News of Environmental and Resource Management Issues and ... · what is, and what is not considered organic land-scaping. Organic land care is not simply about substituting organic-approved

Dr Barbara Sargent the District Superintendent of the Readington School District developed Goals for the District and included Environmental and Financial Sustainability as a Goal Dr Sargent stressed that once she named this goal wrote it as a goal released it

into the world through news-letters and labeled it on the website as a goal it became a reality As a reality she needed to measure progress towards achieving the goal The individual schools in the District created a great team to help achieve the goal With this goal Dr Sargent sought to make important changes within the Reading-

(Continued on page 2)

Readington School District Takes the Green

By Patricia Rector-Woods County Agent IIAssociate Professor

Volume 8 Issue 2 May 2017

newsletter

News of Environmental and Resource Management Issues and Events from throughout New Jersey

Page 1

Rutgers Cooperative Extension Environmental and Resource

Management Agents

Inside this issue

Readington School District Takes the Green

1

Rutgers Turfgrass Breeding for Drought Resistance

4

Rutgers Organic Land Care Manual

5

New Jersey Water Supply Plan

7

Rutgers Environmental Stewards Gets a New Logo

9

Rutgers Environmental Stew-ards Boat Trip

11

Photo Corner 13

Photo Corner Annual Winners

16

News and Upcoming Events 19

For the latest news and eventsndash visit the Green knight Blog httpgreenknightnewslettertumblrcom or subscribe to RSS httpsalemnjaesrutgersedu

Donrsquot forget our new Photo Corner Annual Winners Announced page 10

Fig 1 Outdoor air quality chart at Three Bridg-es School

ton school district She had attended inspi-rational educational sessions with presen-tations giving case studies showing how certain schools had attained great strides towards sustainability Often these schools had either private funding to help achieve these ideals or conversely they were locat-ed in areas of the state where additional funding might be possible due to greater needs Readington is a residential subur-ban town and does not fit either of these templates Dr Sargent knew she was tasked with reducing the school budget not expanding it even in the name of worthy environmental projects for sustainability Therefore Dr Sargent and her team sought to achieve a school district that was more sustainable and to achieve this to the greatest extent possible through behavior changes Throughout the school district students teachers principals and facilities personnel all joined Dr Sargent to help to make it happen District facility manager Don Race and Energy Efficiency Coordinator Jodi Bettermann were important team members helping to achieve these creative paths

to achieve environmental sustainability which also assisted with fi-nancial sustainability Fig 1 shows the district-wide energy reductions and savings pre-dominately due to conservation Both the Three Bridges School (2014) White House School (2016) were awarded as Green Ribbon Schools at the State and National levels This award honors schools for efforts to reduce utility costs and achieve environmental impacts promote better health and pro-vide environmental education including STEM civics and green ca-reer paths Discretionary funds and grant monies have helped provide water bottle refilling stations weather stations composters and outdoor-air quality flags Schools in the district have won

(Continued from page 1)


Readington School continued


Figure 2 Energy Savings predominately from conservation Graph from Dr Sargentrsquos ldquoReadington Township School District Achieve-ment of District Goals 2015-16rdquo June 14 2016 Retrieved wwwreadingtonk12njuscmslib011NJ01000244CentricityDomain46District

Page 2


numerous awards Among these were the Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative award to Readington School Board member Eric Zwerling as a Sustainable Educator for his role in helping to develop the districtrsquos Energy Conservation Plan and Holland Brook Schoolrsquos designation as a River Friend-ly School Dr Sargent and the Readington School Dis-trict provide an example of setting a Goal and achieving it through teamwork This sample of their great work also shows how much en-ergy conservation and behavior change can bring towards achieving sustainability



