Members
The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Hall
We review Land Use Board applications that impact the environment and makes recommendations to Commercial Township. In addition, we are involved in many activities and projects to help educate our township on environmental issues and ways to reduce our impact on the fragile environment we live in.
For more information on the Environmental Commission please contact the Commercial Township Municipal Hall at (856) 785-3100 Ext. 310 or 309 or via email at Hsparks@commercialtwp.com.
Projects the Environmental Commission is involved in are listed below:
Sustainable New Jersey “BRONZE” Status for Commercial Township
https://www.sustainablejersey.com/certification/certification-overview/
Single Use Plastic Collection: What can you do with your plastic??
Recycle Collection sites at the following locations:
Port Norris and Mauricetown Post Offices; Lalli’s Liquor in Laurel Lake
The plastic can then be made into benches for the community at various locations (ie. Veterans’ Park)
The Commercial Township Environmental Commission’s Personal Care Packaging Recycling Project via TerraCycle is still on full swing! So far, we have been able to keep about 20lbs of materials from entering our landfills!!
Items collected include:
- Mouthwash bottles and caps, toothbrushes, deodorant containers and caps, soap packaging, floss containers, and toothpaste tubes and caps.
- Drop off boxes are located at 3 locations- Port Norris and Mauricetown Post Offices and Township Hall!
#recycle, #reduceplasticwaste, #terracycle
Bluebird Boxes and Tagging of fledglings/Purple Martin Houses
Mary Ella Morie Park, Mauricetown, NJ
Haleyville-Mauricetown Elementary School
Bluebird Boxes have been installed and are being maintained at the above locations. Fledglings are being banned. The Purple Martin large white gourd houses you may have seen, have also been cleaned and are being maintained as well. Peter Manzelmann, our chairman, and Allen Jackson, co-founder and president of the NJ Bluebird Society, have been an integral part of this program. Thank you, gentlemen, for your diligent and hard work!
Osprey Signage Project
The Commercial Township Environmental Commission was awarded an environmental stewardship grant from Sustainable Jersey and Atlantic City Electric. This grant will be used to help with park improvements and environmental education, starting with an informational sign about our local ospreys. We are very excited for this project and hope the community will enjoy the additions to the park and will take time to learn about our local thriving wildlife. Thank you Sustainable Jersey and Atlantic City Electric for providing opportunities to smaller municipalities to make meaningful environmental changes. Thank you to John and Katie Dayton for working so hard on this grant/project. #sjgrants #sustainablecommunities
Eagle Fest
Registration (yearly event ) Our Environmental Commission has worked the registration desk for several years in support of this wonderful event that brings in hundreds of birders each year.
Commercial Township has a dedicated and active Environmental Commission/Green Team that is increasingly engaged in resiliency issues.
Did you know….
Spotted Lantern Flies are a huge environmental and agricultural concern. The SLF hops from plant to plant, sucking out the fluids plants need to survive, which could cause devastating effects to crops and hardwood trees in the area. Please visit this website by Rutgers university that further explains why these insects can have such a detrimental impact on our environment, and what you can do to help!
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/spotted-lanternfly/
Milkweed Project
Project was funded through the Sustainable Jersey Program in 2018. The purpose was to Plant 500 Milkweeds providing food for the Monarch Butterflies on their migration as they pass through the township. Plants were place in Lake Audrey, the Entrance to Recycling Plant, adjacent to Paulies’ Park, and along fence line of Ballfield in Haleyville. We expect an increase in monarchs in the years to come.
2017 Meeting Minutes
2018 Meeting Minutes
2019 Meeting Minutes
2015 Meeting Minutes
Enviro Minutes – Jan 13 2015.pdf
Enviro Minutes – Feb 10 2015.pdf
Enviro Minutes – March 10 2015.pdf
Enviro Minutes – Oct 13 2015.pdf
Enviro Minutes – Dec 8 2015.pdf
2016 Meeting Minutes
2024 Meeting Minutes
2020 Meeting Minutes
2021 Meeting Minutes
2022 Meeting Minutes
Environmental Commission Febuary 8, 2022 Minutes
Environmental Commission March 8, 2022 Minutes
Environmental Commission April 12, 2022 Minutes
Environmental Commission May 10, 2022 Minutes
Environmental Commission June 14, 2022 Minutes
2023 Meeting Minutes
1.10.23 environmental meeting final
2.7.23 environmental meeting draft
3.14.23 evironmental meeting draft_
4.11.23 environmental meeting final
6.13.23 environmental meeting final
7.11.23 environmental meeting draft