News New Bird in Johnson Park Since the last week in April, a Peregrine Falcon has been seen in the trees just east of the John Summary of the Raritan Estuary Christmas Bird Count, Dec 26, 2021 A member of the Environmental Commission participated in the National Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Raritan Estuary. Below is Winter River Ducks and Winter Birds Arrive Female Common Mergansers and Buffleheads have been observed in the Raritan River in November off of Donaldson Park and Johnson Spotted Lantern Fly Invades Highland Park and NJ The spotted lantern fly (SLF) is an invasive insect originally from South East Asia. It feeds on tree and shrub Environmental Commission Awarded Grant for 200 Trees and Shrubs for The Meadows The Borough of Highland Park and the Environmental Commission have been awarded a Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant from Sustainable More Winter Ducks In December the “Winter Ducks” - Common Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, and Buffleheads were seen In the Raritan Rive off of Eagle Scout Project: Benches The Environmental Commission has sponsored several Eagle Scout projects. The one that has received most interest is Jon Winter’s bench For the Birds For the past several years, there has been a nesting pair of Eagles in the Johnson Park area. They are What New in the Highland Park Meadows As many resident are aware PSE&G is building a solar farm on the Upper Meadows adjacent to Donaldson Street. This Remediation at American Properties, Cleveland Avenue, is Complete The remediation of American Properties, Cleveland Avenue (Midland-Ross, old Illuminating Experience site) by Honeywell has been completed. The site will « Previous 1 2 3 Next »
