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Reserve
a date for your environmental commission's 2008 Road Show!
A Road Show will help your commission members be effective leaders
in natural resource protection by addressing specific questions
and issues of concern.
What
ANJEC Offers
ANJEC will prepare an individual workshop for your environmental
commission with your choice of one or two topics, time and location.
Workshops will not be scheduled for July, August or December.
Road
Show Cost
The cost of a Road Show is $220, which covers unlimited enrollment.
Why not share the cost with other groups or towns? Invite your
local officials, boards, commissions and residents.
Road
Show Topics
A Road Show can cover one or two topics, including those listed
below or any of your choice.
Basic
Commission Operations
Effective Environmental Commissions
Powers and responsibilities of the commission, projects and activities,
and building support with residents and local officials.
Environmental/Natural
Resource Inventory (ERI/NRI)
How to prepare a new or revised ERI/NRI, including data sources,
content, costs involved, where to go for help, and ways to use
and apply the information effectively.
Gorilla
Marketing for ECs
How commissions are getting the word out, grabbing attention,
building support and increasing public participation on a shoestring
budget including: cheap tricks, proven techniques and time-honored
tools of the trade.
Site
Plan Review
Skills and information to review a site plan effectively and ask
the right questions about environmental impacts.
Using
Geographic Information Systems
Learn how to make GIS work for your environmental commission and
your town
Land Preservation
Preserving Open Space
The environmental and economic benefits of preserving open space,
how to create an open space plan, and how to establish an open
space tax.
Open
Space Stewardship
Learn how to better manage your town's preserved open space, establish
an environmentally friendly trails' network, protect and manage
trees and woodlands, or deal with invasive species and restore
habitat.
Walkable/Bikeable
Communities
Examine ways to develop facilities and programs that improve bike/pedestrian
opportunities. Learn how to plan walking/biking infrastructure,
walk-to-school programs and use tools to increase pedestrian safety.
New Jersey Highlands
Opportunities and Challenges in the NJ Highlands
Learn more about how the Highlands Water Protection and Planning
Act, NJDEP Highlands Regulations and the Highlands Council's Regional
Master Plan affect your town.
Sustainable
Communities
Municipal Actions to Foster Sustainability
Approaches and available resources that can help reduce carbon
footprint and foster sustainability through municipal policies,
planning, land use decisions and outreach activities.
Water
Resources
Stormwater Management and the State Stormwater Regulations
Find out ways you can help your town implement NJDEP requirements
and protect water quality.
Contact
Information
Call 973-539-7547 or email info@anjec.org
to make a reservation or obtain more information.
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