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Category: Environment

Buzzworthy blooms in our native gardens this week
If you’ve passed by the Lake Hopatcong Foundation recently, you may have noticed that our native gardens are ablaze with color. The plants have thrived…

August 09, 2023
Education, Environment

Avoid and report any suspected HABs
A freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) is caused by cyanobacteria, which can resemble and behave like algae. High temperatures and excess nutrient…

August 03, 2023
Environment, Safety

5 steps for a more sustainable Lake Hopatcong on World Nature Conservation Day
Today is World Nature Conservation Day, a global observance to raise awareness about preserving biodiversity, ecosystems, and natural resources, including…

July 28, 2023
Environment

Improving water quality: how planting 400 native plants benefits Lake Hopatcong
Last week, a group of more than 20 dedicated volunteers along with staff from the Mt. Arlington Department of Public Works, the Lake Hopatcong Foundation,…

July 27, 2023
Environment

Volunteers needed for water quality improvement project
We are looking for volunteers to join us, the Lake Hopatcong Commission, Mount Arlington Borough, and Princeton Hydro on Wednesday, July 19, from 9:00…

July 14, 2023
Community, Environment, People

Partnering for a sustainable future: Lake Hopatcong’s new boat shrink wrap recycling initiative
Boat owners on Lake Hopatcong may remember a time when you could bring your boat shrink wrap to a container at Lee’s County Park Marina each spring…

July 07, 2023
Community, Environment

Scouts remove invasives, join the effort
The Lake Hopatcong Water Scouts are a dedicated group of volunteers who search out and eradicate invasive water chestnut in Lake Hopatcong. Water…

June 29, 2023
Environment, People

Improving water quality: Foundation receives funding for stormwater management project
The Lake Hopatcong Foundation in partnership with the Lake Hopatcong Commission, Jefferson Township, and the Academy for Environmental Science at Jefferson…

June 16, 2023
Community, Environment

Restoring wetland habitat: Roxbury Township awarded grant to study Landing Channel project
We are excited to share that Roxbury Township was recently awarded a $113,650 grant from the New Jersey Highlands Council to fund a study on a “beneficial…

June 08, 2023
Community, Environment

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