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Environmental Protection Advisory Committee Members |
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| Lee Horan, Liaison | Anita Zalom, Liaison |
| Donna Franzoso | Shannon Burk |
| Patricia Hoffman | Joy Grosko |
| Barbara Sussino | Matt Burk |
| Mark Fertakos | Mark Speaker |
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Environmental Committee Meetings
Held at the Lavallette Borough Hall March 21, 2012 |
Environmental Speaker Sessions
Held at the Upper Shores Library No Speakers Scheduled Speakers will be announced
as they are scheduled. |
Ocean County Master
Composters
Spring Training Program. Limited to 20 People on a
first come first served basis. March 24th & March 31st from 9am - 3pm.
Free for Ocean County residents and taxpayers. Volunteers agree to
provide a total of 24 hours of community outreach.
For additional
information call
Mary E. Jerkowicz 732-506-5047 or visit
www.co.ocean.nj.us/recycle
New Rules For Using Lawn
Fertilizers
New rules for using lawn fertilizers in New Jersey are in
effect for both professionals and homeowners.
This year a ban
starts on application during winter, when excessive nutrients are
more likely to wash off lawns and get into waterways.
- A March 1 to Nov. 15 season for homeowners who fertilize their own lawns.
- A March 1 to Dec. 1 season for lawn care professionals, who convinced lawmakers they need the extra two weeks to wrap up their fall season.
- Fertilizer must not be applied within 10 feet of a water body or left scattered on pavement.
- Lawn fertilizers must contain at least 20 percent of their nutrients as slow-release nitrogen.
- Phosphorus is being phased out of lawn fertilizer and will be allowed only in cases where a soil test reveals a specific deficiency in that nutrient. Slow-release nitrogen formulas will be phased in over the year.
- Fines for violations can be up to $500 for a first offense or $1,000 for a second offense. The state Department of Environmental Protection can seek an additional civil penalty of $1,000 for egregious violators.
Source: APP.com; New Jersey Public Law 2010, Chapter 112
Diagram courtesy of NOAA
Upcoming Events
Nothing Scheduled At This Time
The Lavallette Environmental Committee is working
on having Lavallette become Sustainable Jerseytm
Certified
www.sustainablejersey.com
The following environmental groups
will be attending
Heritage Day
again
this year!
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Any other groups interested in attending please
let us know.
Ocean County is getting ready to launch a new recycling program
that focuses on the reuse of materials. This program will help
Ocean County residents reuse items by providing a central
web-based exchange program.
www.2good2waste.org/oceancountynj/
The Giant Clams
Of Barnegat Bay
Our Clam is finished and out in front of our Beach Badge Office!
The Environmental Committee would like to thank the
"Paint the
Clam" Artist
Mary Jo Austin.
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
Information
on Shellfish Harvesting
A valid shellfish license (commercial
or recreational) is required for any shellfish harvesting in New
Jersey and
shellfish permits
are required for commercial harvesting. For more information on a
shellfish harvesting license and other regulations (such as size
limits),
contact the
New
Jersey Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife, Bureau of Shellfisheries
at (609) 748-2040.
Each year, the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring collects approximately 10,000 water samples and analyzes these samples at its laboratory facilities in Leeds Point, NJ. In addition, bureau staff regularly perform field surveys of the coastal shoreline to monitor any actual or potential pollution sources. This information is reviewed each year in order to update the classification of the state's coastal waters for shellfish harvest.
2011 Barnegat Bay Classification Map
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 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)
The Value of Native Plants
Composting Information
How to Make a Composter
How to Make Compost
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.
Low Maintenance Landscaping for the Barnegat Bay Watershed
"Low Maintenance Landscaping for the Barnegat Bay Watershed"
Because You've Got Better Things to do than Maintain your Yard!
It covers topics ranging from pruning & fertilizing and also recommends
perennials and grasses suited to our area. Available for free to download
at www.ocscd.org
Click
to Download Full Size Flyer
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.
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 2011 -
Protect Our Oceans.
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