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Egg Harbor Township Environmental
Commission
Achievements for 2013
New Projects
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Promote better use of
Township’s open space. Worked with the Scullville
Park Ad Hoc Committee to
enhance the EHT Nature Reserve. For example: marking
trails in the Nature Reserve and then mapping them
for visitor use.
Ongoing Projects
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Continued to
work with planning board on strengthening and upgrading
our environmental ordinances, especially those for tree
preservation and commercial landscaping, and
implementing some of the ideas from the Livable
Communities Plan.
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Continued to
promote the creation of a Shade Tree Commission and the
application for ANJEC Smart Growth grant for a natural
resource inventory.
Arbor Day
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Continued to promote
Arbor Day 2013.
Miscellaneous
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Continued to review
plans, as required, to ensure compliance with our
township ordinances
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Continued to work with
Boy Scouts on Eagle Scout Certification programs
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Increased our members’
awareness and knowledge of environmental concerns
effecting Egg Harbor Township by participating in
appropriate, new workshops etc
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Continued to work with
NJ Audubon Society member John Layton and Township
Administration to identify retention basins suitable
for bluebird houses.
Bird count of fledglings
for 2013:
154
Eastern bluebirds banded and fledged, 15 house wrens, 9 tree swallows,
12
chickadees, 11 titmice.
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