Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
The Friends, Where Community Involvement and Environmentalism Intersect. The Friends is a New Jersey and 501C3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to local environmental education and conservation. Projects initiated by the Friends have been widely recognized by the New Jersey Audubon Society, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Senate and General Assembly, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Association of Landscape Architects, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions and the East Brunswick Department of Parks and Recreation and Mayor and Town Council. These projects have also received extensive media coverage from local, state, national and even international press.
The organization is run by an all-volunteer board. Our Board includes environmental consultants, educators and researchers and allows for a wide-diversity of experience and backgrounds providing an excellent foundation for environmental projects in our community. Friends' events and membership are free and open to all. Connect With Us: |
The East Brunswick Public Library has launched the EB Grow Seed Library to introduce residents to gardening, provide education on seed-saving, and encourage patrons to develop a passion for sustainability and hands-on learning.
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A new season of Option Green events has started! Learn more about different topics throughout the fall including fall planting and movie screenings.
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East Brunswick Township is looking to join communities in New Jersey and throughout the world to eliminate the use of single use plastic bags and plastic straws.
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Community GardenPlots at the East Brunswick Community Garden are available to all East Brunswick residents.
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National Moth WeekNational Moth Week (NMW) celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths. NMW offers everyone, everywhere a unique opportunity to become a Citizen Scientist and contribute scientific data about moths.
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FreecyclingTwice a year, EBEC hosts a recycling event where you can donate and recycle things you no longer need. The best part is, you can take away anything else someone left there, for FREE. No catch, we promise.
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Salamander migration
Butterfly park Moth Nights Farmers Markets Interactive website for members Online guide to local butterflies Raptor survey Online guide to town parks |
Lectures and presentations
Beautiful East Brunswick photo contest Worm composters to EB schools Big tree completion Elm tree at Central school Boy Scout Eagle & Girl Scout Gold Award mentoring Online guide to local backyard birds Big day birding |