Page 3


The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Ex-periment Station (NJAES) has been at the forefront of turfgrass research se-lecting superior cultivars and propagat-ing these selections for generations Turfgrass breeding for traits such as drought resistance and salt tolerance has continued under the direction of Dr William Meyer since 1996 and Dr Stacy Bonos sincey 2001 The 206-acre Plant Science Research and Extension Farm often referred to as the Adelphia Farm has been a Rutgers NJAES facility since 1962 During the 1980s the turfgrass breeding program started to expand un-der the direction of Dr C Reed Funk and the Adelphia Farm became the ideal site to develop more drought and heat-resistant cultivars of cool-season grass-es The Center for Turfgrass Science currently breeds droughtndashtolerant turfgrass to reduce water use and salt-tolerant turfgrass so that greywater and recycled water can be used for turfgrass irrigation In order to develop turfgrass varieties with drought resistance individual plants from the most prom-ising turf plots are selected and cloned for planting under a rain-out shelter The rain-out shelter is fully automated and allows the Rutgers turfgrass breeding program to subject plants to severe drought conditions without interruption from rain events Generally tall fescue clones are planted in early fall and allowed to establish through spring of the following year Following a drought period lasting approximately 75ndash90 days individual plants that retain green color and are actively growing are removed and divided up into replicated clones The following spring these clones are then assem-bled into isolated crossing-blocks according to their phenotype Seed is harvested from the crossing-blocks in early summer and then planted in progeny turf trials In some cases this results in the re-lease of new cultivars Altogether repeated selection of tall fescue germplasm has resulted in the de-velopment of over 100 new cultivars within the past decade These cultivars have topped the Nation-al Turfgrass Evaluation Programrsquos trials throughout the country and have improved stress tolerance In an environment where water poses a critical limiting factor for households and businesses drought-resistant turfgrass varieties are critical for not only visual appeal but also livelihood for business owners comport for homeowners and habitat creation

Fig 1 Rutgers tall fescue turfgrass selections breeding for drought re-sistance Photo credit William Meyer Rutgers NJAES


By Marjorie Kaplan DrPH Anna Molinski Rutgers NJAES and reprinted with permission Karrah Kwasnik USDA NE Climate Hub Newsletter

Page 4

Rutgers Goes Organic New Organic Landscaper Guide Helps Professionals Protect the Environment

Rutgers School of Environmental Sciences and Biology Office of Communications and Marketing (Reprinted from Newsroom)


Rutgers Cooperative Extension has always pro-moted and researched environmentally-friendly horticultural practices but now a new publica-tion is available to help landscapers go organic The Rutgers Organic Land Care Best Practices Manual provides recommendations to land man-agers and landscape contractors on how to effec-tively conduct organic land care in New Jersey Many landscapers in New Jersey have incorpo-rated organic services into their businesses but often there is confusion in the industry and among clients about what ldquogoing organicrdquo actual-ly means This guide provides clarification and will assist industry professionals in determining what is and what is not considered organic land-scaping Organic land care is not simply about substituting organic-approved products for synthetic materi-als In other words just because you are using an organic pesticide on a lawn does not mean the lawn is organic Organic land care involves treat-ing a landscape as a whole living system where the soil plants and animals within that system are interdependent and should sustain each other This type of thinking is based in ecology which is the study of the relationships that living organisms have with each other and the nonliving environ-ment When transitioning to an organic landscape the goal should be to create a healthy lawn and garden that are self-sustaining with few material or product inputs The goal is to eliminate the use of syn-thetic pesticides synthetic fertilizers and synthetic soil amendments The types of practices an organic landscaper would use would be to determine soil health through soil testing and applying products only based on soil test results raising mower blades to at least 3 inches to promote deep root growth and utilize native plants to promote biodiversity and low-maintenance turf grass varieties to conserve water


Page 5

Ahoy There Rutgers Environmental Stewardshellip continued

The new manual covers site assessments soil health turf care native and invasive plants planting and caring for trees and shrubs water conservation weed and pest management and wildlife control For most topics there are recommended and not recommended practices that landscapers can review to determine what is appropriate under an organic program

This document is not to be confused with the United States Department of Agriculturersquos National Or-ganic Program for agriculture That program provides federal standards for how to grow food organi-cally which producers must adhere to in order to be certified as organic That is not the case for land-scapers There are currently no federal standards for organic land care although the new manual in-corporates many recommendation from the federal guidance for agriculture This document is meant to provide guidance in the absence of those standards The manual was written by industry profession-als and Rutgers staff

On January 31 2017 Rutgers graduated 17 land care professionals from its Organic Land Care Certifi-cate Program This is the fifth year of the program which teaches basic organic land care practices to

landscapers land managers and Rutgers Master Gardeners One hundred individuals have gone through the program Residents can search a Rutgers online database for local landscapers who have

met the requirements of this program which is listed by county For more information about the Rut-gers Organic Land Care program or the new manual visit njaesrutgerseduorganiclandcare or con-tact Amy Rowe via email at rowenjaesrutgersedu



