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Caldwell Shares In $1.5M Environmental Grant From NJ DEP
The grants will facilitate work on projects such as community tree inventory and ash surveys, risk reduction and tree planting.
CALDWELL, NJ — Caldwell is one of 32 New Jersey municipalities to receive a piece of a $1.5 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), state officials announced Monday.
The awards, $1,564,000 in total, are being issued by the New Jersey Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry program through Community Stewardship Incentive Program (CSIP) grants. These grants are designed to “promote stewardship of community forests and trees” through the implementation of Community Forestry Management Plans, NJDEP officials stated.
Grants range from $10,000 to $300,000 for work on projects such as community tree inventory and ash surveys, risk reduction and tree planting. The 2016 CSIP grants are funded by the Treasure Our Trees state license plate fund, the Green Acres program and the No Net Loss Reforestation program.
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Resiliency planning grants have been awarded to the following municipalities: Franklin Township (Somerset County), Interlaken, Montclair, Totowa, and South Brunswick.
Hazard mitigation grants have been awarded to: Berkeley Heights, Bernards, Moorestown, Nutley, Pennington, Summit, and Washington (Burlington County).
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Reforestation/tree planting grants have been awarded to: Bergenfield, Bloomfield, Bound Brook, Caldwell, Egg Harbor City, Freehold Borough, Garfield, Ho-Ho-Kus, Jersey City, Lawrence (Mercer County), Leonia, Manasquan, Morristown, Plainfield, Ridgefield, Rutherford, Secaucus, Washington (Warren County), Woodcliff Lake, and West Windsor Township
“A comprehensive community forestry program provides environmental, social and economic benefits,” said Carrie Sargeant, Coordinator of the state’s Urban and Community Forestry program. “Communities with approved community forestry management plans are not only providing their residents with benefits now, but creating communities that are providing these benefits for generations to come.”
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