EnviroGuy’s best scenery, sunset, etc., photos from 2012
Happy New Year! Here are some of my best 2012 iPhone photos. They focus on the environment, landscapes, skies and damage from superstorm Sandy. New Mexico sky = gorgeous! Dune grass and cool clouds...
View ArticleSandy’s ‘largely overlooked’ impact on N.J. coastal lakes
Superstorm Sandy had a widespread but "largely overlooked" impact on New Jersey coastal lakes, according to an environmental expert. Coastal lakes are "getting very little attention," according to a...
View ArticlePhotos in colorful, tranquil Waterville Valley, N.H.
I visited Waterville Valley, N.H., last weekend, went sliding in the snow with friends and took some twilight and other photos. The colors in the virtually haze-free sky were very pleasant, especially...
View ArticleScenic Newbury, Mass., landscapes in photos, video
I've been on the road the last two weekends and checked out the scenic Newbury, Mass., area on Sunday. I went for a walk in the Parker River area and saw some beautiful landscapes and reeds, which were...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy photos…before and after from above
I just became aware of some cool before and after superstorm Sandy aerial photos. Here they are, along with an interesting image from NOAA's Atlantic Environmental Response Management Application: Sea...
View ArticleAntigua photos: beautiful seascapes, landscapes
I visited Antigua, one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea, last week and saw some awesome cobalt blue and turquoise ocean waters. I went snorkeling a number of times and saw stingrays, a nurse...
View ArticleN.J. dry spell and wildfire risk grow, reservoirs sink
Here's the lowdown on some potentially serious environmental ups and downs in New Jersey. The Garden State's dry spell has expanded, with 24.1 percent of the state in a moderate drought and 66.4...
View ArticleNJ quite vulnerable to sea-level rise, storms
Source: U.S. Geological Survey One glance at a map shows just how vulnerable New Jersey is to sea-level rise. The map was developed more than a decade ago by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of the...
View Article‘Top 10 mistakes’ by homeowners in hurricane areas
Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012 (Source: NOAA) Failing to know the threat. Failing to evacuate. Failing to leave in time. These are among the top 10 mistakes homeowners make in hurricane-prone areas,...
View ArticleAmerican oystercatcher celebrated in NJ
An American oystercatcher (file photo courtesy of Sue Puder) American oystercatchers are beautiful shorebirds. They're also a species of special concern in New Jersey. To help celebrate the first...
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