A broken discharge line at the Montclair Beach Club was found to be the cause of an almost complete fish die-off in the portion of the Third River that runs through the Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve.
Clifton has started a tree and vegetation replacement project at the Alonzo F. Bonsal Preserve just over its border in Montclair, after cutting through vegetation on the property in 2018 in order to replace its sewer line.
This past weekend, April 24 and 25, over 400 Montclair residents came out to 15 parks and green spaces across all four wards to celebrate Montclair Earth Day Parks Appreciation Weekend.
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
winters@montclairlocal.news
One of the first conflicts over tree removal between a group of residents and Montclair Township’s new arborist has ended with positive results, according to one resident.
However, residents in the Fieldstone neighborhood bordering Bonsal Preserve may hire their own tree consultant in the future after being warned their area could be the target
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.news
A woman enjoying a nature walk through the Alonzo F. Bonsal Preserve this past Sunday noticed a bad smell and cloudy water in the brook that runs through the property. She called Clifton Police, who found an old section of the sewer line that services Clifton and runs through the preserve had failed. It ...
The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, which cleared over 70 trees at Alfonzo F. Bonsal Preserve in July in maintenance of its waterline, has been issued a notice of violation by the Department of Environmental Protection.