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Conservationists say a huge financial gift will help them to increase recreation and education on Camden’s waterfront.

CAMDEN, NJ — More people will be able to expand their connections to — and understanding of — the outdoors in Camden through a major urban conservation, recreation and environmental education project announced today by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJ Conservation) and partners.

Vanessa Baugh wanted to set the record straight about the Lakewood Ranch pop-up vaccination clinic, its misconceptions and what she did wrong.

A joint effort among environmental nonprofits will open more of the Cooper and Delaware rivers to canoeing and kayaking excursions.

Federal infrastructure funds could help Philly stop pollution from flooding city waterways, advocates say.

In the Delaware River and other waterways and estuaries across the United States, scientists and conservationists are restoring aquatic vegetation and beds of mussels and oysters to fight pollution and create a strong foundation for healthy ecosystems.

Manatee County will spend $3 million to build the new park, and will name it after Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Flowing through hard-pressed Camden, New Jersey’s Cooper River was long abused and ignored by area residents. Now, following the example of other urban restoration efforts, a campaign is underway to encourage more use of the Cooper and an appreciation of its natural assets.


On rafts, inner tubes and floaties, ‘Floatopia’ rallied on the now cleaner Delaware River to build support for public access.

The Cooper River near Cherry Hill It may not match the fabled searches for the source of the Nile in the 19th century, but a proposed expedition to explore all 16 miles of the Cooper River in Camden County can claim some lofty goals. By kayaking, hiking and bushwhacking their way from the Cooper’s confluence with the Delaware River at the city of Camden to its source at Gibbsboro to the south, participants hope to draw attention to a neglected natural gem that has been obscured by a gritty ur...