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Green Township committee schedules planting, removes fencing and approves plant and seed purchases
Summary
The Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee approved removal of fencing that impeded maintenance, scheduled a volunteer work session for Aug. 9 to plant 85 seedlings received from NJ Fish & Wildlife, and voted to buy 250 custom seed packets and six trees/shrubs for a bench area.
GREEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — At its Aug. 5 meeting the Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee approved a series of planting and outreach steps aimed at expanding and maintaining two pollinator gardens and supporting a community distribution of seed packets.
Committee Secretary Gwen Santos told members about options for custom-printed seed packets to hand out at Green Township Day on Sept. 6; after reviewing samples the committee voted to buy 250 packets from vendor 4AII Promos. "A selection was made," the minutes state; the motion was moved by Christopher Sullivan and seconded by Fausto Moyano and was adopted "all in favor."
Ellen Lessin reported the committee had received 85 plants from NJ Fish & Wildlife and said Sharon Wander, who has been caring for the plants, advised that the seedlings "need to be put in the ground very soon." To speed planting and routine maintenance, Matthew Fox moved, and Michael Wood seconded, to remove fencing around the first pollinator garden because it hindered access for weeding; the committee approved the motion unanimously.
Fox also moved — and Christopher Sullivan seconded — that members meet at the garden on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. to prepare the ground and plant the donated seedlings and to perform maintenance on the first garden area. The motion carried; Michael Wood, Christopher Sullivan and Fausto Moyano agreed to attend the work session, according to the minutes.
Separately, the committee reviewed plant options from Wild Ridge Plants for placement next to a bench that was described as awaiting installation by Jason Miller. Christopher Sullivan moved to purchase two Pagoda dogwood, two red chokeberry and two black chokeberry plants; Michael Wood seconded the motion and it passed. Fausto Moyano volunteered to care for those plants until the ground is ready for planting.
Committee documents described in the minutes as "Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee statutes" were distributed to members at the request of Cynthia Moyano and briefly discussed. The committee also read aloud a list of internal goals; there was no further input recorded on that item.
The meeting opened at 5:35 p.m. and adjourned at 6:40 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
