New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

"The quality of New Jersey's trout fishing as well as the trout we stock have never been better," said Dave Golden, assistant commissioner of fish and wildlife for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

A simple "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" is a sufficient summation of how the Pinelands Preservation Alliance feels about the decisions of the Pinelands Commission, a state government agency, a whole branch of government, or an individual county or town.

The Barnegat Lighthouse will be closed to visitors for seven months as the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection begins the restoration of the historic lighthouse.

Animal rights activists say all facts side with nonlethal management of black bears.

The DEP is classifying the hikes into three categories: beginner, moderate, and difficult.

One of the first states to make the move, New Jersey has announced the adoption of rules that will require the phasing in of electric commercial trucks, to replace diesel-guzzling trucks on the road today.

The state DEP closed small areas in five counties — from Ocean to Morris — for the season after a spike in visitors created an "unsafe environment."

Most sightings occur in Warren, Sussex, Passaic and Morris counties. In 2017, New Jersey received the first confirmed observations from Mercer County in decades.

The state DEP has announced a dozen areas where tent-style camping will reopen June 22, with another 2 to follow a week later.

From lifeguard to office workers, the Department of Environmental Protection is hiring for hundreds of seasonal jobs at state parks, forests, beaches, and historic sites.

Now that's October, it's time to celebrate trees, autumn and New Jersey's outdoors with the Department of Environmental Protection's 25th Annual Fall Forestry Festival. The festival is Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson Township, rain or shine...

There are now 40 nesting pairs of peregrine falcons living in New Jersey.