BILLYPENNGRAM – Feb 25, 2024
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Monthly Audubon Birding Tour at Mill Grove Center
| Monthly Birding Tour at Mill Grove Center Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM  John James Audubon Center Map Reserve Now Join volunteers from the Valley Forge Audubon Society on the third Saturday of every month, March through October, for a free guided birding tour around the woods and meadows of historic Mill Grove. Our outing leaders will help you learn about the seasonal and month-to-month fluctuations in bird life in a friendly and relaxed setting. |
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Lunch and Learn with ANJEC and NJ Clean Communities
 A Lunch & Learn Program in Partnership with NJ Clean Communities Noon, Thursday, February 29, 2024 Zoom Webinar. Click here to register Calling All ECs, Green Team Members, and Clean Community Coordinators Learn to cross-promote your town’s MS4 Requirements and litter abatement education Learn how clean communities funds can be used to complete stormwater education and outreach requirements Expand your network and build relationships with township staff and community volunteers Find out about existing programs and resources such as Adopt-A-Drain and Litter-Free NJNJCC Coordinators will receive one (1) credit for this webinar Register: ANJEC Members & NJ Clean Community Coordinators: No charge Non–Members: $15 Click here to register Login Details will be e-mailed on February 28 ANJEC | www.anjec.org |
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Baby seal dies. At least he got to flip along Ocean City sidewalk
By Matthew Enuco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The baby Grey seal rescued from the Ocean City streets on February 7 has died, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine.
In a Facebook post, the center said that the baby seal was being treated for parasites and was struggling to eat. The center also said it was assist-feeding the pupfish and other nutrients to nurse the seal back to health.
“We were hopeful when the pup began showing more interest in food last week, even starting to eat smaller fish on his own in recent days,” the center said in the post. “However, on the evening of February 19th the pup showed a very sudden and rapid decline, and despite the extraordinary efforts by our staff to resuscitate him, the pup passed away only a few minutes later.”
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Director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center Sheila Dean told NJ Advance Media when the pup was found it was severely underweight.
The Facebook post on Tuesday said the pup was being treated for parasites and likely suffering from a respiratory infection.
Sheila Dean, Director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, said Tuesday the pup found in Ocean City is one of the few that have died after being rescued by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Dean said seal strandings are not uncommon along the New Jersey coast and that the center averages between 40 and 50 seal rescues per year, although many of the seals are found dead.
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In the nation’s driest spot, Death Valley, a lake pops up
By ABC News
An ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park last year will remain for longer than initially expected now that several rounds of extreme rain have poured through Southern California, according to officials.
Death Valley’s famed Badwater Basin began filling up with water in August due to heavy precipitation from Hurricane Hilary, which prompted the first tropical storm watch in California state history, Abby Wines, park ranger at Death Valley National Park, told ABC News last month. During that event, more than 2 inches of water fell on Aug. 20 — the amount the region typically sees in a year.
Park rangers initially estimated that several inches of water where Ice Age-era Lake Manly once stood would only last until February. But storm systems fueled with potent atmospheric rivers in recent weeks has expanded the lake once again, satellite images released by NASA show.
Much of the precipitation occurred between Feb. 4 and Feb. 7, when 1.5 inches of water fell in the park, according to a statement released by the National Park Service on Friday. The series of satellite images shows how the lake expanded from virtually no water on July 5 to being flooded with water from August through February.
Death Valley is the driest place in North America, with a typical rainfall total of about 2 inches per year, according to NASA. In the past six months, the region has received nearly 5 inches of rain, records show.
At this point, park rangers are uncertain how long the lake will last. Another round of atmospheric rivers are forecast for the region on Monday through Wednesday.
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NJ lawmakers take up bills restricting toxics in consumer products
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee will meet on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 10 a.m. in Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex in Trenton, NJ to consider the following bills:
A3800 (Sampson, pending intro and referral) Prohibits the sale of certain children’s products containing lead, mercury, or cadmium.
A3801 (Hall, pending intro and referral) Prohibits the sale, distribution, and manufacture of jewelry containing cadmium.
FOR DISCUSSION ONLY:
A3018 (Calabrese) Establishes a task force to study the presence of mercury in floors of certain facilities.
A3019 (Calabrese/Stanley/Danielsen) Requires new flooring for schools and child care centers to be certified to be mercury-free.
The public may address comments and questions to Kathryn Meza, Jaime Velazquez, Committee Aides, or make bill status and scheduling inquiries to Charles Lwanga, Secretary, at (609)847-3870 fax (609)777-2715, or e-mail: OLSAideACO@njleg.org. Written and electronic comments, questions, and testimony submitted to the committee by the public, as well as recordings and transcripts, if any, of oral testimony, are government records and will be available to the public upon request.
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