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This May 30, 2019 photo shows Skye Post, who will be a junior at Monmouth University this fall, demonstrating water quality testing equipment near a storm drain outfall pipe on the beach in Long Branch, N.J. University researchers are studying the relationship between heavy rainfall and elevated levels of bacteria from animal waste that gets flushed into storm sewers and out in the ocean at popular surfing beaches at the Jersey shore. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Community

Testing shows these N.J. waves are sick — in totally the wrong way

In one study at Monmouth University, researchers are evaluating water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore.

6 years ago

Children got a lesson in wildlife management after the Pa. Game Commission tranquilized a bear that had wandered into Harrisburg. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community

A bear stuck in a tree in Harrisburg becomes a wildlife lesson for children

The Game Commission plans to bring the bear north, to the mountains he would typically call home.

6 years ago

Clinging jellyfish (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Bologna‎/Montclair State University)
Down the Shore
Community

Dangerous clinging jellyfish found in salt pond near South Jersey inlet

State environmental officials are warning the public about dangerous clinging jellyfish that were recently found for the first time in South Jersey.

6 years ago

Graffiti Pier (Flickr Creative Commons/Novaid Khan)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Graffiti Pier is becoming a public park: 5 things to know

The urban ruin is being revamped by the organization behind Spruce Street Harbor Park.

6 years ago

Members of the National Youth Bike Council pose at the Please Touch Museum before a group ride through Fairmount Park. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

This Philly teen bike crew is all about safety

Joshua Funches and his teenage friends love cruising Philly streets on their bikes. But you won’t see them performing stunts in the middle of traffic like some of their peers.

6 years ago

This Google Earth view is looking west. The large complex on the beach is the Wildwoods Convention Center. (Google Earth)
Down the Shore
Community

Demand spurs Wildwood to expand parking on the beach

For a $10 fee, motorists with four wheel drive and all wheel drive vehicles can access the beach via Baker Avenue.

6 years ago

On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, and on July 4th Pennsylvanians are allowed to fish without a license. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Free fishing comes to Pennsylvania Memorial Day weekend

Anglers without a license are going to get a chance to fish for free on Sunday.

6 years ago

South Seaside Park
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. beaches ‘in great shape,’ water quality ‘excellent,’ official says

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, so the Jersey Shore is "officially" open for the summer season, and state officials say the coast is ready. 

6 years ago

Members of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light board a recreational fishing vessel while conducting a living marine resources patrol and vessel safety inspection on Nov. 7, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson)
Down the Shore
Community

Patrols underway to enforce federal striped bass regulations in N.J.

As striped bass arrive in New Jersey waters, the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to issue fines to anglers who catch striped bass outside of the allowable boundary, officials say.

6 years ago

Day-hikers scramble over rocky boulders on the Appalachian Trail below the summit of Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Community
PA Post

After a new killing on the Appalachian Trail, the 1990 death of hikers in Pa. haunts their friend anew

29 years later, Swift is shocked at the news of another killing. James Jordan was charged last week in the Appalachian Trail stabbing death of an Army veteran.

6 years ago

(Tuckerton Seaport image)
Down the Shore
Community

Long Beach Island ferry set for inaugural summer season

For the first time in over 100 years, a ferry will run between the mainland and Long Beach Island.

6 years ago

(Public domain image)
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. surfers rescue wayward deer

A group of surfers rescued a deer from the ocean off a Monmouth County beach Tuesday.

6 years ago

Ashlee Preston, 19, and Shamirah Brown, 18, explore plants at the new horticulture center for students who are blind, visually impaired or have other disabilities at the Overbrook School of the Blind, on Tuesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education

New horticultural center at Overbrook School for the Blind seeds a connection to nature

Students at the West Philadelphia campus will be able to grow flowers, fruits and vegetables from seed, as well as add to their skills and experiences.

6 years ago

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An informational card about ticks distributed by the Maine Medical Center  (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

There are a lot more Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Pa. today, Penn State study finds

Pennsylvania has had the highest number of Lyme disease cases in the U.S since 2000.

6 years ago

David Paar, owner of Arborescence in Montgomery County, hands out cards that help people spot the different stages of the spotted lanternfly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science
PA Post

Native fungi found to be deadly to invasive pest in Pa.

Nature appears to be fighting back against a destructive, invasive insect in Pennsylvania, according to new research.

6 years ago

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