Page 6

Zebra Swallowtail (spring form) Eurytides marcellus Megan McCarty Creative Commons Attribution 30 license It is a nonresident butterfly that occurs in New Jersey as a stray

New Jersey Releases Draft Water Supply Plan

Sal Mangiafico Rutgers Cooperative Extension


This month the State of New Jersey released the long-awaited Draft Water Supply Plan The Draft Plan is available at wwwnjgovdepwatersupplywsphtml This link also includes dates for three public meetings concerning the plan scheduled for July 2017 as well as instruc-tions for submitting written comments Even though by statue the Plan is supposed to be updated every five years the last plan dates back 21 years to 1996 As a critical planning document for water resources there have been continual calls to release the plan over the years including those by environmental organizations politicians watershed associations and university faculty The availability and use of water resources has implications for economic development urban and suburban planning sustainable agricultural production and the ecological integrity of streams and other waterbodies The Plan suggests that water resources in the state are sufficient for current use but also recommends improvements in efficiency conservation reuse and infrastructure for long term sustainability The implication is that we as a state face twin challenges of funding infrastructure improvements while educating residents and professionals to change attitudes and behaviors The 92-page document includes several useful and reader-accessible plots including those address-ing the different sources of water utilized water use by month and water use by sector Maps in-clude areas of water stress in terms of remaining water available in unconfined aquifers and surface water bodies under scenarios of current peak use and of full use of current water allocations (Entities like municipalities large businesses and farms are given an allocation of water they may use but current use may be below this allocation) Figure 1 extracted from the Plan shows the re-maining water available after depletive and consumptive use at current peak use


Page 7

New Jersey Release Draft Water Supply Plan continued

Some critics of the plan contend that performing the water balance analysis on larger geographic areas may ignore environmental impacts potentially occurring on smaller watershed areas They also con-tend that the plan doesnrsquot include sufficient specific plans or goals and that the plan doesnrsquot consider conditions beyond 2022 only five years in the future Further Reading

Hurdle J 2017 May 3 Long-Awaited Plan for Management of Water Resources in New Jersey NJ Spotlight wwwnjspotlightcomstories170502long-awaited-plan-lays-framework-for-managing-water-resources-in-new-jersey

[NJDEP] New Jersey Department of Environ-

mental Protection 2017 Draft New Jer-sey Water Supply Plan 2017-2022 wwwnjgovdepwatersupplywsphtml

NJTV News 2017 May 5 Environmental Pro-

fessor Statersquos New Water Supply Plan Short-Sighted [with Rutgers professor Daniel Van Abs] NJTV News wwwnjtvonlineorgnewsvideoenvironmental-professor-states-new-water-supply-plan-short-sighted

ONeill J 2017 May 8 Many parts of New

Jersey face stressed drinking water sup-plies NorthJerseycom wwwnorthjerseycomstorynews20170508new-jersey-has-many-stressed-drinking-water-supplies310316001

Press of Atlantic City NJ 2017 May 7 Water

supply plan finally quietly arrives with good news Press of Atlantic City wwwpressofatlanticcitycomopinioneditorialsn-j-water-supply-plan-finally-quietly-arrives-with-goodarticle_cc049ebb-0edf-543e-a209-11c1129b9a4dhtml


Figure 1 Remaining water available for unconfined groundwater and surface water for depletive and consumptive use at peak current use rates From NJDEP 2017


Page 8

Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program Gets a Logo

By Pat Rector County Agent IIAssociate Professor


The Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program (envirostewardsrutgersedu) has a great sym-bol in the owl photo originally taken by Bruce Barbour at Duke Farms We all love the Owl But when it came to putting the owl on a t-shirt or tablecloth or other items it was complicated and costly to use the owl as a symbol Therefore we decided to develop a logo for the Rutgers Envi-ronmental Stewards As coordinators Michele Bakacs Amy Cook-Menzel Amy Rowe and myself knew art was not our strength We choose to use one of the logo contest websites The process of a logo contest works as follows

middot We developed a brief informational

paragraph to give designers background

The website asks to describe the business

and what the business does and include a slogantagline if there is one

middot We provided the main concepts we wanted to communicate through out design (make a pos-

itive difference environmental protection in New Jersey applied science in the field)

middot We described the target audience

middot We described to the best of our ability the style and concept for our logo Some of our

descriptions were negatives such as ldquonot corporaterdquo

middot We explained where the logo would be used eg website print billboardssigns TV mugs

t-shirts

middot We provided our website

middot We offered a monetary prize (the logo contest we chose required a monetary prize between

