ANJEC Conferences and Workshops
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Community Energy Outreach Trainings
Tuesday, February 9, Cherry Hill (Camden Co.)
Tuesday, February 16, Ocean City (Cape May Co.)
Wednesday, February 17, Via Webinar
Environmental Commission Training to Protect Natural
Resources
Monday, March 8, Vineland (Gloucester Co.)
Saturday, March 13, Morristown (Morris Co.)
Saturday, March 20, Lawrence Twp. (Mercer Co.)
Mapping Natural Resources of the South Jersey Bayshore
Monday, March 15, Glassboro (Gloucester Co.)
Stormwater Nonstructural Strategies Point System
Wednesday, March 24, Via Webinar
Community Energy Outreach Trainings
Learn how your municipality can earn cash rebates for encouraging residents to participate in State programs to green their community and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions!These activities will earn points under the Sustainable Jersey program, as well.
Find out about:
- incentives for municipalities through NJ Office of Clean Energy's Community Partners Initiative,
- available resources to help towns promote energy conservation,
- how to earn Sustainable Jersey certification points for energy outreach activities, and
- success stories
Tuesday, February 9
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cherry Hill Town Hall, Council Meeting Room (208)
820 Mercer Street
Cherry Hill
Directions
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
City Hall Council Chambers, Room 301
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City
Directions
Wednesday, February 17
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Via Webinar
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To register for in person workshops, emal Winnie
Fatton, or call 609-771-2855.
To register for Webinar (Feb 17th only) email
ANJEC, or call 973-539-7547.
Sponsored by ANJEC, Sustainable Jersey and NJ BPU.
Thank you to the following coporate sponsors for helping to underwrite these
workshops:
Church & Dwight Co., Inc, PNC Bank, PSEG Services Co. Vertices, LLC.
Environmental Commission Training to Protect Natural Resources
Monday, March 8
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Vineland Ramada Inn
2216 Landis Avenue
Vineland
Saturday, March 13
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
14 Maple Avenue
Morristown
Saturday, March 20
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Lawrence Twp. Nature Center
Fernwood Avenue
Lawrence Twp.
As environmental commissioners, you are charged with protecting
natural resources and environmental quality in your communities. You provide
the expertise and information necessary to
help your town and its residents address environmental concerns. The Commissioners’
Course is designed to provide practical information and project ideas that
will assist commissions as they face the challenges of protecting their
towns’ natural resources.
These one-session workshops are an ideal introduction for new commissioners
and a good refresher for more experienced ones.
ANJEC staff and other invited speakers will present an overview of environmental
commission responsibilities and powers, and discuss the basic tools and
techniques-- master planning,
ordinance development, site plan review, and environmental resource inventories--used
by commissions as they work at the local level to promote sustainable land
use and protect quality of life.
Learn how to work effectively within local government and with your community, and find out about current grant opportunities to fund projects.
Registration Fees:
$35 for ANJEC members,
$40 for non-members.
If your commission is on the ANJEC Workshop Plan, there is no charge to attend, but registration is required.
To register or for further information, email or call 973-539-7547.
Mapping Natural Resources of the South Jersey Bayshore
Hands-on Computer Mapping Workshop
Monday, March 15
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rowan University
Robinson Building
Geospatial Lab, Room 302
Glassboro
At this workshop, John Hasse, PhD, Director of Environmental
Studies, Department of Geography & Anthropology, will provide hands-on
computer training with the CRSSA data and NJDEP’s iMAPNJ. He will
be
joined by John Reiser, MCRP GIS Specialist. The program will be
held in a computer classroom, where participants will be able to use computers
to access the maps. Training will focus on the logistics of accessing
the maps and their application in land-use planning, ERIs, and review
of development applications.
Jody Carrara, ANJEC Project Director, will explain the significance
of the data on the maps and how the maps can be used in natural resources
protection and land use planning. She will provide information on threatened
and
endangered species protection.
The Bayshore Inventory has information on land use, prime agricultural soils, freshwater resources, wildlife habitat, protected open space and historic places. The natural and cultural resources inventory has nearly 40 different data sets of computer-generated maps. The mapped data are available for download from the Rutgers CRSSA web site.
The South Jersey Bayshore Coalition (SJBC) developed the Inventory
for New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore region. Working with the Coalition,
the Rutgers Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis
(CRSSA)
created the Inventory maps. The Coalition is an alliance of over 20 non-profit
organizations whose mission is to preserve the cultural heritage and environmental
integrity of the South Jersey Bayshore. The Association of New
Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) coordinates the meetings and communications
of the Coalition.
For more information on the Coalition, click
here.
Participation is limited to 24 people
Registration includes a DVD of the Bayshore GIS Inventory and light supper.
Registration Fees:
$10 for ANJEC members,
$15 for non-members.
If your commission is on the ANJEC Workshop Plan, there is no charge to attend, but registration is required.
To register or for further information, email or call 973-539-7547.
This course was made possible through a generous grant from the William
Penn Foundation
Understanding NJ DEP's Nonstructural Stormwater Strategies Point System (NSPS)
Wednesday, March 24
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Via Webinar
The Nonstructural Strategies Point System (NSPS) is a simplified
method of determining whether the implementation of nonstructural stormwater
techniques in a development
application is adequate and complies with the NJDEP stormwater regulations.
Margaret Snyder, P.E. Principal of Emerald Environmental
Solutions (formerly J & E Consulting) will explain use of the NSPS,
designed to help in the assessment of nonstructural
stormwater management techniques in development applications. Regulations
adopted by NJDEP in 2004, require applicants to use methods that treat
stormwater naturally. They include avoiding
disturbance of sensitive areas, conveying runoff through vegetated swales
and minimizing impervious cover.
NJDEP devised the NSPS to help applicants evaluate the use of these methods
in their applications. It is a spreadsheet that quantifies proposed nonstructural
strategies for a site to
determine whether enough of these methods are included in the development
plan. Although the Point System is a simplification of a complex process,
if properly understood, it
could help an environmental commissioner assess what nonstructural stormwater
management strategies are proposed for a site and help guide development
toward a more environmentally
sound standard.
This webinar will help environmental commissions and other town officials
understand NSPS, to help them evaluate applications using the NSPS and
provide better stormwater runoff protection.
You need to understand the NSPS as NJDEP is preparing to release it for
more wide-spread use by municipal and consulting engineers.
All you need is an internet connection and a separate phone line.
Listen to the experts by phone while viewing the power point slides on
your computer.
There is no fee for this course, but you must register to
participate.
To register or for further information, email
or call 973-539-7547.
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