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Proudly serving New Jersey's Environmental Commissions since 1969
www.anjec.org | [email protected]
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Pitman Environmental Commission~
Alcyon Stewardship Fall Weekend
A wonderful time this weekend leading two great events as a Pitman Environmental Commissioner — an Invasive Removal and Seed Bombing! Both events worked to boost biodiversity and strengthen local ecosystems.
Alcyon Stewardship Fall Weekend
A wonderful time this weekend leading two great events as a Pitman Environmental Commissioner — an Invasive Removal and Seed Bombing! Both events worked to boost biodiversity and strengthen local ecosystems.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Pitman Environmental Commission~
Alcyon Stewardship Fall Weekend
A wonderful time this weekend leading two great events as a Pitman Environmental Commissioner — an Invasive Removal and Seed Bombing! Both events worked to boost biodiversity and strengthen local ecosystems.
Alcyon Stewardship Fall Weekend
A wonderful time this weekend leading two great events as a Pitman Environmental Commissioner — an Invasive Removal and Seed Bombing! Both events worked to boost biodiversity and strengthen local ecosystems.
Congratulations and thank you for your service to Anjuli Ramos Busot, Sierra Club, and Allison McLeod, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.
-> newjerseyglobe.com/.../sherrill...
-> newjerseyglobe.com/.../sherrill...
Sherrill names transition policy action teams - New Jersey Globe
Mikie Sherrill is turning to some marquis national and state names, including former U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and former U.S. Secretary
newjerseyglobe.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations and thank you for your service to Anjuli Ramos Busot, Sierra Club, and Allison McLeod, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.
-> newjerseyglobe.com/.../sherrill...
-> newjerseyglobe.com/.../sherrill...
For more than a decade, conservation groups have ben working on a 5-acre property in the Pinelands next to the Black Run Preserve. Last week, local officials took major steps that advocates hope will allow for the purchase and protection of the area.
sjclimate.news/.../local-go...
sjclimate.news/.../local-go...
Local government and environmental groups move toward preserving land in Black Run Watershed in the Pinelands
At the urging of conservation groups, Evesham Township and Burlington County took significant steps toward saving the forest area from development.
sjclimate.news
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
For more than a decade, conservation groups have ben working on a 5-acre property in the Pinelands next to the Black Run Preserve. Last week, local officials took major steps that advocates hope will allow for the purchase and protection of the area.
sjclimate.news/.../local-go...
sjclimate.news/.../local-go...
The Fowlers Toad is a camouflaged, nighttime forager found in woodlands, dunes, and even backyards across NJ.
Their populations have declined due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other human impacts, but the species has made a significant comeback over the last few years.
njsoc.org/2025/11/19/w...
Their populations have declined due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other human impacts, but the species has made a significant comeback over the last few years.
njsoc.org/2025/11/19/w...
Wildlife At Risk: Fowlers Toad - The New Jersey School of Conservation
The mission of the NJSOC is to foster environmental knowledge and action through education programs delivered in a natural setting. We are a community of diverse, responsible stewards of the earth who...
njsoc.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Fowlers Toad is a camouflaged, nighttime forager found in woodlands, dunes, and even backyards across NJ.
Their populations have declined due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other human impacts, but the species has made a significant comeback over the last few years.
njsoc.org/2025/11/19/w...
Their populations have declined due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other human impacts, but the species has made a significant comeback over the last few years.
njsoc.org/2025/11/19/w...
NJ is home to some of the world’s smartest and most mysterious creatures.
Learn what makes corvids so incredible in the recent State We’re In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell:
www.njconservation.org/crows-ravens/
Learn what makes corvids so incredible in the recent State We’re In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell:
www.njconservation.org/crows-ravens/
Brilliant backyard visitors - New Jersey Conservation Foundation
By Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is home to an abundance of wondrous creatures. Some, like crows and ravens, may seem like an everyday occurrence i...
www.njconservation.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NJ is home to some of the world’s smartest and most mysterious creatures.
