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Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions

The Giant Clams Of Barnegat Bay:

The Environmental Committee would like to thank the
Winner of our "Paint the Clam" contest Mary Jo Austin.

Our Clam is finished and out in front of our Beach Badge Office!
 Between the Borough Hall and the Police Station.

Lavallette is on the "The Clam Trail"

Lavallette Environmental Committee with the generous support of the Heritage Committee has purchased a Giant Clam. Our clam will be in front of the Beach Badge Office when finished.

ReClam The Bay is an organization dedicated to providing education and awareness about the environmental
benefit of shellfish filtering, feeding and cleaning our estuary. Our mission is to involve the general public so they will understand that the quality of the water in our estuary, and the quality of the shellfish we eat, are really their responsibility. By involving the public in the care, feeding and life cycle of these fragile creatures we believe that our citizens will better understand how working with the shellfish can help to clean up our environment and keep it clean. Visit them Here and Travel the Clam Trail

The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) is an integral component of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The experiment station provides a diverse range of research, extension, and education programs that serve the people of New Jersey and the urban, suburban, and rural communities in which they live. More Information

Island Bay Front Gardens:

An environmentally-responsible landscape for the Lavallette Bay Front.  “Island Bay Front Gardens” is being created through careful design and planning, which includes soil testing and selection of plant species native to the Barnegat Bay watershed and the coastal region.  The objectives of this garden are:  reduce non point source pollution by developing and adopting Integrated Pest Management methods and use of organic, slow-release nitrogen fertilizers, eliminate the need for irrigation systems by careful plant and site selection, achieve public participation with all stages of the project, educate the community on the benefits of the gardens features, and provide access to the bay by way of a low impact (clam shell) foot path.  Educational signage will also be located in the garden to provide a greater understanding of the garden’s benefits to visitors.
 

Kill Deer Eggs at the Island Bay Front Gardens
Be careful where you walk
(Images Taken on a Mobile Phone)
 

World Oceans Day:

A powerful opportunity to bring local and global attention to the impact climate change is having on the ocean, what that impact will mean for ocean and human life, and how we can all make simple, important changes to reduce our CO2 emissions, halt climate change, and preserve our children's ocean legacy.

Helping make others more aware of the importance of the ocean in our lives, the opportunities each of us has to help through our daily actions, and by joining with people all over the world in celebrating World Oceans Day, we can make a real difference for our one one ocean, one climate, and one future!

World Oceans Day June 8th 2010 - Protect Our Oceans. More Info

The Barnegat Bay Watershed:

The Barnegat Bay is a valuable natural resource. It provides habitat for numerous aquatic species. It is also provides many different types of recreational opportunities for those who live in or visit this area.

Non-point source pollution, that is pollution from automobiles, construction, fertilizers and pesticides applications, animal waste, litter, and urban runoff, is estimated to contribute up to 60% of our existing pollution problems.

All catch basins in Lavallette empty directly into the Barnegat Bay. Your efforts to reduce these types of pollution sources will have a significant impact on the water quality of the Barnegat Bay.

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Pet Waste

Clean and plentiful water is important to our families, our environment, our economy and our quality of life.
Did you know that animal waste from pets can pollute our waters? When left on the ground, pet waste is
washed by rain and melting snow and ice into storm drains that carry it to our rivers, lakes, the ocean and
drinking water.

Animal waste contains a high concentration of nutrients as well as bacteria and disease-causing microorganisms
that can cause problems.

What you can do.

Pet owners or anyone who takes your pet for walks must properly dispose of the waste by picking it up, wrapping it and either placing it in the trash or flushing it unwrapped down the toilet.

Your municipality is required to adopt and enforce local pet-waste laws. At a minimum, your community must require that pet owners or their keepers immediately and properly dispose of their pet’s solid waste deposited on any public or private property not owned or possessed by that person.

People with assistance animals such as Seeing Eye dogs are exempt. Make sure you know what your municipality requires – and follow it. Thank you for doing your part to keep New Jersey’s waters clean.

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