(Photo Courtesy of Courier Post Online/Charles J. Olson)

• (Courier Post Online, October 17):  Alligators taken from Vineland home
  
  
• (Atlantic City Press, October 17):  Alligators taken from home in Vineland



• Announcing the preservation of 107 acres in Mendham Borough (Star Ledger, October 17):  A Ceremony in the Woods
  
  
• Hackettstown hatchery is in need of staff (Star Ledger, October 18):  Hatchery facing a 'personnel' problem 
  
  
• Passaic River cleaner than it was 25 years ago (NorthJersey.com, October 19):  Passaic River water quality improving
  
  

• Lake Sonoma Trail and Overlook Trail in Ringwood are open to the public (NorthJersey.com, October 17):  Two new hiking trails open 
  
  

• Washington School in Rutherford has a new classroom (NorthJersey.com, October 18):  Rutherford gets outdoor classroom
  
  
• Educational Seminar and Presentations on bears (NorthJersey.com, October 16):  Look for the bear necessities
  
  
• Bill to deprive our right to access beaches and rivers (MyCentralJersey.com):  Public access to tidal water threatened
  
  
• Kids' have fun while learning to be green (MyCentralJersey.com, October 17):  Puppets teach schoolkids to care for Earth
  
  
• Officials find hiker after an 8-hour search in Great Swamp (Star Ledger, October 20):  Authorities ID missing hiker rescued from Great Swamp



• ABC 7 NJ Bear Story (WABC, October 6):  Bear complaints on rise in NJ
  
  
• Wildlife Encounters set a new meaning to LBI PTA Assembly (Atlantic City Press, October 17):  Rainforest critters visit LBI school
  
  
• (Courier Post Online, October 17):  Philly police find 4-foot alligator in river
  
  
• (APP.com, October 17):  Eels drawing unwanted attention
  
  
• (Courier Post Online, October 16):  Fall trout stocking has anglers hooked
  
  
• Weymouth Township students learn about environment with help from an education grant program (Atlantic City Press, October 20):  Learning in their backyard

• (Warren Reporter, October 19):  Looking to land a big one

Events:

• (Atlantic City Press, October 16):  Nature Listings