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Highlands Open Space Partnership Funding Program 2018
Request for Applications Full proposal due date: Friday, June 1, 2018 The Highlands Open Space Program is a matching grant program designed to support conservation projects for the protection of resources within the Highland Region, and to further the land preservation goals of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act and the Highlands Regional Master Plan. Info and applicatioin Restoring Balance to our Forests
June 20, 2018, 7:00 pm Bedminster Township Town Hall Michael Van Clef of the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team will provide a 1-hour presentation - Learn about the underlying causes and effects of the invasive species problem, how to identify common and newly emerging invasive species, and how to use the Strike Team's phone app for reporting invasive species and using their web-based map to develop plans for their control. Brought to you by the Bedminster Township Environmental Commission and open to the public. 
Don’t missthe NJ Sustainability Summit on June 21
Register: bit.ly/SustainabilitySummit2018 
DEP’S NEW JERSEY FOREST SERVICE PROVIDING TREE SEEDLINGS TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION More info
Environmental Film Library
ANJEC has the following films available to lend to your Environmental Commission or school:
Jersey Water Works.org is live! Check out the new website and get engaged with the collaborative effort to transform New Jersey’s inadequate urban water infrastructure.
Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards
This guide outlines ecological approaches to mounting coastal hazards such as sea level rise, erosion, saltwater intrusion, flooding and coastal storms. It presents clear solutions that are actionable at the municipal level, highlighting four important coastal systems for New Jersey: coastal urban areas, beaches and dunes, coastal forests and shrublands, and tidal marshes, providing case studies, specific recommendations, and regulatory background. Download the Guide |
Free Milkweed Plants to Environmental Commissions!
Pinelands Nursery has generously offered to support New Jersey’s “Milkweed for Monarchs” program by donating a flat of 50 common milkweed plugs to twenty-five environmental commission in New Jersey. Since monarch butterflies forage on a variety of other species, they will also donate a mixed flat of other wildflowers. There are no strings attached to the donation other than the plants should be installed on township property, such as at a library, school or municipal building. Pinelands Nursery will ship the plants out to the first 25 environmental commissions that contact them. Please send environmental commission name, contact name, shipping address, and any special shipping instructions by email to the Pinelands Nursery Sales Manager, Fran Chismar at fran@pinelandsnursery.com. ANJEC thanks the Pinelands Nursery owners and staff in advance for this wonderful gift to New Jersey! 
Introducing New Jersey's Conservation Roadmap for 2018 Download
What you need to know about
The New Jersey Conservation Blueprint Now you can access critical data at no cost in order to identify priority lands to consider for conservation as they relate to the following four themes:
Please visit www.njmap2.com/blueprint for more information and follow them on Instagram at njconservationblueprint. #gotoblueprint More info 
Terracycle's Beach Plastics Recycling Program
Here's an opportunity for local organizations collecting washed-up trash to contribute to a more sustainable waste solution. TerraCycle is able to recycle all rigid plastic items. TerraCycle and its partners will be covering all the costs of shipping and recycling. Participants can have shipping materials sent to their location and, once full, TerraCycle will arrange to have the containers picked up from the staging location. More info |
