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by Joe Reynolds
AH Environmental Commission Member

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August 2006        
Another Strategy to Save Plovers at Sandy Hook Sunset Kayaking in Sandy Hook Bay Killifish and Plankton Activity in Sandy Hook Bay This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Weather Anymore Late Summer Berry & Plum Picking at Sandy Hook
July 2006        
Seining in Sandy Hook Bay on Independence Day Congress Votes to Destroy 25 Years of Ocean Protection Butterfly, Dragonfly and Wildflower Adventure Sandy Hook Seeks Comments on Protecting Piping Plovers  
June 2006        
The Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Bond in Sandy Hook Bay Don’t Overlook Horseshoe Crabs in Raritan Bay Summer Nature Reading along the Jersey Shore Flowering Cactuses and Roses at Sandy Hook Wetlands are the Best Flood Protection in the Bayshore
May 2006        
Frogs, Snakes & Spring Showers in the Bayshore The Rush for Reproduction Begins in Sandy Hook Bay A Bluebird Visits Atlantic Highlands Horseshoe Crabs Return to Sandy Hook Bay  
April 2006        
Ospreys Arrive to Sandy Hook Bay The Seasonal Onset of Life in Sandy Hook Bay Earth Day Celebration in Atlantic Highlands Don’t Eat The Fish: PCBs in Raritan Bay  
March 2006        
Join the Expedition to Protect the Bayshore Watershed Region A Giant Developer vs. Little Atlantic Highlands Spring has begun in the Bayshore Areas Closed at Sandy Hook are for the Birds Eminent Domain As It Should Be Used In Atlantic Highlands
February 2006        
Woodpeckers: A Winter Delight in Bayshore Watershed The Saga of Bald Eagles In Monmouth County Reflections of Global Warming During the Blizzard of 2006 An Encounter with A Harp Seal at Sandy Hook  
January 2006
Watchable Winter Bird Life in Raritan Bay Harmful Development in Atlantic Highlands Winter Bird Walks This Weekend Preserve the Fariello Farm in Aberdeen  
December 2005        
A New Beach in Union Beach Cedar Trees along Raritan Bay A December Beach Walk along Sandy Hook Bay Do You Know Waackaack Creek Meadowlands in Hazlet Rethinking the Good Life in the Bayshore
November 2005        
Improve Bay Dredging Operations November 10 Toxic Sewage Cakes Back in the Bay Our Friends the Brant Have Returned GOAL: Sound Dredging in Raritan Bay  
October 2005        
Don’t Go in Navesink River after Rainfall People Needed in October to Restore Raritan Bay Sweep the Bay Clean this Saturday The Oceans and the Future  
September 2005        
The Blue Fish Blitz in Sandy Hook Bay A Developer’s Fib to Degrade Cheesequake Park How I Spent My Summer – The Joy of Kayaking Celebrate Sandy Hook Bay Migration Season in Sandy Hook Bay
August 2005        
Plenty of Piping Plovers, I Don’t Think So! Baby Critters in Sandy Hook Bay A Miniature Marsh Along Many Mind Creek Butterflies in Raritan & Sandy Hook Bays  
July 2005        
A Visit with Fiddler Crabs in Raritan Bay Save the McConnell Tract in Atlantic Highlands Oh Come On, Not Another Extension At Sandy Hook AeroMarine Site in Keyport Needs Good Planning  
June
2005
       
Horseshoe Crabs Return to Raritan Bay Do You Know Conaskonck Point? Environmentally Friendly Summer Reading Least Terns on their Last Leg in Sandy Hook Bay? Atlantic Highlands Pledges To Be A Clean Marina
May
2005
       
Do Not Devastate Cheesequake Park! Face Reality - Global Warming is Happening! Striped Bass Season Is Upon Us Do You Know Where Stormwater Flows?  
April
2005
       
The Ospreys Return to Sandy Hook Bay Bayshore Almanac: April – Renewed Life

Have Fun this Earth Day in Atlantic Highlands

Volunteering is what makes Earth Day Special  
March
2005
       
A Late Winter Walk in Lenape Woods Seals Need Clean Water in Sandy Hook Bay Signs of Spring: The Annual Sandy Hook Bird Watch Bad Development in the Bay Don’t Be Stupid, Don’t Litter
February
2005
       
Eight Endangered Sites in the Raritan Bay Watershed Seals are Back in Sandy Hook Bay For Profit Sandy Hook - Is it the Future of All Parks? Bayshore Almanac: Late Winter  
January
2005
       
Atlantic Highlands Needs A Dredge Management Plan Now! Ugh, Not Another Extension at Sandy Hook! Rare Bird Life at Sandy Hook Getting Scarce Winter Flounder Call Atlantic Highlands Home Too  
December
2004
       
National Park Service Creates A Saleable Sandy Hook We Need to Stop Oil Spills to Our Coast! Less Junk, More Joy This Holiday Season Bayshore Almanac: The Last Week of December Bayshore Towns Must Strive for Clean Water in 2005
November
2004
       
