Tag: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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DEP seeks public comment on update to wildlife plan
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on a major revision of the State Wildlife Action Plan, a blueprint that will guide wildlife conservation decisions and efforts in New Jersey over the next decade. The State Wildlife Action Plan will provide a strategic vision for…
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Monroe considers using grant funds for compactor, foam recycling program
MONROE – Based on its 2015 recycling performance, Monroe will receive the eighth largest grant in the state as part of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) annual initiative to enhance municipal recycling programs. The most recent award, issued through the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act, amounted to $171,463 for Monroe. For its part, Monroe…
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North Brunswick officials adopt new open space plan
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Officials have adopted the part of the North Brunswick Township Master Plan that meets open space guidelines. Although the township met its New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) standards under Maser Consulting in 2000, in 2006, under Heyer, Gruel, the 26 pages of open space requirements were not sufficient to meet…
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Woodbridge brownfields benefit from federal funding
WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Waterfront Park, when redeveloped, will include approximately 30 acres of restored wetlands, walking trails, a boardwalk overlooking the wetlands and a viewing platform at the Raritan River, bird blinds for observing wildlife, educational signs, gathering spaces with seating and bus parking. The site at 1070 Riverside Drive in the Keasbey section…
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Sandy’s economic impact softens
For the most part, the state of New Jersey has “bounced back” from superstorm Sandy on an economic level, according to Dr. James Hughes and Marc Pfeiffer, of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. However, there are exceptions which pertain to individual homeowners or unforeseen circumstances, the professors…
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Howell to receive $750K grant for preservation purposes
HOWELL – Municipal officials announced that Howell has been approved for a $750,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Preservation Trust Fund for the acquisition of open space under the state’s Green Acres program. “It is a fabulous thing for the town,” Mayor Theresa Berger said. Community Development Director Jim Herrman…
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Sayreville approves project to stabilize MacArthur, Weber neighborhoods
SAYREVILLE – Officials in Sayreville have approved the first phase of a project intended to restore and stabilize two borough neighborhoods that were damaged by tropical storms. At an Aug. 21 meeting, the Borough Council passed a resolution approving the first phase of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s (RCE) restoration implementation plan for restoring Weber and…
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Sayreville seeks to restore storm-damaged neighborhoods
SAYREVILLE – Rutgers University and the Sayreville Environmental Commission are creating an implementation strategy to restore and stabilize two borough neighborhoods damaged by tropical storms. Jeremiah Bergstrom, a landscape architect with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), presented the plan for restoring Weber and MacArthur avenues to the Borough Council at a June 26 meeting. The two…
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Monroe DPW receives grants for roadside cleanup, equipment maintenance
MONROE – Officials from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded an approximately $89,000 Clean Communities Grant to Monroe Township’s Department of Public Works (DPW). “This is a great example of our township making an effort to offset operational costs while expanding our services,” Monroe Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro said in a prepared…