$200 and $1000)


Fig 1 Rutgers Environmental Stewards Owl will still be seen on many items The owl is hard to use due to the intricacy of the drawing and the variety of color The photo originates from Bruce Barbour Rutgers Cooperative Extension

Page 9

Rutgers Environmental Stewards Logo continued

The design contest is a design crowdsourcing website The one we chose had 20000 de-signers worldwide As designs were submit-ted we were able to comment to help pro-vide guidance to ones that we liked We received 366 entries We came up with a list of our ten (10) best choices We then opened the voting to the 2017 Rutgers Environmental Stewards (RES) class (82 participants) and the RES Alumni Association Board for vot-ing and went with the winner of that vote (Fig 2 and 3) So please be on the lookout for the new logo and the old lovable Owl


Fig 2 Rutgers Environmental Stewards log 2017

Fig 3 The new logo as it will look on T-shirts and tablecloth


Page 10

Ahoy There Matey Rutgers Environmental Stewards Take Their First Boat Trip on the Raritan River

By Michele Bakacs Rutgers Cooperative Extension


The Rutgers Environmental Steward classes are in their final month and with the warm weather upon us the Middlesex class took the water On May 3rd Stewards got a rare oppor-tunity to see the Raritan River up close by tak-ing a 2 hour boat trip on the new RV Rutgers The RV Rutgers is a new boat operated by the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences This 36 ft (11 meter) aluminum landing craft is a 20 passenger vessel and supports a wide range of educational and scientific needs such as trawling grab sampling diving water pro-filing coring AUV operations etc Faculty can reserve the vessel so students can get a first-hand look at the Raritan River ecosystem and the human impacts to the watershed This is part of a larger effort by the Rutgers Collaborative for Research and Education to ldquoBring the River to your classroomrdquo and works to support faculty efforts in engaging students and the community in Raritan River data and science through data activities The Rutgers Environmental Stewards program trains volunteers on important environmental issues affecting New Jersey and helps them make a difference in their own communities The program consists of 60 hours of

classes offered around the state on topics including habitat protection climate change geology soil health alternative energy invasive plants environmental pol-icy pollinators and much more Stewards complete a 60 hour internship of their choosing in order to be-come certified Optional fieldtrips are included Any-one can become an Environmental Steward regardless of background The Stewards met the boat in Boyd Park in New Brunswick at the Class of 1914 Boathouse and were welcomed by the boatrsquos captain Chip Haldeman and first mate Nicole Waite Joining us on our trip was Heather Fenyk Director of the Lower Raritan Water-


Nicole Waite trains the Stewards on using the water sampling equipment

Page 11

Captain Chip Haldeman


shed Partnership and Dr JeanMarie Hartman Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture Heather and JeanMarie provided a rich history of the Raritan and identified points of interest including shale outcrop geo-logic formations the Lenape Trail connection to the Riv-er noted flora and fauna as well as the industrial legacy of contaminated sites old factories and the Edgewater Landfill First mate Nicole taught the Stewards how researchers monitor water quality and trained them on collecting da-ta using YSI water monitoring probes to test for dissolved oxygen pH temperature and salinity We also saw two bald eagles countless ospreys cormorants and vast marshland The salt marshes are mostly domi-nated by Phragmites australis an invasive grass known as common reed but we also saw native Spartina alterniflora (salt marsh cordgrass) holding its own at the fringes of the saltmarshes Overwhelmingly the Stewards walked away with a new appreciation of this fantastic natural resource that most of us take for granted Most people see the Raritan River as a place to avoid to view from afar from the Garden State

