There’s no better feeling than that of volunteering and making a critical difference in a life. If you are an animal lover you may find your niche at a local shelter. There are many to choose from in the area and each one has its own ‘feel’.

Dino Lionetti,

part of the Creative Development Team at Brother of the Wolf

Here is a list of some of the shelters in which I have volunteered:

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled two training sessions for teachers who plan on starting a Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program in their school for 2010, or are interested in learning more about the program itself. The sessions will be held at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center in Oxford on April 20 and June 3, each beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Trout in the Classroom is an exciting science-based program that teaches children about the importance of coldwater conservation through a hands-on approach to learning.

Schools across New Jersey receive brook trout eggs in mid-October from the Pequest State Trout Hatchery, which they hatch and raise. During that time the students monitor the water quality, learn fish biology, anatomy and much more as part of a cross-curricular, hands-on format. At the end of the school year, the fish are released into approved trout streams. 

A TIC Activity Guide is also included with the program, and is correlated to NJ State Science Core Curriculum Standards at the middle school level. Because of the TIC program\’s adaptability however, classes ranging from Kindergarten through college levels participate in the program. More than 14,000 students throughout New Jersey enjoy participating in the Trout in the Classroom program annually. 

New Jersey shark fishermen got a reprieve from the federal government Thursday with news that the state will be given more time to conform to management measures.

The state faced a moratorium on shark fishing this year for being out of compliance with 22 rules governing 40 species of coastal sharks.

(Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced intermittent nighttime ramp closures over a period of three weeks to accommodate the ongoing Route 295 resurfacing project in Camden and Gloucester counties.

Starting Monday, March 22, NJDOT will begin a series of weeknight closures affecting four ramps between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Each of the ramps will be closed for no more than two or three nights. Detour routes will be posted.

· Route 168 southbound to I-295 northbound