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Environmental Advisory Council presents slimmed-down annual report, urges city engagement on climate and trees
Summary
The Environmental Advisory Council told the Parks and Recreation Committee its 2025 annual report is shorter and more focused, highlighting litter reduction, invasive-species work, urban-forest planning, an electric-vehicle pilot and youth climate grants; the EAC urged public participation in upcoming surveys and the climate action planning process.
Kyle Rofsky, chair of Allentown's Environmental Advisory Council, told the Parks and Recreation Committee the council's 2025 annual report is "about 13 pages" and organized around five pillars: advising on environmental issues, encouraging sustainable design and greenhouse-gas reductions, protecting natural resources, maintaining open land uses and promoting community environmental programs.
The report, Rofsky said, reflects a year of targeted work including research on litter-reduction strategies and a Muhlenberg College intern's project on invasive-species management that helped inform a joint resolution passed in December committing…
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