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A lifeguard protects the beaches at Wildwood.
Down the Shore
Community

Wildwood’s popular ‘beach box’ rental system to expand

Wildwood's popular "beach box" storage rental system is expanding across municipal boundaries, officials announced. 

7 years ago

The spotted lanternfly is spreading through Southeast Pennsylvania. It was spotted for the first time in the United States in Berks County. (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)
Science

Pa. looking for new ways to fight spotted lanternfly

Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.

7 years ago

This Feb. 28, 2019, photo combination shows trace fossils on paving stones at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa. A volunteer at the park outside Philadelphia recently discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on flat rocks installed to pave a section of hiking trail. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science

Dinosaur tracks make fresh impression at Valley Forge park

The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.

7 years ago

The view from the Forked River Mountains in Ocean County. (Image courtesy of JSHN contributor Kara Ann.)
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

Ocean County preserves nearly 8,000-acre wilderness area

Nearly 8,000 acres of wilderness in Ocean County will remain undeveloped after officials closed on a $15,450,000 deal funded by the county's open space tax late last week.

7 years ago

Tom Witmer Natural Lands Restoration manager for Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, checks out damage done by beavers along Cobbs Creek.
Community

Is there a beaver resurgence in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation reports beaver activity is on the rise but not a nuisance.

7 years ago

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Santo Cerminaro, (right), follows his son, Dominick Cerminaro, (left), and grandson, Santo Cerminaro, 11, into the woods to go deer hunting on the first day of regular firearms deer hunting season, in most of Pennsylvania, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 in Zelienople, Pa. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Hunting on Sunday? Pa. Senate considers lifting ban

A bill that could allow Sunday hunting has passed through the Senate's Game and Fisheries Committee and is awaiting consideration before the full chamber.

7 years ago

Troop 19 member Josie Provencher tosses a log at the log hurling station of the Klondike Derby. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Community

Girls who aren’t ‘girly’ find a fit in more rigorous activities of Boy Scouts

One of the first all-girl Scouts BSA troops delights in the outdoor activities troop members say aren’t often available in Girl Scouts.

7 years ago

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Three young osprey wearing red bands in a New Jersey nest. (Photo courtesy of Ben Wurst/Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey)
Down the Shore
Science

‘Most productive’ year ever for N.J. ospreys in 2018, study finds

Once again, the New Jersey osprey comeback story added another happy chapter to 2018, a report released by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey finds.

7 years ago

A Jersey Shore community is undertaking an innovation solution to a problem that has long plagued beaches: cigarette butts. (Big Stock photo)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Butt out: N.J. beach, park smoking ban goes into effect

The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.

7 years ago

A view of the Ben Franklin Bridge and Delaware River (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly, file)
Politics & Policy

Timeline: The Delaware River and the Clean Water Act

Reviving the Delaware River took decades and came about through a combination of social need, public outcry, and political will. Here, we look at the river's history.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. bald eagles continues to thrive, survey finds

It was another good year for New Jersey’s bald eagles, a study released by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife found.

7 years ago

A 121-acre tract of land that will be integrated into the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge as part of a $4 million preservation purchase. (Image courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)
Down the Shore
Community

Bird habitat preservation initiative adds 1,700 acres of coastal N.J. land

Ducks Unlimited recently announced the $4 million purchase of 1,700 acres of intact wetlands and marsh mitigation areas in southern coastal New Jersey.

7 years ago

Winter swimmers enjoyed an icy dip in Poland's Garczyn lake last February. Recorded air temperature was around 14 degrees Farenheit, and a large ice hole had to be cut to allow the lake bathing
NPR
Health

Could exercising in frigid temperatures make us healthier?

Many of the purported benefits of cold hinge on brown fat, sometimes referred to as "good" fat. Long known to exist in infants, brown fat burns calories and generates heat.

7 years ago

Bill Green (left) and Brendan Happe are amateur astronomers who invite people on the streets of Philadelphia to gaze at the moon through a telescope. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

Philly’s Moon Men bring their telescopes to South Street

Brothers Bill and Brandon Green invite the public on Philadelphia's South Street to see the moon up-close.

7 years ago

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Honey bees at the entrance of a beehive. The bees fetch fresh air into the beehive. Thuringia, Germany, Europe Date: April 22, 2018 | usage worldwide Photo by: Klaus Nowottnick/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Radio Times
Science

Insect Armageddon

Guests: David Wagner, Thor Hanson Populations of insects are plummeting around the globe. Bugs are in such steep ...

Air Date: December 12, 2018 10:00 am

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