What Environmental Commissions Do
Volunteers helping protect their communities’ environment
Environmental commissions use a wide range of information and approaches to advise local government and inform residents on environmental issues, laws and programs. They
- Research, compile and direct studies, including environmental resource inventories, water studies, energy audits and conservation easement inventories;
- Review development proposals and promote long-range environmental planning based on the capacity of the land and natural resources;
- Inventory, plan and preserve open space;
- Inform residents through educational programs, displays, publications and meetings;
- Work with neighboring commissions and other organizations to address regional and state-wide environmental problems.
Municipal Environmental Commissions in NJ Resource Paper (
241kb)
Environmental/Natural Resource Inventories
Site Plan Review ( 226kb)
Open Space Preservation
Pollution Prevention
Smart Land Use
Sustainable Communities
Water Resources
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