Outdoors

Parks will be collecting trees through the first week of January, and recycling your tree allows the parks system to put your old tree to good use, rather than letting it sit in a landfill.

It was really an amazing sight to see and brings almost a sense of calm to you when you look out and enjoy the view.

If you put up a tree in your home and all of a sudden are suffering from a runny nose, a cough, sneezing, itchy skin, or your asthma is acting up, then you may be suffering from Christmas Tree Syndrome.

Typically Jersey gets an inch of snow or more in mid to late December but that changes from county to county.

Discover Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, the most remote and beautiful spot near the Jersey Shore.

You can explore the picturesque farmland in the winter which boasts several trails you can hike down, plus a guided tour coming in 2024 that wraps around a few key water features in the woods surrounding the farm, according to Only In Your State.

The holiday market will offer you the perfect chance to do some holiday shopping, and of course, will feature tons of local vendors. There will also be some food vendors, hopefully in the form of trucks, and also craft vendors, according to Shore Beat.

Jersey's most unique lighthouse is made of steel and metal and is completely black. In addition, instead of using a powerful white/yellow light that you'd typically see in a lighthouse, it uses a red light.

It's the kind of park that's gorgeous year-round; you can enjoy the running water of its river in the spring and summer, the fall foliage when the weather starts to turn, and the structures are beautiful in the winter when they're covered in snow.

According to Jersey Shore Online, Debra Fleming, the owner of Ocean County's Cedar Creek Campground announced that the campground would cease to operate moving forward. That left a pretty big question of what would happen to the large parcel of land that the campground sat on.

Changes are only in the planning phase, and it could take a few years for anything to come of this, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.

The Annular Eclipse means that the moon will pass in front of the sun completely blocking all light with the exception of a small sliver or light, like a rink, that will continue to shine.