Environmental Commission

The Environmental Commission has the responsibility to review and comment, where it deems appropriate, on development applications heard by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment. It is also to maintain an inventory of natural resources in the Township, identifying those of unique environmental interest so they can be recommended for protection. Many of the functions of the commission are also carried out by regional, county and state agencies, including the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

DOWNLOAD THE CONSERVATION, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE ELEMENT OF THE 2017 MASTER PLAN HERE: Conservation, Recreation & Open Space Element - 2017 Master Plan

DOWNLOAD THE NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY HERE: Natural Resources Inventory, Adopted 2017


Meeting Schedule

Please view the Meeting Schedule for 2023 Environmental Commission meetings at 2023 Environmental Commission Meeting Schedule. Note the March 13, 2023 meeting will be canceledas it is the same evening as the Ciba Geigy Hearing.  

Environmental Commissioner's Handbook (Association of NJ Environmental Commissions)

Available here: Environmental Commissioner's Handbook (ANJEC, 2017)

  1. Kim Bauer

    Environmental Commission Secretary

FOR INFORMATION ON THE CLEAN-UP BY NJ NATURAL GAS COMPANY OF THE SOIL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY THE FORMER MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT IN THE DOWNTOWN NEAR THE BUS TERMINAL, VISIT THE PROJECT PAGE:

NJNG MGP REMEDIATION PROJECT

Monarch Joint Venture Plantings in Community Garden

Photo Env Comm planting IMG-1225

JUST RELEASED BY THE COMMISSION:

MONARCH JOINT VENTURE FACT SHEET                                                                                                                               Learn the varieties of milkweed that attract Monarch butterflies and preserve the Monarch migration!

Reserve your plot in the Community Garden!