Presentation
About Livingston's Environmental Resources on February 4,
2010
Environmental
Resource Inventory (ERI)
updated January 22, 2010
Local
Environmental Commission to Develop Environmental Resource
Inventory for Township (West
Essex Tribune, October 1, 2009)
Fall
2009 Electronics Recycling
Fall
2008 Electronics Recycling
Managing
Gypsy Moths (posted 4/09)
Archana
Chiplunkar was presented with the Water EcoKit she won by
submitting a survey during the first annual "Fix
a Leak Week," March 16-20, 2009. Click here for
the new "Water Conservation" web page.
Tips and Resources on Gardening Without Pesticides (posted
4/07)
Environmental
Educational Brochure - What you do in your
own yard has an impact on the environment - let’s make
that a positive impact! In 1999 the LEC created this brochure,
which was sent to all the residences and businesses in Livingston.
The brochure was designed to help residents make knowledgeable
choices about the products they buy, and the methods they
can use to beautify their home, so we all can enjoy a safer,
cleaner environment. It covers topics such as stormwater
runoff, composting and lawn care without toxic chemicals.
IPM
Landscape Practitioners
Surface Water Testing
– The LEC obtained a grant from the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Environmental Services
Program to test, analyze and protect the quality of the
surface water in the Township of Livingston. The first phase
of this project will focus initially on the surface water
of the Canoe Brook, which has numerous streams and brooks
that contribute to its flow as it passes through neighboring
towns, in the direction of the Passaic River. The goals
and objectives of this project are to monitor Canoe Brook
and identify any sources of pollution, to build a database
regarding the quality of Canoe Brook and its numerous tributaries,
and to observe whether any adjoining activities adversely
impact the quality of water in the streams in the Township
of Livingston. Another objective is to remedy any pollutions
sources, if any exist. Field-testing will commence during
the low flow period of Canoe Brook; thereafter the stream
samples will be analyzed and a written report of the sampling
results and recommendations for future testing will be prepared.
This written report will be made available to the public
at the Ruth L. Rockwood Library and on this website. It
will be submitted to the Township Council, Water Department,
Planning Board and neighboring towns.
Open
Space – In November of 2002 Livingston
voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot question supporting
the establishment of an Open Space Trust Fund to acquire
land for the purposes of open space, recreation, and historic
land preservation. The LEC published the Livingston Open
Space Inventory in December of 2002, with the aid of a grant
from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Environmental Services Program. In January of 2003, the
Township Council adopted an ordinance establishing the Open
Space Committee and Open Space Trust Fund. This fund began
collecting three cents per $100 of assessed value in January
of 2003, and will generate an estimated $272,000 per year
for open space preservation. The Livingston
Open Space and Recreation Plan was compiled
by the Morris Land Conservancy and the LEC in February of
2003 and was adopted as the Conservation, Recreation and
Historic Element of the current Master Plan by the Planning
Board in May of 2003.
Livingston’s
Outdoor Treasures – a downloadable pamphlet
describing the various outdoor areas in and around Livingston.
You can click on some areas for historical brochures about
them. On October 21, 2005, the Livingston
Environmental Commission and
Open Space Trust Fund Committee received an
Environmental Achievement Award from the Association of
New Jersey Environmental Commissions at its annual Environmental
Congress.
Save
energy and money with compact fluorescent bulbs
(posted 2/07)
The
2006 Environmental Awareness Essay Contest
