Lebanon Township

Environmental & Open Space Commission

Meetings

Have an environmental issue? The EOS meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Lebanon Township Municipal Building. Our meetings offer a public session for township residents to voice their concerns. Please come to a meeting and let us know what is on your mind.

Commission Members

Ron Ascenzo
Greg Cahill
Drew DePalma
Douglas Diehl
Art Gerlich, 1st Alternate
Erik Jan Henriksen, 2nd Alternate
Nancy Lawler
Warren Newman, Chair
Kirk Petrik

Resources

The following links are good sources of information about the environment in New Jersey.

NJ Office of State Planning

NJ Geological Survey

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions

Highlands Coalition

Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance

NJ DEP Department of Environmental Protection

NJ DEP Green Acres Program

NJ DEP Department of Water Quality

NJ Environmental Federation

NJ Environmental Digital Library

NJ DEP Historic Preservation Office

NJ Landscape Project

Musconetcong Watershed Association

Community Well Testing Day - May 18

The Lebanon Township Environmental & Open Space Commission is sponsoring a Community Well Testing Day in conjunction with the Raritan Headwaters Association. Well testing kits will be on sale at the Municipal Building on Saturday, May 18 from 8:00 AM -12 Noon sharp. Collected samples should be dropped off at the Municipal Building on Monday, May 20 from 7:00 - 10:00 AM sharp.

Basic kits (bacteria and nitrate tests) will be available for $50. Other test kits will be on sale as well for additional charges which vary by test. Personal checks and cash will be accepted. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards.

For more information about tests or reporting, please contact Peggy at the Raritan Headwaters Association at (908) 234-1852 ext. 401 or email her at promeo@raritanheadwaters.org. For other information about Well Testing Day, please email Nancy Lawler at nerlawler@comcast.net.

News Regarding Black Bears

(9/22/10) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife biologists, along with DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, are reminding the public to remove food sources from around their homes to prevent difficult encounters with bears this fall. Black bears are starting to fatten up for winter [Read more ...]

About the EOS

Authority
The Lebanon Township Environmental & Open Space Commission (EOS) has the power to study and make recommendations concerning open space preservation, water resources management, air pollution control, solid waste management, noise control, soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance and protection of flora and fauna located within its territorial limits, as governed by New Jersey Statute 40:56A-1 to 56A-7.

Responsibilities
The commission's goal is to maintain and preserve the environmental quality of Lebanon Township. This goal is met through a variety of actions, including working closely with the Planning Board through the review of subdivision and ordinances, informing the Planning, Zoning and Boards of Adjustment about environmental impacts of proposals for development, advocating planned open space preservation at the municipal level, investigating environmental problems and proposing solutions, informing residents on environmental matters and ways to help protect the environment, interacting with neighboring commissions to tackle regional and state issues, and maintaining a data base on the environmental resources of the municipality, which is known as the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI). The EOS also is responsible for the creation and maintenance of an open space database and supporting the Open Space Coordinator.

Membership
The commission consists of not less than five nor more than seven members, appointed by the mayor, of whom one shall also be a member of the municipal planning board. All members must be residents of the municipality. The mayor may also appoint two alternates. Full members serve 3 year terms. Alternates are appointed for terms of 1 year.