The Edison Wetlands Association needs our help:

“On Monday, November 16 at 7PM, the Edison Township Planning Board will host a hearing on a proposed development plan in the 1,240-acre Dismal Swamp Conservation Area. This application would require a diversion of stormwater onto Green Acres property, which would potentially have catastrophic effects, as seen in the past, on this beautiful natural area that is home to threatened and endangered species.”

Click here to read the full announcement.

Click here for the council members email and phone numbers.

The Asbury Park Press recently wrote an article about the use of GonaCon, which is a drug that is supposed to prevent does, along with other animals, from becoming pregnant.

This sounds like a good idea on the surface. New Jersey has a ‘problem’ with deer, we have been expanding into their habitat, so now there are too many. My concern with deer is that they carry deer ticks, which are believed to transmit Lyme’s disease. The larger the population of deer, the larger the population of deer ticks. In turn, this increases my chances of getting bit by a deer tick carrying Lyme’s disease.

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