Salute Our Clean Beach Heroes The Return of the Atlantic Brant to the Bay Toxic Sludge Cakes Revisit Our Bay Bayshore Almanac: Thanksgiving Week  
October
2004
       
Educate People about Clean Water on October 16th Help Preserve Lenape Woods Nature Preserve Fall Bird Migration at Many Mind Creek Protect the Mahoras Tract in Holmdel Now!  
September
2004
       
Migrating Semiplamated Plovers in Sandy Hook Bay Sounds of Screech Owls in Lenape Woods   2003 Osprey and Plover Populations at Sandy Hook A Bum Steer and Broken Windows at Sandy Hook 
August
2004
       
Together We Can Stop the K.Hovnanian Condo Complex Big Business Coming To Sandy Hook New Fast-Track Law is Bad for the Bayshore Don't Let Keyport Make a Serious Mistake  
July
2004
       
Do Ospreys Take Baths? Keyport Needs to Keep Clean Water Natco Lake is a Natural Gem in the Bayshore Region Your Action Needed Now to Keep Atlantic Highlands Attractive Wildlife in the Atlantic Highlands Harbor
June
2004
       
Save Atlantic Highlands’ Shoreline No One Wants a Shoddy Sandy Hook 2004 Green Summer Reading List Preserve Luppatatong Creek in Keyport  
May
2004
       
People Consume Too Much   Raritan Bay Horseshoe Crabs Needs Protection Too! The Six Most Endangered Natural Areas in the Bayshore  
April
2004
       
What Is A Vernal Pool? We Should Not Humiliate Historic Fort Hancock Lend a Hand to Enrich Lenape Woods Earth Day in Atlantic Highlands Thanks for Another Eco-friendly Earth Day
March
2004
       
Cindy Zipf: A Jersey Shore Saint March: A Month to be Free & Wild-Eyed Wetland Tragedy in AH Harbor Flood Control and the Corps in Keyport  
February
2004
       
1,2,3…Birds in Atlantic Highlands No More Oil in Our Ocean Preserve Sandy Hook: Government Needs to Take Responsibility Breeding Begins in the Bayshore  
January
2004
       
A New Year’s Wish: A Healthy Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay Henry Hudson Trail is a Natural Treasure Great Horned Owls in Lenape Woods Lies and Lip Service at Sandy Hook What Happens to Frogs in the Winter?
December
2003
       
Save Sandy Hook From Going Commercial Turkey Vultures are not Turkeys Save Sandy Hook The Bayshore Almanac: Winter 2004  
November
2003
       
Brant Return to Sandy Hook Bay What is the Most Annoying Noise? Crows vs. Hawks at Mt. Mitchill Do You Know the Old Oak Tree in Lenape Woods?  
October
2003
       
A Screech Owl in Lenape Woods Celebrate Nature in Atlantic Highlands on October 12th Another Win for Open Space in Atlantic Highlands Hazlet Needs to Vote Yes for Open Space Lenape Woods Needs Your Time
September
2003
       
The Corps and Union Beach The Beach: Public Access vs. Private Property The Time is Ripe to Conserve and Plant Beach Plums The Bayshore Almanac: Autumn 2003  
August
2003
       
The Commercial Lot Formerly Known as Sandy Hook A Hike on A Bivalve Beach in Atlantic Highlands Salt Marsh Grasses Grow Along Atlantic Highlands  

July
2003
       
A Green Summer Reading List

Endangered Wildlife in the Bay

An Action Plan to Save Our Ocean Waters

A Flood on Highway 36 in Atlantic Highlands

 
June
2003
       

Leonardo Beach has Natural Beauty

Oyster Celebration in Keyport Stop Trashing the Bayshore A New Foot Bridge Over Many Mind Creek in Lenape Woods Nature Preserve  
May
2003
       
Rain Affords Life: Earth Day 2003 in AH The Bayshore Almanac: Spring 2003 Nothing is More Important See New Jersey First

Count Horseshoe Crabs in Our Bay

April
2003
       
Help!: Stop Our Bay From Being A Sewer Sun, Sand, & More Traffic at Sandy Hook The Return of the Ospreys to the Bayshore Celebrate Nature on April 26th

March
2003
       
New R-3 Zone is a Blessing Raw Sewerage in Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays Spring Celebrated in Lenape Woods

No More Raw Sewerage in the Bay

 
Feb
2003
       
The Big Map and Tiny Bayshore Towns A Red-Tailed Hawk in Lenape Woods

Sandy Hook Bay Deserves More Protection

How Bird Grip with Winter

 

Jan
2003
       
American Holly: Our Winter Friend Winter Along the Shore: The Bayshore Almanac Scooby-Doo Needs a Pooper Scooper Let’s Create A New Bayshore A Naturalist at a Winter Beach
Dec
2002
       
Bush Declares No Clean Air for the Northeast Bufflehead Birds are Back in the Bay Pleased to Have a Small Town Holiday A New Year’s Wish to the Public: Realize Nature More   
Nov
2002
       
