NOTES FROM A MUSKY TRAIL HIKER #8: A Messy Forest is a Healthy Forest
A regular blog sharing a biology observation from my hike on the Musconetcong Wildlife Management Area trail in Asbury. -Tish Lascelle, MWA President You know that stereotype about women loving shoes? Well, I love coats and trees. There’s no explanation for the coat thing; it’s not like I was traumatized by going without one as a kid. But I suspect many of you recognize the tree thing. Trees are a source of incredible energy. I feel happiness and peace when I walk throug
Push Back Your Lawn
The small steps we take on our own properties can help make major improvements to water quality and local wildlife. As a homeowner living along the Musconetcong River or its nearby streams, join our initiative and push back your lawn. Mow less and create a more nature-friendly environment or naturescape. A lawn is a monoculture, an environment that almost exclusively features neatly trimmed grass. Nature thrives with diversity and the grass environment does not attract or s
Fall 2020 Newsletter CORRECTION: Removing the Musky’s Largest Dam
Photo: (From left to right) Sandra Meola, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed; Ed Potasnak, League of Conservation Voters, Alan Hunt, Musconetcong Watershed Association; Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman; Tom Wells, the Nature Conservancy; Jim Waltman, The Watershed Institute; and Eric Schrading, NJ Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MWA is excited to announce that we have received $260,000 from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to begin work to r