Learn what makes corvids so incredible in the recent State We’re In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell:
www.njconservation.org/crows-ravens/
Learn what makes corvids so incredible in the recent State We’re In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell:
www.njconservation.org/crows-ravens/
Join ANJEC staff and expert speakers on Dec. 9 for free, in-person session, highlighting Foote’s Pond Wood Program,
food waste reduction, Skip the Stuff, , ANJEC Resources
Invite local officials or others!
Light supper/refreshments provided.
Register:
secure.givelively.org/.../morris-c....
food waste reduction, Skip the Stuff, , ANJEC Resources
Invite local officials or others!
Light supper/refreshments provided.
Register:
secure.givelively.org/.../morris-c....
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Join ANJEC staff and expert speakers on Dec. 9 for free, in-person session, highlighting Foote’s Pond Wood Program,
food waste reduction, Skip the Stuff, , ANJEC Resources
Invite local officials or others!
Light supper/refreshments provided.
Register:
secure.givelively.org/.../morris-c....
food waste reduction, Skip the Stuff, , ANJEC Resources
Invite local officials or others!
Light supper/refreshments provided.
Register:
secure.givelively.org/.../morris-c....
This month, the EPA approved two new pesticides that meet the internationally recognized definition as PFAS or "forever chemicals," and has announced plans for four additional approvals. They will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts r...
au.news.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This month, the EPA approved two new pesticides that meet the internationally recognized definition as PFAS or "forever chemicals," and has announced plans for four additional approvals. They will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
Great gift --t hese gorgeous greeting cards feature native plants from the Monument Park Revitalization Project workdays. Artwork done by hand by Sustainable Princeton's own, Becca Goldman. Each purchase supports our programs, including the ongoing care of the Monument Park garden beds.
Sustainable Princeton's Stationery Store
These greeting cards feature native plants that were planted during our Monument Park Revitalization Project workdays. Artwork done by hand by Sustainable Princeton's own, Becca Goldman. Each purchase...
www.zeffy.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Great gift --t hese gorgeous greeting cards feature native plants from the Monument Park Revitalization Project workdays. Artwork done by hand by Sustainable Princeton's own, Becca Goldman. Each purchase supports our programs, including the ongoing care of the Monument Park garden beds.
Researchers have developed a new building material made entirely from soil, water, and recycled cardboard—eliminating the need for cement. Designed for low-rise buildings, the material is structurally sound, widely accessible, and significantly less polluting than conventional concrete.
Say Goodbye to Cement: Scientists Create a New Building Material Using Just Soil, Water, and Recycled Cardboard
Engineers have unveiled a shockingly simple material that could upend the $500B construction industry—and it’s made from ingredients you’d never expect.
dailygalaxy.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Researchers have developed a new building material made entirely from soil, water, and recycled cardboard—eliminating the need for cement. Designed for low-rise buildings, the material is structurally sound, widely accessible, and significantly less polluting than conventional concrete.
November is Native American Heritage Month!
The Lenni-Lenape, the original people and first guardians of the Delaware River, have a deep understanding of this vital water resource and highlights the importance of environmental protection.
The Lenni-Lenape, the original people and first guardians of the Delaware River, have a deep understanding of this vital water resource and highlights the importance of environmental protection.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month!
The Lenni-Lenape, the original people and first guardians of the Delaware River, have a deep understanding of this vital water resource and highlights the importance of environmental protection.
The Lenni-Lenape, the original people and first guardians of the Delaware River, have a deep understanding of this vital water resource and highlights the importance of environmental protection.
The Somerville Environmental Commission and volunteers of all ages came together to revitalize the Halsey Street medians.
Together they cleared the grass and planted five beautiful native species to attract pollinators, boost biodiversity and beautify the community.
Together they cleared the grass and planted five beautiful native species to attract pollinators, boost biodiversity and beautify the community.
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Somerville Environmental Commission and volunteers of all ages came together to revitalize the Halsey Street medians.
Together they cleared the grass and planted five beautiful native species to attract pollinators, boost biodiversity and beautify the community.
Together they cleared the grass and planted five beautiful native species to attract pollinators, boost biodiversity and beautify the community.
STILL TIME to REGISTER~
NJ can lock in a pathway for 100% clean, affordable energy in NJ by 2035 — one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.
