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Announcements
Horse Owner SurveyNorth Jersey RC&D is currently conducting a survey on Horse Waste Management throughout New Jersey. If you are a farmer or landowner who has or deals with horses we would appreciate if you took some time to answer a few questions!
In addition, to register to be contacted with future potential low cost waste management options please fill out this form.
Walnut Brook Receives Award
During the Fall Meeting of the Firman E. Bear Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the Walnut Brook was the recipient of the Environmental Excellence Award as sponsored by Pinelands Nursery.
North Jersey RC&D Annual Report
It’s that time of year again with families all over New Jersey getting together to celebrate the holidays. Here at North Jersey RC&D we not only celebrate the holidays but our accomplishments as well and we would like to share those accomplishments with our conservation family throughout New Jersey.
To read/download the North Jersey RC&D Annual Report click here!
NJ Fertilizer Law Reminder
North Jersey RC&D would like to pass along a reminder from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection that as of November 15 residents cannot apply fertilizer to their lawns until next spring. Commercial applications of fertilizer must be completed by December 1 and no fertilizer can be applied again until March 1st.
New Jersey’s Fertilizer Law is a statewide initiative that was established as part of the Governor’s 10-point action plan to protect and restore Barnegat Bay. It is one of the most stringent fertilizer laws in the country and is designed to reduce the nitrogen and phosphorus loadings that can drain into New Jersey’s surface and groundwater resources.
For more information about the new law and what you can do to help, go to www.nj.gov/dep/healthylawnshealthywater .
To learn more about the Governor’s 10-point action plan to protect and restore Barnegat Bay, go to www.barnegatbay.nj.gov .
Help spread the word – NOT the fertilizer!
NRCS Conservation Programs Application Deadline Extended
Sign up period for the 2012 Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) has been extended from September 30, 2011 to December 30, 2011.
To apply, visit NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
More information about NRCS conservation programs is available online here.
Now Available!
North Jersey RC&D and project partners, with funding from the USDA-NRCS Cooperative Conservation Planning Initiative, have developed a Riparian Restoration Plan for Agricultural Lands in the Raritan Basin. Contact Grace Messinger for more information.
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North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5113
Clinton, NJ 08809-0113
Physical Address:
Lechner House (SBWA)
41 Lilac Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone & Fax:
908.441.9191
About
The Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D) was initiated in 1962 to help people care for and protect their natural resources to improve an area’s economy, environment and living standards. The program provides a way for local residents to work together and plan how they can actively solve environmental, economic and social problems facing their communities. Today, the program continues to successfully deliver coordinated resource conservation and rural development assistance.
RC&D pulls together communities, various units of government and grassroots organizations and helps them establish direction for the local program. Currently, there are 277 (two in New Jersey) authorized RC&D areas serving 2,016 counties in about half of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. More than 20,000 volunteers annually contribute their time and resources to revitalize and sustain their communities.
The RC&D Program Activities fit into four areas:
- Land Conservation – Protects the resource base and finds the best ways to use it.
- Community Development – Improves economic and community development in rural areas.
- Water Management – Helps local people conserve, utilize and improve the quality and quantity of available water.
- Environmental Enhancement – Improves the environment.
North Jersey RC&D Council Members:
Barbara Rosko – Chair
Sussex County Soil Conservation District
Dave Dech – Vice Chair
Warren County Planning Department
Eric Snyder – Secretary
Sussex County
Ken Bogen – Treasurer
Hunterdon County
Virginia Michelin
Morris County
Anthony Soriano – Alternate
Morris County
Frank Calo
Somerset-Union County Soil Conservation District
Tom Boccino
Somerset County
Sandra Myers
Warren County Soil Conservation District
Vacant
Union County
Linda Cody
Member-at-Large