Channel 9's "Chasing News " just posted a video about The Nature Conservancy's efforts to save and protect Hammond's Yellow Spring Beauty, a globally rare plant found only in New Jersey.

(The video features a few of my photos -- a nice surprise.)

Look out for Snapping Turtles if you are driving near the Celery Farm.

I rescued one from the southbound lane of Franklin Turnpike earlier today -- glad I have gloves.

I grabbed by the sides of the shell so as not to get bitten -- pick turtles up by the tail can injure them.

The Record's James O'Neill has a compelling story about the Red Knot, a migratory shorebird who travels thousands of miles each spring, and whose numbers have been in steep decline.

The article is here. The picture above is of a Red Knot being banded along New Jersey's Delaware Bayshore in 2015.

This time of year, the Fell House has a show-stopper of a tree -- a pair of Kentucky Yellowwoods, a.k.a. American Yellowwoods, in full bloom. Close-up, above.

More on the trees here.

Allendale's Marsh Warden Emeritus Stiles Thomas (center) once again participated in the the town's annual Memorial Day service.

We salute the local veterans who led us in honoring those who died for their country.