Join us TONIGHT @ 6:30PM to learn more and how we can help make it a reality.
Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
NJ can lock in a pathway for 100% clean, affordable energy in NJ by 2035 — one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.
Join us TONIGHT @ 6:30PM to learn more and how we can help make it a reality.
Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
STILL TIME to REGISTER~
NJ can lock in a pathway for 100% clean, affordable energy in NJ by 2035 — one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.
Join us TONIGHT @ 6:30PM to learn more and how we can help make it a reality.
Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
NJ can lock in a pathway for 100% clean, affordable energy in NJ by 2035 — one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation.
Join us TONIGHT @ 6:30PM to learn more and how we can help make it a reality.
Register: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt accelerates, the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University said on Tuesday.
Sea-Level Rise Accelerates in New Jersey, Raising Coastal Flooding Risk, Study Says - Inside Climate News
Landmark report forecasts water levels and temperature gain but avoids policy prescriptions.
insideclimatenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue, but seas could rise by as much as 4.5 feet if ice-sheet melt accelerates, the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center at Rutgers University said on Tuesday.
Reposted by ANJEC
Burning fossil fuels will release more CO2 than ever before this year. But thanks to investment in renewables:
🌍Emissions have increased less quickly over the past decade
⚡Fossil fuel use in generating electricity has flatlined
Our efforts are making a difference. But we must do so faster.
🌍Emissions have increased less quickly over the past decade
⚡Fossil fuel use in generating electricity has flatlined
Our efforts are making a difference. But we must do so faster.
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Burning fossil fuels will release more CO2 than ever before this year. But thanks to investment in renewables:
🌍Emissions have increased less quickly over the past decade
⚡Fossil fuel use in generating electricity has flatlined
Our efforts are making a difference. But we must do so faster.
🌍Emissions have increased less quickly over the past decade
⚡Fossil fuel use in generating electricity has flatlined
Our efforts are making a difference. But we must do so faster.
162 years ago today, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. These words still apply: ...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
162 years ago today, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. These words still apply: ...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
ANJEC NEEDS YOUR INPUT
Are you a Municipal Leader, Environmental Commissioner, Resident or Business Owner in the Rancocas Creek Watershed?
Please join us and provide your input on December 3rd or December 8th (municipalities listed below.)
Are you a Municipal Leader, Environmental Commissioner, Resident or Business Owner in the Rancocas Creek Watershed?
Please join us and provide your input on December 3rd or December 8th (municipalities listed below.)
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ANJEC NEEDS YOUR INPUT
Are you a Municipal Leader, Environmental Commissioner, Resident or Business Owner in the Rancocas Creek Watershed?
Please join us and provide your input on December 3rd or December 8th (municipalities listed below.)
Are you a Municipal Leader, Environmental Commissioner, Resident or Business Owner in the Rancocas Creek Watershed?
Please join us and provide your input on December 3rd or December 8th (municipalities listed below.)
Contender, the biggest male Great White Shark documented in Atlantic waters, recently sent a signal from just miles off Brigantine & Atlantic City, New Jersey. Keep an eye on the tracker; the next ping could be even closer to home.
thedigestonline.com/.../largest-...
thedigestonline.com/.../largest-...
Record Great White Shark Surfaces Near Atlantic City Shores
The biggest male great white shark in the Atlantic, Contender, was tracked miles from Atlantic City, NJ. Follow his migration via OCEARCH.
thedigestonline.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Contender, the biggest male Great White Shark documented in Atlantic waters, recently sent a signal from just miles off Brigantine & Atlantic City, New Jersey. Keep an eye on the tracker; the next ping could be even closer to home.
thedigestonline.com/.../largest-...
thedigestonline.com/.../largest-...
Together, yard debris and food waste account for nearly 30% of the materials disposed in U.S. landfills. You can help reduce that number by composting.
Check out these easy tips to get started in this Rutgers YouTube, “Keys to Successful Composting”
-> extension.rutgers.edu/community-ga...
Check out these easy tips to get started in this Rutgers YouTube, “Keys to Successful Composting”
-> extension.rutgers.edu/community-ga...
