The Jersey Water Works Climate Resilience Committee and Green Infrastructure Committee submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Strategic Climate Action Plan on October 19, 2023.
Committee: Green Infrastructure Committee
Rain Gardens: A Simple Way to Do Your Part – Facilitator’s Guide
New Facilitator’s Guide for GI Champions: Rain Garden: A Simple Way to Do Your Part presentation available on the Rutgers Green Infrastructure Champions program website. Rain gardens are just one of many green infrastructure practices that can help municipalities manage stormwater.
Green Infrastructure & Climate Change Fact Sheets
The Green Infrastructure Committee created four fact sheets to help expand your knowledge on green infrastructure and share with your community. Green infrastructure has an important relationship to climate change, public health, and equity.
Jersey Water Works Comments on NJDEP’s Proposed Inland Flood Protection Rule
The Jersey Water Works Climate Resilience Committee and Green Infrastructure Committee submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Proposed Inland Flood Protection Rule on February 2, 2023.
How to Develop and Implement Green Infrastructure Maintenance Strategy One Pager
The Municipal Engagement subcommittee of the Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee, created this one pager which accompanies this brochure to help municipalities and schools implement and maintain green infrastructure (GI) projects.
Brochure on How to Develop and Implement Green Infrastructure Maintenance Strategy
Rain garden in Berkeley Heights, NJ, featuring Joe Pye weed and cone flowers in bloom. Photo credit: R. Leister. The Municipal Engagement subcommittee of the Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee, created a brochure to help municipalities and schools implement and maintain green infrastructure (GI) projects. This resource highlights success stories along with advice and… Continue reading Brochure on How to Develop and Implement Green Infrastructure Maintenance Strategy
Stormwater Skills: Training Resources for Green Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance
The Green Infrastructure Committee created the green infrastructure training program inventory to inform municipalities, professionals, and others interested in green infrastructure to identify suitable training programs to fit specific needs. The ultimate goal of this inventory is to help New Jersey residents find training programs that could help them begin, or otherwise further, a career… Continue reading Stormwater Skills: Training Resources for Green Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance
Wow Your Town: Four Fact Sheets for Green Infrastructure Champions
The Green Infrastructure Committee created four fact sheets to help local advocates promote green infrastructure in their towns. Each fact sheet is unique for a specific audience in mind: general population, environmental experts, transportation specialists, or school stakeholders.
Green Infrastructure Champions Spotlight: Schools
This fact sheet reviews the benefits of installing aesthetically pleasing green infrastructure on school grounds as a learning tool for students, staff, and visitors.
Green Infrastructure Champions Spotlight: Transportation
This fact sheet reviews the benefits of green infrastructure for green streets to support transportation goals.