The Brants are Back in Town You Really Do Love Open Space Many Mind & Flat Creeks

The Recovery & Return of Bald Eagles

 
Oct
2002
       
From Hofbrauhaus to Hovnanian: Unwanted Development Remembering National Estuaries Day Everyday Wake Up New Jersey: The Many Benefits of Open Space

The Bayshore Almanac: Autumn Observations

Vote Yes on County Public Question
Sept
2002
       
Tree Bashing in Atlantic Highlands An Open Letter to NYC: A green plan for ground zero How About Some Beach Plum Jelly? Show your Green on Green Sunday

August
2002
       
Those Crazy Blue-Claw Crabs Got a Flood Problem? Preserve Wetlands and Natural Areas Perceptions on Nature: A Stubborn Girl Those Delightful Dragonflies: Kings of the Arthropods
 
Do You Know Where Your Drinking Water Comes From?
July
2002
       
A Patriotic Walk to Preserve Nature Where one turns, there is a Hazardous Site Help Save a Frog Dog Days of Summer and the Wicked Air Conditioner  
June
2002
       
Sandy Hook: A New Beginning, But Not Necessarily A Good One

Mountain Laurel: A Favorite in Atlantic Highlands

Wanted: Open Space in Atlantic Highlands

Fireflies: A True Summer Neighbor

 
May
2002
       

Yes, Many Mind Creek Has Life!

Redesigning the American Lawn for All Species A Town Center and Middletown: Not So Perfect Together Read Green Books This Summer Horseshoe Crab: A Living Fossil in Atlantic Highlands Harbor
April
2002
       

Piping Plovers at a Beach Near You

Support For A Town-Wide Garage Sale A Free Education on Earth Day Earth Day 2002: A Team Effort  
March
2002
       

Your Opinions Needed at Sandy Hook

Do You Know Many Mind Creek?

The Relevance of Global Warming in Your Life

An Open Letter to Sandy Hook  
February
2002
       

There is a New Sheriff in Town: Two requests to Brad Campbell

Plenty of Parking Spaces, But No Place to Park A Reckoning on White-Tailed Deer Trash Talking in Lenape Woods  
January 
2002
       
A Nature Walk through an Art Museum The Wonder of Winter Pt. 1 The Wonder of Winter Pt. 2 The Wonder of Winter Pt. 3  
December 2001        
A Crucial Challenge: Protect Our Marine Environment What Happened to the Whales? No Place Like Home: A Holiday Greeting Winner and Losers for 2001  
November 2001        
November 6th: Vote Green New Jersey Natural Gas: A Need for Better Communication Hunting Season in New Jersey: An early history Thankful for Open Space: So Long Sudden City Winter Recess: Trail Maintenance in Lenape Woods
October 2001        
Bird Migration:
Our Region in the Atlantic Flyway
Oyster Floats:
Coming to a Harbor near you
Say Good-bye to your Favorite Oak Tree: A new germ kills trees Appreciation for Nature: More open spaces and green places   
September 2001        
A Friend of Many Mind Creek: A friend indeed Not Just a Map, But a Topo: The value of topographical maps Waterbars: Stormwater management in Lenape Woods Autumn Equinox: The changing of the leaves  
August 2001        
Wetlands: 
The Current Legal System is not doing Its Job!
Good-bye & Good Riddance to PCBs:
The Hudson River to be Dredged
Would You Decline To Be A Millionaire? Support Local Farmers!

Indians, Oysters, Fish: How I Spent My Summer

 
July 2001        
Celebrate the Restored Oyster Reef in Keyport on July 7th Have an Historic Summer: Visit a Local Museum Preserve Town Character: Save a Tree! Expressionless Egret: More than Meets the Eye  
June 2001        
OPEN SPACE: Enjoy a Green Monmouth County Green Books:  A Summer Reading List" Stormwater Pollution: Atlantic Highlands Deals With It The Horseshoe Crab: 350 million years old and counting  
May 2001        
How To Make Your Backyard Into A Nature Preserve Have You Hugged A Tree Today? Cleaning up Polluted Waters: Help Sandy Hook Bay 

The Energy Blues: Where’s my power?

Turtle Time: The Way of Life of a local Snapping Turtle
April 2001        
Charity and Good Nature Spring Cleaning: A Need for a Simple Lifestyle Earth Day 2001: Who Says You Can't Change the World An Excellent Earth Day in Atlantic Highlands

 

March 2001        
Design with Nature is Still Important A Reckoning of the American Robin Watching Spring at the Bayshore A Toxic Invitation Time to Cleanup the Hudson River
February 2001        
Saving Land by Educating Yourself Help the Harbor A Tree vs. Corporate America; The Tree Wins! American Chestnut  
January 2001        
The 2001 NJ State Plan: Local Thoughts Wanted Brants: What are they? Environmental Education 101 Flight of the Bald Eagle Save Our Children
December 2000        
Visit a Park in December Save Tredwell House Winter Solstice Winners and Losers 2000  

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