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Union County 4-H Master Tree Stewards Awarded for Service
May 21, 2013Volunteer 4-H Master Tree Stewards of Union County gathered to receive an Environmental Hero award at Watchung Reservation earlier thi...
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Celebrate National Trails Day with a Hike and Trail Work in Watchung Reservation, June 1
May 21, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2013 Public Contact: 908-789-3683 E-mail: bkelly@ucnj.org Celebrate National Trails Day wit...
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Ribbon-Cutting at Reeves-Reed Arboretum Celebrates Completion of Gateway Project
May 21, 2013SUMMIT, NJ – The blossoming trees and blooming plants aren’t the only things new for spring at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. The ...
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Two Free Organic Gardening Workshops at Scotch Plains Public Library
May 20, 2013This summer Wanda Knapik, president and founder of My Local Garden, will speak at Scotch Plains Public Library about organic gardening...
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Meet Union County's 4-H Environmental Heroes
May 20, 2013The Union County 4-H STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Club earned an Environmental Heroes award earlier this mo...
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Fifth Annual Medicine Wheel At Lusscroft Farm Brings Living Art And Culture Together
May 19, 2013WANTAGE TOWNSHIP, NJ - Located on Neilson Road and 4-H Way in Wantage Township sits Lusscroft Farm, which has served as home for the p...
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Scotch Plains Farmers Market is Back
May 17, 2013The Scotch Plains Farmers' Marketplace re-opens this Saturday, May 18 - from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The season runs from M...
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Sussex and Morris County Students Participate in Junior Solar Sprints
May 16, 2013HARDYSTON, NJ - Sussex County students, and a few from Morris County, gathered at the Hardyston Middle School on Tuesday, May 14, for ...
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TransOptions Hosts 12th Junior Solar Sprints Competition Division 2 Race Results
May 15, 2013TransOptions is proud to announce the Division 2 winners of the eleventh annual Junior Solar Sprints Competition (JSS) held on May 14,...
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Union County Sponsors Household Hazardous Waste Collection in Cranford, June 1
May 15, 2013The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will sponsor a Household Special Waste Collection event on Saturday, June 1, so Union Cou...
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DPW Chief: South Orange Breaks Even on Single-Stream Recycling Cost, Revenues
May 15, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Being green has not led to an increase in green for South Orange. Since switching to single-stream collec...
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County Computer and Electronics Recycling Day in Cedar Grove, Saturday
May 15, 2013CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Saturday, Essex County will be sponsoring a free Computer and Electronics Recycling Day. From 9am to 3pm, residents ...
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TransOptions Hosts 12th Junior Solar Sprints Competition - Division 1 Race Results
May 14, 2013TransOptions is proud to announce the Division 1 winners of the eleventh annual Junior Solar Sprints Competition (JSS) held on May 13,...
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Learn How to Grow a Kitchen Garden at the Westfield Memorial Library
May 13, 2013On Saturday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m., the Westfield Memorial Library will present a program on How to Grow a Kitchen Garden. The library ...
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Madison’s Green Fair Thursday, May 16th
May 13, 2013MADISON, NJ -On May 16 from 3:30-6:30, Madison’s 4th Green Fair will be held at Green Village Road sponsored by the Museum of Ea...
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Green Fair Will Take Place May 16, Greener Than Ever
May 12, 2013MADISON, NJ - Madison’s fourth Green Fair will take place on Thursday, May 16 from 3:30-6:30 on Green Village Road, b...
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Greater Newark Conservancy to Host Annual Spring Block Party
May 11, 2013Join Greater Newark Conservancy staff and community members at the Conservancy’s Urban Environmental Center, 32 Princ...
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New Jersey Based National Environmental Engineering Firm Hires Director of Government and External Affairs
May 11, 2013Florham Park, New Jersey – Matrix New World Engineering, Inc., www.matrixneworld.com recently hired Kenneth L. Lucianin as Direc...
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Award-Winning Union County Horticulture Program Benefits Children and Adults
May 9, 2013The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the County’s long-running Horticulture for People with ...
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Madison Green Fair Postponed Until May 16th
May 9, 2013MADISON, NJ - The Madison Environmental Commission and the Madison Boy Scout Troop #25 have announced that due to weather conditions, ...
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Livingston’s Solar Installation Project Is Completed—Town is Now Producing its Own Free Energy
May 9, 2013LIVINGSTON, NJ - At 200 years old, Livingston is still innovating—the town is now harnessing the sun’s energy to create so...
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“Trees are Terrific” Contest Winners Honored at Caldwell Council Meeting
May 8, 2013CALDWELL, NJ - Ann Marchioni, chair of the Caldwell Environmental Commission along with Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing and Councilman E...
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Union County’s First Green Car Wash is Off to a Roaring Start
May 8, 2013Using rainwater collected from a roof, last weekend Cub Scout Pack 145 performed the first known “green” car wash fundrais...
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PSEG Sponsors Madison Green Fair Four Years in a Row!
May 7, 2013MADISON, NJ - "Promoting energy efficiency, alternative transportation use, local economy and waste reduction" ...
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Christie Administration Encourages Residents to Remove Standing Water on Property to Reduce Mosquito Population
May 7, 2013To prevent mosquitoes this summer, the Departments of Health and Environmental Protection are asking homeowners, businesses and contra...