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Liberty Township Clean Up – Spring 2012!

Liberty Township Clean Up – Spring 2012!

May 7, 2012 to May 12, 2012 TOWNSHIP PROPERTY OWNERS: The Liberty Township Clean-up will run from 7 May 2012 through 12 May 2012. A voucher system will be used. Each voucher entitles residents to bring (1) one vehicle (car or pick-up size load) to the Warren County Landfill in Oxford, N.J., Monday through...
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Annual Musconetcong Watershed Association Run for the River!

Annual Musconetcong Watershed Association Run for the River!

Sunday May 6th, 2012! Run for the River! The course is a scenic loop in beautiful Asbury (Warren County) New Jersey. Runners will pass streams, pastures, historic buildings and the beautiful Musconetcong River on this mostly flat fast course. Rain or Shine! Come out and run or walk at the Musconetcong Watershed Association’s largest...
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Tips to Transform Trash to Treasure

Tips to Transform Trash to Treasure

Have you ever beaten yourself up over a broken glass or a spill on your dining room chair? Life is full of “oops moments,” which is why Glad® ForceFlex® Black Bag has teamed up with the Picker Sisters - best friends and interior designers Tracy Hutson and Tanya McQueen – to celebrate and cleanup...
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Warren County Household Hazardous Waste CleanUp

Household Hazardous Waste CleanUp and Computer Parts/Electronics Collection Sponsored By: The Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Time: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Place: Warren County District Landfill located at 500 Mt. Pisgah Ave., Oxford, NJ – Off of Rt. 31 (approx. 1 mo. South of Rt. 46)...
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Tips on Reducing Conflicts and Encounters with Bears During Active Spring Period

Tips on Reducing Conflicts and Encounters with Bears During Active Spring Period

Black bears have emerged from winter dens throughout the state and are entering their most active period of the year in search of food and mates, which makes encounters with humans in populated areas more likely. To reduce the risk of potential encounters, New Jersey residents, particularly those living in “bear country’’’ in northwestern...
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Pequest Trout Hatchery Open House and Fishing Flea Market!

Pequest Trout Hatchery Open House and Fishing Flea Market!

Every year the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center opens its doors to the public for the annual Open House, which usually takes place the weekend before Trout Season opens. The Open House allows the Division of Fish and Wildlife to show off the trout we raise at the state of the...
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Get Cash Back for Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Program in New Jersey

Get Cash Back for Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Program in New Jersey

You’d be amazed at what your old refrigerator can save! The Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling program is an exciting initiative from New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program. This program promotes responsible recycling of refrigerators and freezers in New Jersey and offers a $50 cash incentive. Recycling your old refrigerator/freezer is easy, and you can earn money too....
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Residents of Lopatcong and Greenwich: “Just Say No Asphalt!”

Tuesday February 28th, the residents from the townships of Lopatcong and Greenwich are joining forces in a public protest against a proposed asphalt manufacturing facility that stands to threaten the safety of families throughout the area. Today’s protest will be held on the public sidewalks and areas around the intersection of Strykers Road and CR 519.  Our...
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Liberty Township Environmental Commission’s Hazardous Tree Workshop

Liberty Township Environmental Commission’s Hazardous Tree Workshop

Do you know how to identify a tree at risk of failing? Is your tree dead or can some pruning bring it back to life? Learn signs of tree failure at the This is a FREE workshop hosted by the Liberty Twp. Environmental Commission. Includes an indoor and outdoor educational session. Please dress for...
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DEP Encourages Residents to Support Endangered Species Conservation through State Income Tax Check-Off Program

New Jersey’s populations of eagles, ospreys and falcons continue to soar, a testament to work by the DEP’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program that has been funded largely by those who opt to return their state income tax refunds to wildlife protection.   The Endangered Wildlife Fund check-off is located on Line 58 of...
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