A big thank you to Lyndhurst resident Aaron Hotchkiss, who recently donated dozens of oak seedlings and several Red Maple seedlings to the NJSEA. The oak seedlings sprouted from acorns that had been lying in the ground in his grandmother’s backyard and were exposed to the sun after Aaron removed a tree for safety reasons.

After coming across so many seedlings, Aaron wanted to find a good home for them, and we were happy to accept! They’ll be planted at DeKorte Park next week.

Thank you once again Aaron!

The Record did a great story on a study the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute is conducting on how much carbon dioxide is stored in wetlands. You can check out a video with staff explaining the study on a boat ride out to one of the monitoring stations here

To read the story, click here