Need a job? NJ Department of Environmental Protection is hiring
Need a job? The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for hundreds of seasonal positions.
The openings, most in state parks, forests and natural and historic sites, include naturalists, history educators, visitor service assistants, trail stewards, office assistants, lifeguards and maintenance personnel.
“From leading nature tours to patrolling with our State Park Police, spending the spring and summer at work in New Jersey’s state parks can be a great entrée to an environmental career,” said acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette.
The State Park Service follows all COVID-19 protocols and provides all employees with the essential personal protective equipment needed while at work.
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Today, the Delaware Basin River Commission voted to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basin. This decision, years in the making, will protect the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, a unit of the National Park Service, from the harmful, poisonous impacts of fracked water.
The Delaware Basin River Commissioners include Governor John Carney of Delaware, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, and Brigadier General Thomas J. Tickner of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. All governors voted “aye,” to these new regulations banning fracking, with Brigadier General Tickner abstaining.
People took advantage of the warmer temperatures and sun in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Author: Carmella Mataloni Updated: 4:04 PM EST February 25, 2021
DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. No matter what that pesky groundhog predicted, it feels like spring is on the horizon.
Temperatures reaching almost 50 degrees in the Poconos mean many people are headed outdoors. It s a beautiful day. The restaurant I am running is closed and will open in the middle of next month, so I am taking some time and enjoying a beautiful day down at the river, said Denny Carrig, East Stroudsburg.
Carrig clicked on his cross-country skis within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. He is happy to finally be outdoors with sunshine instead of falling snow.
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New head named for Saratoga battlefield in Stillwater; Planning underway for America’s 250th in 2026 | The Daily Gazette
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Saratoga County
February 20, 2021
Leslie Morlock, inset, is the new superintendent of the Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater. A cannon at the battlefield (background) Credit: National Parks Service (inset) File (Background)
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STILLWATER Leslie Morlock, who most recently worked at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation area, has been named the new superintendent of Saratoga National Historical Park, which commemorated the “turning point” battle of the American Revolution, the National Park Service has announced.
Morlock will take over on March 28, succeeding Amy Bracewell, who transferred last September to become superintendent of the Home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, all located in Hyde Park, and