Byram Township Council Speaks Up For New Jersey State Parks and Historic Sites

In response to the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee’s December 8, 2014 hearing on implementation of Public Question 2 (you can read press reports of that meeting here and here), the Byram Township Mayor and Council passed the resolution below supporting restoration of funding to state parks and historic sites at their meeting […]

Speak up for New Jersey Parks funding

Senate Environment and Energy Committee to hold first hearing on implementation of Public Ballot Question 2

If you read my November 2nd post, Protect our parks, open space, and clean water: Vote ‘NO’ on New Jersey Ballot Question 2, you know that with passage of Question 2 came serious financial impact on our State Parks […]

Protect our parks, open space, and clean water: Vote ‘NO’ on New Jersey Ballot Question 2

Scott Olson photo

By Scott Olson November 2, 2014

On Tuesday, I’m voting to protect our parks, historic sites and open space. I’m voting to maintain protections of our drinking water and precious natural resources. I’m voting ‘NO’ on New Jersey’s Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment, Public Question Number 2, and I’m urging […]

Musconetcong Watershed Association’s Annual “Meet the River” – July 26, 2014, Byram Township

Join us for the 7th annual environmental education event for children (and adults!), to be presented by the Musconetcong Watershed Association on Saturday, July 26, 2014.

Byram Township’s Riverside Park. Photo by Beth Styler Barry. (Click to enlarge)

Come out and get your feet wet! Byram “Meet the River”

Date: Saturday, July 26, […]

Never doubt: Remembering Peggy Snyder

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

——- Original Message ——– Subject: engineer who may be able to help Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:17:21 -0500 From: Peggy Snyder <deleted @verizon.net> To: Scott Olson <deleted […]

Byram’s Mansfield Trail Dump Superfund Site: The Challenges Are Far From Over

“It is important that we find the polluters and that they pay for the cleanup.” — Congressman Rodney Freylinghuysen, September 16, 2013.

Me (kneeling), Congressman Rodney Freylinghuysen, Mayor Jim Oscovitch, and Deputy Mayor Marie Raffay at the Mansfield Trail Dump Superfund Site Tour on September 16, 2013

Last Monday, September 16th, I had […]

‘Star Spangled Banjo at the Grand Canyon’ via Josh Fox (@gaslandmovie)

Star Spangled Banjo at the Grand Canyon from JFOX on Vimeo.

Remembering Ella Filippone

“…the river is a toxic disgrace that needs to be cleaned up. ‘It’s government at its worst,’ she said.” — New York Times, July 12, 2009

Ella Filippone(1935-2013)

I’m going to get right to the point here. That’s how Ella would have wanted it.

Ella Filippone was one tough broad, not afraid to […]