Parkway or Route 1 Bridge This experience helped the Stewards better understand the River that lies in the heart of their community and the importance of making sure it

is cleaned up and protected


Route 1 bridge from the water

The Stewards class fresh off the boat


Page 12

The RV Raritan at the Class of 1914 Boathouse dock in New Brunswick

Page 13

The Green Knight Newsletter Photo Corner

Purpose The Green Knight editors introduced the Photography Corner in our last issue to help us rep-resent and celebrate the New Jersey environment through digital imagery We are accepting submis-sions from amateur photographers on a rolling basis in three categories

middot Exceptional scenicwildlife photographs

These images should represent the varied en-

vironmental areas of New Jersey and the flora

and fauna which abounds in this great state

New Jersey photographs only

middot Environmental ldquoproblemrdquo photographs Education is key and awareness is crucial Great

photographs of what is ldquowrongrdquo with explanatory captions are sought After deliberation the

editors have concluded that namesaddresses of the offending party(ies) are not appropriate

middot Photographs of Solutions New Jersey has been at the forefront of environmental solu-

tions since before the ldquoActsrdquo (Clean Water Clean Air Endangered Species helliphellipActs) We are

eager for contributions of photographs of New Jersey as the state working on solutions to our

environmental problems

Rules

middot All photographs must be the work of the person entering the submission

middot Images that have been significantly altered with filters or special effects using software such as

Photoshop and Lightroom will not be accepted

middot Photographers retain original rights but the editors shall be granted rights to use the

photographs in promotional or educational publications or scholarly submissions

middot Please submit photographs in JPEG PNG or TIFF format minimum resolution of 300 dpi For

larger files send electronic transfer such as Dropbox

middot We will only accept electronic images

middot A separate word document MUST accompany the photograph with caption and photo credit

middot The photograph must not have borders or watermarks

Fred Sandbucks Corners


middot A single photograph may only be submitted for one category

middot Proper permission for photographs that include people must be obtained with photograph and

the photographer retains all responsibilities For recognizable persons a model release must be

obtained for subjects under 18 express permission of the parentguardian must be obtained

middot Submissions will be judged on the following criteria

o Technical mastery the determination of the judges that the submission shows a superi-

or level of mastery of the mechanical abilities andor lighting manipulation skills to cre-

ate the image including focus background and depth of field

o Artistry Evidence of creativity composition and visually appealing image that are not

significantly altered

o Alignment with category How well does the image achieve the aim of the caption and

the category

o Impact The effect beyond the aforementioned criteria that embodies an image with an

ability to be moving stirring or impressive

middot Decisions of the judges are final

middot There will be awards given as First Place Second Place and Third Place for each category

There will be only one First Place Second Place and Third Place winner in each category In the

event the Judges feel that no submission qualifies as exceptional the First Place slot for that

category will remain vacant for the year

middot Winners will be announced in the August Green Knight edition First Place winners will receive

a Green Knight Award Plaque Second and Third Place winners will receive Green Knight Award

Certificates The first full cycle will be completed with the submissions in the May 2017 issue

and winners will be announced in the August 2017 issue All winning photographs will be dis-

played in the August issue

Photo Corner continued


Page 14

Category Exceptional scenicwildlife photographs Caption Neighborhood Fox Morris County NJ

Photo Credit David Los

Photo taken on January 15 2017 Mistakenly not in the February 2017 issue

Photo Cornerhellip continued


Page 15

Exceptional scenicwildlife photographs David Los

Congratulations to the Winners of the Green Knight Photo Contest



Page 16

Environmental ldquoproblemrdquo photographs Heather Desko




Page 17

Environmental Solutions David Kois




Page 18

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A Conversation about the New Jersey 2017 Water Supply Plan June 14 2017 Mill-ville NJ

The New Jersey Water Supply Plan is a critical planning document for economic development urban and suburban planning sustaining agriculture and preserving the ecological integrity of streams and other waterbodies

In May of 2017 New Jersey released a draft water supply plan for the first time since 1996 The State is currently seeking public input on this draft plan through public meetings and written comments

Join Sal Mangiafico of Rutgers Cooperative Extension for a discussion of what is in this plan and what it means for our community

Free of charge

Wednesday June 14 630 ndash 730 pm Extension Education Center 291 Morton Ave Millville NJ 08332

For more information contact Sal Mangiafico or Pam Burton 856-451-2800 ext 4 mangiaficonjaesrutgersedu

Download the flyer https1drvmsbsAhKBlPmOCXvCi13lTVE1UrO7a25K

(Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Lawn Creative Commons License)