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Together, yard debris and food waste account for nearly 30% of the materials disposed in U.S. landfills. You can help reduce that number by composting.
Check out these easy tips to get started in this Rutgers YouTube, “Keys to Successful Composting”
-> extension.rutgers.edu/community-ga...
Check out these easy tips to get started in this Rutgers YouTube, “Keys to Successful Composting”
-> extension.rutgers.edu/community-ga...
Perplexed about how to convey the risks of climate change to friends and neighbors? And how to navigate the changes and thrive?
Check out this ANJEC webinar:
-> m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
Check out this ANJEC webinar:
-> m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
Thriving through Change: Opportunities for Local Climate Action
YouTube video by ANJEC Views
m.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Perplexed about how to convey the risks of climate change to friends and neighbors? And how to navigate the changes and thrive?
Check out this ANJEC webinar:
-> m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
Check out this ANJEC webinar:
-> m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
This is our moment to codify clean energy! We need to make 100% clean energy by 2035 the law before Gov. Murphy leaves office.
Join NJLCV and NJ Sierra Club experts for a free webinar to learn how you can help push this legislation across the finish line.
RSVP:
act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
Join NJLCV and NJ Sierra Club experts for a free webinar to learn how you can help push this legislation across the finish line.
RSVP:
act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is our moment to codify clean energy! We need to make 100% clean energy by 2035 the law before Gov. Murphy leaves office.
Join NJLCV and NJ Sierra Club experts for a free webinar to learn how you can help push this legislation across the finish line.
RSVP:
act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
Join NJLCV and NJ Sierra Club experts for a free webinar to learn how you can help push this legislation across the finish line.
RSVP:
act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
Please help pass key legislation before the Lame Duck legislative session ends. Use this link to find your State legislators:
www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legs...
Visit ANJEC’s ALERT PAGE for updates:
-> anjec.org/action-alerts/
www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legs...
Visit ANJEC’s ALERT PAGE for updates:
-> anjec.org/action-alerts/
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Please help pass key legislation before the Lame Duck legislative session ends. Use this link to find your State legislators:
www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legs...
Visit ANJEC’s ALERT PAGE for updates:
-> anjec.org/action-alerts/
www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legs...
Visit ANJEC’s ALERT PAGE for updates:
-> anjec.org/action-alerts/
As part of the quarterly speaker series the NJ Highlands Coalition will present its work to protect the environmental and cultural resources of the NJ Highlands at Sparta Town Hall, 65 Main Street, on December 11th at 7 p.m. during the regularly scheduled Environmental Commission meeting.
Speaker Presentation- Sparta Township Environmental Commission - December 11, 2025
Speaker Presentation- Sparta Township Environmental Commission - December 11, 2025
www.tapinto.net
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As part of the quarterly speaker series the NJ Highlands Coalition will present its work to protect the environmental and cultural resources of the NJ Highlands at Sparta Town Hall, 65 Main Street, on December 11th at 7 p.m. during the regularly scheduled Environmental Commission meeting.
Perplexed about how to convey the risks of climate change to friends and neighbors? And how to navigate the changes and thrive? Check out this ANJEC webinar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
Thriving through Change: Opportunities for Local Climate Action
YouTube video by ANJEC Views
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Perplexed about how to convey the risks of climate change to friends and neighbors? And how to navigate the changes and thrive? Check out this ANJEC webinar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXlW...
Are you handy? Do you know how to fix or repair things? Please volunteer. Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force are having their next Repair Cafe on Sun., January 26, from 1 pm to 4pm.
Volunteer for the Repair Cafe
One of your neighbors posted in Home & Garden. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
patch.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Are you handy? Do you know how to fix or repair things? Please volunteer. Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force are having their next Repair Cafe on Sun., January 26, from 1 pm to 4pm.
New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center, on behalf of the NJDEP, updated the 2019 NJ Rising Seas and Chaning Coastal Storms Report. Check it out! njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center, on behalf of the NJDEP, updated the 2019 NJ Rising Seas and Chaning Coastal Storms Report. Check it out! njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/wp-content/u...