborhood
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... and endangered species regulations and the proposed agreement would preserve the land as undeveloped forest. Under the agreement, Jaylin Holdings would construct five hibernacula, or den areas, thin ...

10. N.J. DEP to hold public meeting on Morris County sewer service on Feb. 9
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... reflects proposed changes in wastewater service area designations to eliminate conflicts with Category One waters, wetlands, threatened and endangered species habitats and other unique and rare ecological ...

11. Mercer County Wildlife Center: hospital for patients with fur or feathers
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... the future of our native wildlife species through education, rehabilitation and release. Birds in residence at the Center can include starlings and sparrows, ducks and geese, hawks, owls and eagles, ...

12. Mr. Witherspoon's cooling system piece
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... nutrient overload, invasive species, chemical pollutants, commercial and recreational fishing, seasonal high water flow, silt buildup, etc. Why were they excluded? Cooling towers actually consume ...

13. Environmentalists protest U.S. Senate decision to earmark $332M for dredging of Delaware River
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... threatens endangered species, municipal water supplies, and the health of the river ecosystem including the Delaware Bay wetlands that provide vital habitat and flood protection benefits," Dalal Aboulhosn ...

14. Dead fish & journalism
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... problem which long ago was recognized as fundamental to successful conservation of any species: regardless of how many mature adults of the species are killed or spared, the young must survive in sufficient ...

15. N.J. DEP offers water-level management plan for Lake Hopatcong
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... of New Jersey's greatest diversities of freshwater fish species, including popular game fish such as trout and walleye. — TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

16. Oyster Creek decision shows focus is on cooling systems
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... he said, "showed nine out of 13 of the most significant species of fish in the Hudson River are in significant decline. That details some of the potential ways Indian Point being contributes to this overwhelming ...

17. New Jersey’s bear hunt is not about public safety
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... in the press, game agencies and councils were in fact established to serve a single interest and to propagate hunted species and promote hunting. The name of the agency may have changed; the purpose ...

18. Highlands Regional Master Plan serves New Jersey
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... of rare, threatened and endangered wildlife and plant species; historic structures and villages, archaeological heritage sites; fertile farmland; and recreation areas with miles of scenic trails. In ...

19. New Jersey’s horse racing problems rooted in NFL wanderlust
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... decades states have been adding all sorts of ways for the average person to spend money gambling near their homes whether it was at an Off Track Betting facility (and that is now an endangered species ...

20. Losing New Jersey open space to developers is cause for concern
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... Township stopped accepting solid waste. Since then, it has been maintained with grasses and has become habitat for threatened and endangered species. Development of the Stafford Business Park destroyed ...