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS


Page 20

Rain Garden and Green Infrastructure Bus Tour June 17 2017 Mountainside NJ

Learn how to cut landscaping costs reduce runoff and beautify your property

Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County and the Rahway River Watershed Association on a guided bus excursion to see the benefits of rain gardens rainwater harvesting porous surfaces and more

Perfect for municipal agencies environmental groups and the general public

When Saturday June 17 930 am - 1230 pm

Where Bus departs from Trailside Nature amp Science Center 452 New Providence Road Mountainside

$2000 per person

Registration required

To register download the flyer https1drvmsbsAhKBlPmOCXvCiXvED_5DVZLLAIWC



Page 21

New Factsheet Community Vegetable Garden Development Worksheet

httpnjaesrutgersedupubspublicationasppid=E356

Launching a community vegetable garden can be an exciting experience that can have many benefits for your community However do not put the produce cart before the paper-work For your community garden to become a lasting success there are several key com-ponents to consider including infrastructure supplies user regulations and people man-agement These considerations are detailed in the following worksheet but first here are some highlights to get started with the planning process



Page 22

ldquoA guide for Informed Decision Makingrdquo fact sheets from National Water Quality Monitoring Council

httpsacwigovmonitoringpubsindexhtml

Do you need help in explaining water-quality monitoring to a non-technical audience Are you working with decision makers who are confused by the array of monitoring programs water databases data portals and tools to collect and interpret water quality information

The NWQMC Water Information Strategies workgroup has developed a series fact sheets in-tended to help explain and clarify differences in water-quality monitoring designs Each fact sheet is organized to answer the ldquohowrdquo ldquowhatrdquo and ldquowhenrdquo questions of monitoring de-sign ldquoHowrdquo is the program implemented ldquoWhatrdquo types of questions does this design an-swerrdquo or ldquoWhenrdquo is this particular design appropriate Examples from existing programs are provided to help guide the reader and quick links provide more in-depth information for each topic Additionally topics include the Water Quality Portal and tools such as Water Quality Indices and Report Cards are available to help guide you in the management and use of water quality data



Page 23

Green Knight newsletter

Editors Pat Rector Sal Mangiafico

(Rutgers Cooperative Extension Environmental and Resource Management Agents)

PO Box 900 Morristown NJ 07963-0900

973-285-8300 ext 225

httpsalemrutgersedugreenknight

rectornjaesrutgersedu

Cooperating Agencies Rutgers The State University of New Jersey US Department of Agriculture and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders Rutgers Cooperative Extension a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is an

equal opportunity provider and employer

Rutgers Cooperative Extension educational programs are offered to all without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry age sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression disability atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait

marital status civil union status domestic partnership status military service veteran status and any other category protected by law


ton school district She had attended inspi-rational educational sessions with presen-tations giving case studies showing how certain schools had attained great strides towards sustainability Often these schools had either private funding to help achieve these ideals or conversely they were locat-ed in areas of the state where additional funding might be possible due to greater needs Readington is a residential subur-ban town and does not fit either of these templates Dr Sargent knew she was tasked with reducing the school budget not expanding it even in the name of worthy environmental projects for sustainability Therefore Dr Sargent and her team sought to achieve a school district that was more sustainable and to achieve this to the greatest extent possible through behavior changes Throughout the school district students teachers principals and facilities personnel all joined Dr Sargent to help to make it happen District facility manager Don Race and Energy Efficiency Coordinator Jodi Bettermann were important team members helping to achieve these creative paths

to achieve environmental sustainability which also assisted with fi-nancial sustainability Fig 1 shows the district-wide energy reductions and savings pre-dominately due to conservation Both the Three Bridges School (2014) White House School (2016) were awarded as Green Ribbon Schools at the State and National levels This award honors schools for efforts to reduce utility costs and achieve environmental impacts promote better health and pro-vide environmental education including STEM civics and green ca-reer paths Discretionary funds and grant monies have helped provide water bottle refilling stations weather stations composters and outdoor-air quality flags Schools in the district have won





Figure 2 Energy Savings predominately from conservation Graph from Dr Sargentrsquos ldquoReadington Township School District Achieve-ment of District Goals 2015-16rdquo June 14 2016 Retrieved wwwreadingtonk12njuscmslib011NJ01000244CentricityDomain46District

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