Hillsdale Environmental Commission

Natural Resource and Preservation Hillsdale, NJ


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Protecting Endangered Species

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Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00pm
River Vale Free Public Library
412 Rivervale Rd, River Vale, New Jersey 07675

The Sierra Club North Jersey Group presents “Protecting Endangered Species” with speaker Julia Millan Shaw, who is the Philadelphia Metro Outreach Representative for Defenders of Wildlife. The program will take place on September 23 at 7:00 PM at the River Vale Public Library, 412 River Vale Road, River Vale, New Jersey.

Working across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Ms. Shaw engages with Defenders of Wildlife members and wildlife conservationists to protect imperiled species. On the ground in New Jersey, Ms. Shaw works with volunteers on stewardship programs, to provide a local voice to decision makers and to promote hands on experiences with wildlife.

According to John Fitzpatrick in a piece in The New York Times last week, “The Endangered Species Act is by far the most powerful piece of environmental legislation ever passed. Today, the act continues to be a source of on-the-ground success — a steadfast reminder that timely conservation pays off.” Ms. Shaw will extoll the benefits of preserving this Act for the future of all species.

Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife is a major national conservation organization focused solely on wildlife and habitat conservation and the safeguarding of biodiversity. We protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America by transforming policies and institutions and promoting innovative solutions – and this approach makes a lasting difference for wildlife and its habitat.

The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.


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Surplus backyard goods help families in need

Susan Thielemann shared the following article:

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Anyone who’s successfully grown backyard produce quickly learns you’re likely to end up with an ample harvest of fresh organic goods.

That’s why Gary Oppenheimer founded AmpleHarvest.org – to connect the dots between home gardeners and people in the community that need it.

“The heart of AmpleHarvest.org is a food waste solution to deal with the staggering amounts of fresh food, locally grown but not consumed across America,” Oppenheimer said.

Read full article:
http://www.jrn.com/kivitv/news/Surplus-backyard-goods-help-families-in-need-267730781.html

 


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Ample Harvest – Green Team Hillsdale collects donated produce

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For the fourth consecutive year, Green Team Hillsdale is collecting locally grown produce from home gardens and local farms to donate to the

Hillsdale Helping Hand Food Pantry,
349 Hillsdale Ave.

A Green Team member will be at the pantry
every Sunday at 11:45 a.m. through October
to sort and organize fresh vegetables donated by Stokes Farm in Old Tappan.

Helping Hand Food Pantry has been a registered food pantry with the non-profit organization AmpleHarvest.org for four years.

Most notably, since the implementation of this campaign to Hillsdale, Stokes Farm of Old Tappan brings the Helping Hand Food Pantry fresh fruits and vegetables every Sunday from July to October, in an effort to provide those in need with fresh produce. Green Team members are there to accept this delivery on Sundays as well as to help in the distribution to clients of the pantry.

Green Team Hillsdale is looking for volunteers to donate time to this effort as well as other sustainable projects in Hillsdale. For further information on how to help, contact Grace Biener at gracelbiener@yahoo.com or call at 551-486-4191.


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Beechwood Trail Volunteer Project

The Environmental Commission invites Hillsdale residents age 18+ to join our two trimming and wood working events at Beechwood Trail.
Andreas Graham from MEVO will lead the project, set up teams and direct volunteers to their task and location. Work that has to be done include trimming and wood working. The carpenter Gary Kuhl from Habitat for Humanity (Bergen County) will work on site.

Dates: June 21st and June 28th
Time: between 10 am – 4:30 pm (any availability is greatly appreciated)
Sign-in: starts 9:30 am

Schedule
10 am – 12:30 pm: First work section
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch, Pizza will be provided
1:30 pm – 4 pm: Second work section
4 pm: Thank you and conclusion of event

BYO Equipment: Gloves, Shovels, Hedge Clippers, Pulaskis, Clothes to cover against Poison Ivy and Mosquitos, Snacks, Water, Bug Spray, and Sun Screen.
In case of cancellation, we will post on the Green Team Facebook page and the EC website http://www.hillsdaleec.org. For any further questions please contact Meredith Kates at 201-615-9543.
We look very forward to a great event to revive our Beechwood Trail Park!


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Bike Rodeo

The Hillsdale Police Department will conduct a
“Bike Safety Inspection and Skills Course” for grades 2-6
at George W. School
on June 1st, 2014
at 12:00pm.
We invite all families to join this outreach event to enhance the safety of our young and active residents in town.