• "Jaws" hooked inshore, great white shark at Sea Girt Reef (Star Ledger, Aug 14): White shark hits Sea Girt

• 49-foot fin whale washes up in Long Branch (Marine Mammal Stranding News, July 6): Fin whale strands in Long Branch 

• Algae choking eelgrass, destroying Barnegat Bay ecosystem, longtime biologist Pete McLain finds (New York Times, July 20): The Old Man and the Bay

• Bizarre-looking northern stargazer always an interesting fish to catch (Asbury Park Press, Aug 15): Northern stargazers deserve attention 

• Ristori's Fishing Update (Star Ledger, Aug 8): Al Ristori's breakdown of fishing areas in New Jersey

• Fish die-off in Newark’s Branch Brook Park (NJ.com, Aug 8): County seeks remedy for park’s weed-choked lake

• Cherokee activist Danawa Buchannan kayaking from Trenton to Cape May through Tidewater Journey(Gloucester County Times, Aug 14): Journey's goal: A healthy river

• Bottom fishing best bet for fluke (Star Ledger, Aug 15): Cappell goes deep for doormat

• New Jersey youth fishermen dropping in numbers (Bergen Record, Aug 7):  Where are the young anglers?

• Fishermen decry new sea bass limits (Asbury Park Press, Aug 8):  Cut in sea bass quota based on bad information

• Fluke fishing still strong off Monmouth Country shore (Daily Record, Aug 10):  Picking freshwater over salt not so hard

• Concerns rising over a moratorium on shad fishing (Star Ledger, Aug 3): Shad fishermen left hanging by commission's plan

By land and air:

• Bear confrontations up in 2008 (Star Ledger, Aug 17): It's abear-y scary summer

• Birds' eye view for peregrine falcon bridge nesters near Delaware River (Trenton Times, Aug 14): Falcon family reflects birds' revival

• South Jersey pet alligator rescued and finds a new home (Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug 9):  Four-foot-long alligator found in Burlington County

• Terns in the Pine Barrens? Must be gull-billed terns (Star Ledger by New Jersey Audubon, Aug 16): Tern makes its nest in Forsyth refuge

• Less bats mean more bugs across tri-state area (New York Times, Aug 8): Wildlife: As Bat Population Falls, the Questions Multiply 

• Butterfly numbers down, suitable habitat may be lacking (Star Ledger, Aug 14): Garden diary: Where are all the butterflies?

• Rabies a concern with bats roosting in homes (Courier Post Online, Aug 15): Got bats? Beware, health officials say

• Ice age relic in South Jersey pygmy pines to receive additional protection (Asbury Park Press, Aug 11):State moves to protect plant, a Pine Barrens rarity; Larger, hotter fires take toll on broom crowberry, a low-growing shrub

• Nature and environmental books expanding in children’s literature (Courier Post Online, Aug 14): Every day is Earth Day at the library

• Unique black skimmers thriving in New Jersey (Star Ledger, Aug 9):  Gliding over the waters of the Garden State (NJ Audubon)

• New Jersey Outdoor Alliance turns a year old (Star Ledger, Aug 15): NJOA chairman Mauro a real action hero

• Senator says threats to wildlife among negatives with calls to drill off New Jersey's shore (Courier-Post Online, Aug 10):  Drilling would risk our shore

• New Jersey wildlife plan needs to consider adaptations to climate change (Asbury Park Press, Aug 10): Climate change will devastate New Jersey

• US Agriculture Department destroys hundreds of Canada geese in Ocean County (NJ.com, Aug 3): Hundreds of Canada geese destroyed at Ocean County parks

• Editorial: Destruction of Canada geese ineffective (Asbury Park Press, Aug 5): Hatch a better plan

• Letter: Benefits of hunting include open space available for all (Daily Record, Aug 5): Hunters, anglers pay fair share

• Letter: Hunting unfairly depends on state taxpayers (Daily Record, Aug 9): Money should go for better use

Finally, we have a number of upcoming nature events:

• AUGUST 19: Farm conservation and habitat restoration incentives outlined at Mannington event (Today's Sunbeam, Aug 9): Farm bill conservation programs focus of public workshop

• AUGUST 23: South Brunswick EARTH Center hosting invasive species seminar (Star Ledger, Aug 13): Alien invasion

• FALL 2008: Nature photographers and navigators invited to Brigantine fall program (Asbury Park Press, Aug 7): Forsythe photo-geocaching program seeks fall field trip partners

• SEPT. 5-7: Popular "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" program returns with three-day workshop in Cape May (Star Ledger, July 20): BOW is back, workshop set