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Morris Arts: Living Wall at 14 Maple Ave Inspiration for New Art Exhibit
Black, White and Green Opens at Gallery at 14 Maple on March 3 The living wall that anchors 14 Maple Ave is the inspiration behind a new art exhibit that opens this week on the building’s third floor...
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The Garden State: Join Us Today on Twitter For Our First #BetterNJ Chat
Join us for our first-ever #BetterNJ LIVE Twitter chat to learn about the Garden State’s community gardens and urban farms with some of New Jersey’s leading organizations working to develop regional...
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Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green...
BIG Competition Aims to Spark Innovative Stormwater Management Solutions in New Jersey Communities The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and New Jersey Health Initiatives recently awarded $165,000 in...
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Sustainable Jersey: Creating a National Network of State-level Sustainability...
Sustainable Jersey releases Statewide Sustainability Report Imagine what we could accomplish if we worked together. The idea of starting a multi-state conversation about state-level sustainability...
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One Creative Solution to America’s Yard Problem
Courtesy of Creative Commons / Darron Birgenheier I live in a corner of New Jersey that was the epicenter for exurban, sprawling development that defined much of the late 1990’s up through the...
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New Jersey Future: Infrastructure Matters
New Jersey Future is participating again this year, along with hundreds of other groups around the country, in Infrastructure Week 2016, to raise awareness about the need to invest in infrastructure...
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Sustainable Jersey: What are the Biggest Sustainability Challenges Facing NJ?
New gold standards to be unveiled at the 2016 New Jersey Sustainability Summit Sustainable Jersey will break new ground at the 2016 New Jersey Sustainability Summit with the much anticipated release...
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Trust for Public Land: Building Healthy Parks and Healthy Communities
School children enjoying Nat Turner Park Fun Day in Newark at its 2010 opening. It’s no secret that families in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood shoulder an undue burden stemming from impacts of...
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Sustainable Jersey: Taking the classroom outside to raise-up extra-ordinary kids
Seth Boyden Elementary School Outdoor Learning Center Brings a Community Together What does it take to transform a good idea into an inspiring project? At Sustainable Jersey, I’m lucky to work with...
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Jersey Water Works: 10 Great Ideas for New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
New Jersey Delegation Gathers National Best Practices from One Water Summit Innovative ways to integrate water management, reduce costs, partner and build broad public support were all on tap at the...
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Sustainable Jersey: In a zombie apocalypse, it’s good to know where your food...
The John P. Stevens High School Greenhouse opens a world of opportunities in Edison. Laura Holborow begins the food science unit in the biology class she teaches at John P. Stevens High School the...
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Sustainable Jersey: A Better Tomorrow, One Rooftop At a Time
Encouraging NJ solar consumers through municipal-level nudging I’m often asked what will have the most impact on slowing climate change. Using less energy and generating new clean energy are the two...
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Sustainable Jersey Travels to South Korea for Clean Air
Sharing expertise and experience to support Clean Air Asia pilot certification program I left New Jersey on Aug. 25 with my colleague, Renee Haider, en route for South Korea. Sustainable Jersey was...
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Dodge Road Trip: Exploring an Urban Oasis with NJ Tree Foundation
If you know where to look, there are hidden treasures blossoming in Camden. That’s what I learned on a summer visit with the New Jersey Tree Foundation‘s Lisa Simms and Jessica Franzini while tagging...
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Sustainable Jersey: Never underestimate the power of a small grant
C.J. Davenport and West Cape May elementary schools inspire us Through Sustainable Jersey for Schools, we’ve gotten to know some amazing changemakers, ranging from teachers and principals to parents...
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Sustainable Jersey: Commit your town to climate progress, instructions included
Helping NJ cities and towns meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement At the recent New Jersey Sustainability Summit over 300 local and statewide leaders convened to pledge their commitment to a...
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Sustainable Jersey: School nurses take on asthma in Trenton providing needed...
With 13 elementary schools, four middle schools and three high schools, the nurses of the Trenton Public Schools have their hands full. Despite the daily challenges, Micah Freeman, the Supervisor of...
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Sustainable Jersey: From New Jersey public school gardens to your table
Long Branch Public School students practice agripreneurship Although school is out for summer, a group of students in Monmouth County are hard at work harvesting vegetables and herbs to sell at the...
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Sustainable Jersey: Creating a place, rather than a design
Morristown and Asbury Park implement complete streets As summer begins in New Jersey, you may find yourself visiting one of the hundreds of communities in the state that have adopted or implemented...
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The Dodge Poetry Festival Has Zero Waste Goals
A green army of volunteers will be on hand at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival when thousands of people flock to downtown Newark this October to hear more than 70 renowned poets read, perform...
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