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Garden Club Revives; Backyard Wildlife Expands

Posted on June 25, 2008 by arnold

The Highland Park (NJ) Garden Club has been revived. Here are members on 28 May 2008 visiting the garden of Natalie and Arnold Henderson, Highland Park’s first certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Federation). The main flowers up front are … Continue reading →

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The Early Bird Gets the Nest

Posted on May 23, 2008 by arnold

The first bird to nest directly on Highland Park’s Eugene Young Environmental Education Center (NJ) chose a quite visible spot (see photo at left) on the raucous green solar roof structure. Actually, the structure is not yet truly solar: we … Continue reading →

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Great Backyard Bird Count Great For Highland Park

Posted on March 14, 2008 by arnold

During the Great Backyard Bird Count 2008 Hainesport birders led New Jersey in the number of bird counts reported (67 lists), followed in the number two and three spots by East Brunswick (48 lists) and Highland Park (44 lists). Last … Continue reading →

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Saw Seal, Photographed Same

Posted on March 14, 2008 by arnold

Bill Bonner has sent us a photograph of a harbor seal he saw in the Raritan by South Bound Brook. After posing briefly, the seal swam down toward New Brunswick and Highland Park. Is the river getting cleaner to attract … Continue reading →

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Scentennial Garden in Bloom: the Plan

Posted on March 14, 2008 by arnold

The garden and terracing at the Senior/Youth Center by Borough Hall were started in Highland Park NJ’s centennial year of 2005 as a “scent” garden. It’s called the Scentennial Garden. Get it? Now in March of 2008 the winter jasmine … Continue reading →

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