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Where to Buy Native Plants

By leora | May 15, 2008

Question: Where is the best place to buy native plants to put into your own garden?
Answer: See the list of suppliers posted by the Native Plant Society of New Jersey at http://www.npsnj.org/sources_native_plants.htm

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Great Backyard Bird Count Great For Highland Park

By arnold | March 14, 2008

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 year we were number one in the state. In number of species, though, Highland Park gained one (reaching 44 species) compared to last year (43 species). Are more kinds of birds really here, or did we just luck out in finding them? Only a long-term pattern will tell us, and that is just what this annual count is intended to produce.

This count, along with Project Feederwatch, are among several “citizen science” programs sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National and Canadian Audubon Societies. Anyone, even kids, can participate and actually contribute to science. Species lists are compiled into a data base for a continuing year-by-year statistical picture of changes in bird populations from sea to shining sea.

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Saw Seal, Photographed Same

By arnold | March 14, 2008

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 one up so far? Keep a watch and contact us if you see it or its confreres.

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Scentennial Garden in Bloom: the Plan

By arnold | March 14, 2008

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 is in bloom, and you can click on the thumbnail-photo of the Scentennial Garden Plan to see what treats are ahead. Metal tags hang from some plants; these identify species by marking one plant out of each group of similar plants.

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Tree Ordinance on Borough Site

By leora | February 24, 2008

The tree ordinance and all ordinances can be found on the hpboro.com site. The ordinances can be found on the home page of the website as the third item on the right hand side - Highland Park Code. The tree ordinance is 1730.

Also, see Department of Public Work tree program.

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HP Environmental Education Center Open for HPEC Meetings

By hptabster | February 11, 2008

The Highland Park Environmental Comission meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month at the Eugene Young Highland Park Environmental Education Center on River Road at 8:00 PM.

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Environmental Ed Center Gets its Furniture.

By leora | February 10, 2008

Step by step the Eugene Young Environmental Education Center on River Road at the Native Plant Reserve is being outfitted. New furniture will allow new activities to serve youth groups and adults interested in the local Highland Park (NJ) natural environment, or in hearing talks on all manner of environmental subjects.

Furniture was unpacked and set up just before the end of January 2008. This gives us a work table, a cabinet with work-table top and with storage below, and other cabinets, in addition to a table and chairs set up earlier. Maps of Highland Park, especially natural aspects like wetlands and flood plains, are now available to see there. Various things have also been donated, such as nature and science books and magazines and also a magazine rack.

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