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Environmental committee approves fencing and plant layout for new pollinator garden
Summary
Green Township’s Environmental Advisory Committee voted unanimously to install protective fencing around a newly constructed second pollinator garden, confirmed placement of trees around a bench, set volunteer planting and watering plans, and assigned follow-up to DPW.
The Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 2 to install a fence around a newly constructed second pollinator garden and to accept a tree-placement plan surrounding a recently installed bench.
Matt Fox, a committee member, told colleagues he had visited the garden and said "the bench has been installed and the second pollinator garden is constructed and ready for the seedling to be planted." Fox moved to install fencing to protect the new plants; Christopher Sullivan seconded the motion and members voted in favor.
Why it matters: the fence and planting decisions are intended to protect recently received seedlings and the new bench area ahead of the community outreach event on Sept. 6. Ellen Lessin reported the committee received 66 seedlings from NJ Fish & Wildlife and said volunteers must plant and water them promptly.
Details and next steps: Lessin said the seedlings need to be put in the ground immediately and recommended establishing a twice-daily watering schedule for the first two months after planting. The committee approved a placement plan for trees purchased from Wild Ridge so that two red chokeberry trees will flank the bench about 10 feet on either side and four additional trees will be planted among rocks behind the bench; Sullivan moved to accept the plan, Lessin seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Volunteers and staff assignments include a scheduled work session: Fox and Michael Wood will meet at the second garden at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6 to install the fence. Fox also said he will email Jason Miller, the township DPW supervisor, about site preparation and planting.
The committee’s formal motions recorded at the meeting included approval of the fence installation and acceptance of the tree placement; both were carried by unanimous voice vote. The committee did not set a formal budget at the meeting; seedling counts, watering schedules and volunteer staffing were discussed as operational follow-ups.
The committee continues to oversee the garden’s establishment and expects volunteers to implement the watering schedule following the Sept. 6 work session.
