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Green Township advisory committee to apply for ANJEC grant to fund pollinator sign, bird and bat houses
Summary
The Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee designated its secretary as the ANJEC grant contact and reviewed a mayoral approval letter; if funded, grant money would pay for an educational sign, bird and bat houses, and deer fencing for pollinator gardens.
The Green Township Environmental Advisory Committee reviewed plans April 7 to apply for an Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) grant to support pollinator gardens and wildlife habitat improvements. Committee Secretary Gwen Santos was named the grant contact and will submit the application after the committee updates its Project Summary spreadsheet.
Ellen (Elly) Lessin said content for an educational sign being fabricated by Gravity DesignWorks is still being finalized so the sign can list the plants that emerge in the pollinator gardens. Lessin told the committee that Gravity DesignWorks requires a purchase order before beginning construction.
Lessin also said that, if the ANJEC grant is approved, volunteer Sharon Wander will help place bird and bat houses purchased with grant funds. Lessin added that the New Jersey Butterfly Club, of which Wander is a member, has offered to donate deer fencing for the pollinator gardens, which would reduce the committee’s material costs.
The application process had been delayed because the Township Committee meeting scheduled April 6 was canceled; Mayor Raffay provided a letter of approval that committee members reviewed and accepted. The committee did not take a formal vote on the grant application at the April 7 meeting but set administrative steps—assigning a contact and updating the project spreadsheet—so the application can be filed.
Next steps: the committee will update the Project Summary spreadsheet and, pending any additional required municipal approvals, Gwen Santos will submit the ANJEC grant application.
