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.

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Current Initiatives 

Freecycling Day is going curbside this fall! To prevent crowds and enable social distancing during this challenging time, residents are invited to freecycle their usable unwanted household goods in front of their homes on Saturday, Oct. 17. We'll put you on the map!
A new season of Option Green events has started! Learn more about different topics throughout the fall including fall planting and movie screenings.​
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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Featured Events

Community Garden

Plots at the East Brunswick Community Garden are available to all East Brunswick residents. 

National Moth Week

National 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. 

Freecycling

Twice 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. 

Other Past and Ongoing Events

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

THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE FRIENDS OF THE EBEC

The event planning, coordination, and execution of the Friends of the EBEC event would not be possible without the dedicated members of the board. The board includes environmental consultants, educators, and researchers.