Category Archives: Nature

RED BANK: A strip of riverfront land set aside for public access has been overtaken by private patios and "No Trespassing" signs. (click for more)

A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Redbankgreen has video of the cuteness.

RED BANK: The best 90 seconds of video you'll see today: firefighters rescue duckling from 100-foot-long storm sewer pipe.

RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)

RED BANK: A morning visit to a little known birding hotspot along the Swimming River reveals an explosion of sound and color.

RED BANK: All over town, folks young and old trained their (protected) eyes to the sky to witness a rare solar eclipse Monday.

RED BANK: In the midst of an extended rainy streak, trees all over town are proclaiming the full-on arrival of spring. Feast your eyes here.

RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.

RED BANK: Rescheduled because of this week's icy weather, the January meeting of Shade Tree Committee will include discussion of updated tree map.

RED BANK: Iceboaters gather for annual open house in eternal hope of a long, deep freeze on the Navesink River.

RED BANK: A pair of whitetail deer made their way through the downtown East Side parking lots Monday.

RED BANK: South Street tree removals "unavoidable," though residents said they were in the dark about the plan.

RED BANK: Work crew begins removing nine trees along South Street for road project as neighbors object.

RED BANK: Ignoring planning board rejection, soon-to-be-replaced council OKs 11th-hour attempt to protect Senior Center property.

RED BANK: Twin fawns idle away the day in dappled sunshine, awaiting mama's return with supper.

RED BANK: After a failed attempt to preserve part of the Senior Center property by subdivision, council will try another approach.

RED BANK: Planning board rejects subdivision of Senior Center property as ceding control of land to New Jersey "in return for nothing."

RED BANK: A young owl surprised neighbors when it perched in a tree on Hudson Avenue in Red Bank last week. 

RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.

MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.