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Atlantic White Cedar Seedling The Jamesburg Park Conservation Area is one of GreenVest’s larger Middlesex County Wetland Restoration sites on county-owned parkland in New Jersey. Along with 4 others, this 13.5-acre mitigation site was funded by the New Jersey Freshwater Wetland In-Lieu-Fee program for the Middlesex County Parks Department. Working with project partners GreenTrust Alliance and Princeton Hydro, GreenVest completed this wetland restoration and enhancement project in 2019. The project completed its third year of maintenance and monitoring this past June. Sundew Prior to restoration, the site was dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis), a highly invasive, non-native plant species…
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Owen McEnroe leads tour (photo: Dana Patterson from Princeton Hydro) A few weeks ago, GreenVest was contacted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to lead a brief site tour of the Mullica Mitigation Bank. This 33.89-acre parcel of land in the New Jersey Pinelands Region had been degraded from years of cranberry cultivation. GV developed a mitigation bank on the property by restoring onsite wetland, riparian zone, and stream habitat. Hosted by the DEP Mitigation Unit, students from DEP’s 2022 Youth Inclusion Initiative toured multiple sites to learn more about the science and importance of mitigation. The…
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Identifying a fish One of the unique aspects of the GreenVest approach is that each step of the process is informed by land. GreenVest seeks access to public and private property alike, always seeking the best opportunity for ecological uplift. The Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project is located on private property in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, including Elks Camp Barrett. Camp Barrett hosts a variety of yearly camp programs for children and adults through spring, summer, and fall. Seeking restoration opportunities on private land such as this has given GreenVest a special opportunity to contribute to environmental education and…
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the “global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.” They are the organization who, along with their member organizations and legions of experts, determine which animals are endangered or facing extinction across the globe. Monarch on swamp milkweed Just a month after we posted about celebrating and protecting pollinators across our area for National Pollinators Week, the IUCN announced that the migratory monarch butterfly is now endangered. Climate change and its effects (like increased wildfire activity and droughts), deforestation for agriculture and urban…
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Laura Kelm and BeaverCon mascot Last month GreenVest Project Manager, Laura Kelm, presented at BeaverCon, a conference about beaver conflict management and watershed restoration. This year’s theme was “Building Climate Resilience: A Nature-Based Approach” which closely reflects GreenVest’s own values. Laura presented with project partner Biohabitat’s Senior Ecologist, Joe Berg, about the beaver at the Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project. The presentation focused on how the beaver on-site facilitated the conversion of a baseflow stream channel restoration into a 0-stage channel. Restoration construction completed in Spring 2020, and beaver on-site quickly got to work making the project their own…
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail April showers bring May flowers, the saying goes. But what do May flowers bring? They bring pollinators. Bees, butterflies, birds, and others you might not suspect (like flies, moths, beetles, bats, and small mammals) all work to pollinate plants. In fact, pollinators are necessary for the fertilization of at least 75% of the world’s flowering plants. That’s over 180,000 different types of plants, of which over 1,200 are used for food. These plants not only provide us with food, but also cleaner water, cleaner air, and more oxygen. They also help stabilize our soils and provide food…
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June 1st was a beautiful day for a boat tour and presentation about the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative. Thank you to all who joined us on the excursion; these photos speak for themselves! MBRI Presentation MBRI Boat Tour MBRI Boat Tour MBRI Boat Tour MBRI Boat Tour
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This past weekend, our staff had the joy of celebrating another year at GreenVest at our 2022 Holiday Party. Our usual January celebration was canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns, so we substituted the holiday cheers for a pre-summer toast. Hosted at the Hamilton in Downtown Washington, D.C., our staff enjoyed cocktail hour and a seated dinner, while catching up with colleagues and significant others. Managing Member, Doug Lashley, also announced GreenVest’s sizable donation to a Ukrainian charity in lieu of individual gifts this year. GreenVest is appreciative of all that our staff does, and we are pleased to have…
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Today, GreenVest celebrates our 30th birthday! Thirty years of championing ecosystem restoration, preservation, and mitigation using nature-based solutions for sustainable outcomes. Our team enjoyed a delicious catered lunch and a wonderful birthday cake to celebrate. Here’s to all we have accomplished and to all we will accomplish in the next 30 years… and beyond! GreenVest 30th Birthday Celebration
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Long-tailed salamander in its natural habitat Every Spring, special pools blossom into existence fed by melting winter snow and seasonal rains. These vernal pools (from the Latin vernalis meaning “of the spring”) provide a host of environmental services to any habitat in which they form. Long-tailed salamander in hand. Amphibians especially love vernal pools, as they are safer places (i.e., less aquatic predators due to the pools’ temporary nature) to mate and lay eggs, and for those eggs to hatch and develop into a new generation of adults. Just like last year, one of GreenVest’s Vice Presidents, Brian Cramer, did…
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