Environmental Commission, Township of Dennis, Cape May County, New Jersey

Environmental Commission, Dennis Township

Mission:

advise Township Boards on a variety of environmental issues;

inform and advise municiple planning boards of adjustment about environmental impacts of proposals for development;

advocate planned open space preservation at the municipal level;

investigate environmental and natural resource issues for the governing body and recommend solutions;

inform residents on environmental matters and ways to help protect the environment;

interact with neighboring commissions and other organizations to tackle regional and state problems;

develop and maintain an inventory of the environmental resources and land use constraints of the municipality; and

help explain to other local officials and residents the programs and regulations of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and communicate local concerns to the NJDEP.

Projects:

Model Backyard Habitat garden. Description here of garden and purpose.

The Community Forest Management Plan. Description of work being done by the committee on this program and why.

Publications:

NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY, DENNIS TOWNSHIP DECEMBER 2007
This Natural Resources Inventory has been prepared to assist the Township in recognizing and understanding the unique resources present. It provides an important tool to identify and protect these resources. The public is encouraged to review, critique, and comments on its contents.

NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY, DENNIS TOWNSHIP DECEMBER 2007 - Click Here to download this publication in Adobe PDF format, 8MB.

2008 Environmental Commission Members, Dennis Township
Full and alternate members are appointed by the mayor. Full members are appointed for a term of three years and alternates for a term of two years, on staggered terms so that the terms of a portion of the members expire annually. Provisions are also made to have associate members who have expertice in in a special area but may not be residents.

Judy Morgan, Chairperson - 12/08
54 Laurel Road
Woodbine, NJ 08270

Kim Berson - 12/10
5 Red Cedar Drive
Ocean View, NJ 08230

Eileen Turner - 12/08
c/o Turner Partners
PO Box 607
Ocean View, NJ 08230

Sue Slotterback, Secretary - 12/09,
P.O. Box 536
South Seaville, NJ 08246

John Murphy - 12/08
480 Hagen Road
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Edward J. Chelius - 12/09
82 N. Ravenwood Drive
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Charles Gordon Engel - 12/10
706 Petersburg Road
P.O. Box 126
Dennisville, NJ 08214

Charles L. Dalrymple, Alt #1 - 12/09
4 Village Lane
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Charles Haig, Alt #2 - 12/08
2771 Route 9
Ocean View, NJ 08230

Environmental Commission Web Site:
www.DennisTwp-EC.org

Links - We encourage you to visit these websites. Local environmental organizations are included.

General Environmental Information
Garden State EnviroNet www.gsenet.org
New Jersey Environmental Digital Library http://njedl.rutgers.edu/njdlib/

State Resources
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection www.state.nj.us/dep
i-MapNJ DEP http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/depsplash.htm

State Environmental Organizations
Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions www.anjec.org

Local Environmental Organizations
Delaware Riverkeeper Network www.delawareriverkeeper.org
Delaware River Greenway Partnership www.drgp.org
Pinelands Preservation Alliance www.pinelandsalliance.org

Regional Planning Organizations
New Jersey Future www.njfuture.org
Delaware River Basin Commission www.state.nj.us/drbc/drbc.htm

Rutgers EcoComplex http://ecocomplex.rutgers.edu/

Historic Preservation
New Jersey Historic Preservation Office www.nj.gov/dep/hpo
Preservation New Jersey www.preservationnj.org

Recycling
Freecycle www.freecycle.com

Energy
New Jersey Clean Power Choice Program www.njcleanpower.com
New Jersey Wind www.njwind.com

Environmental Education
Fernbrook Farms Education Center www.fernbrookeducation.org

Transportation
RiverLINE www.riverline.com
NJ Transit www.njtransit.com
Cross-County Connection www.transportationchoices.com

Agriculture
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ www.nofanj.org
Fernbrook Farm Community Supported Agriculture www.fernbrookfarmcsa.com

Your Ecological Footprint
Carbon Footprint www.carbonfootprint.com
Safe Climate www.safeclimate.net/calculator/

Green Building Supplies
Environmental Home Store (Philadelphia) www.environmentalhomestore.com
Greenable (Philadelphia) www.greenable.net
Green Depot (Philadelphia and Newark NJ) www.greendepot.com

Green Home
Green Home Guide (www.greenhomeguide.com

Green Shopping
EcoMall www.ecomall.com

Email: Main Office or Information

571 Petersburg Road, Dennisville, N.J. 08214, Phone: 609-861-9700

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