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Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Program 
The Nature Conservancy of New Jersey (TNC) is partnering with Sustainable Jersey and The Watershed Institute to offer this program to municipalities, school districts, and local non-profit and conservation organizations to support their efforts to undertake floodplain reforestation initiatives on public land.  Program participants will receive technical assistance to design planting projects and funding to cover materials for projects costing between $1,000 and $20,000.
 
More information, visit our website.    
Online Application Deadline: Friday, Dec. 14, at 11:59 pm 
Environmental Film Library
ANJEC has the following films available to lend to your Environmental Commission or school:
  • Bag It!  Is your life too plastic? 
  • Poisoned Waters  The kinds of pollution now contaminating America’s waterways.
  • Highlands Rediscovered 
  • King Corn  Addresses questions about how we eat and how we farm.
  • Groundswell Rising -  Protecting our children’s air & water.
  • Flow- How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water? 
  • Kilowatt Ours– A Plan to Re-Energize America 
  • Turning the Tide - Hackensack Meadowlands documentary
To reserve a film email ANJEC or call 973-539-7547
New guide for restaurants to avoid plastic pollution - ​Download
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​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. ​
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Register and more info 
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Watch VIDEO: Gardening to Feed the Aquifer 
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Introducing New Jersey's Conservation Roadmap  for 2018  Download
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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.
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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