(In lieu of my daily updates, here is one good calendar of upcoming Environmental Education events)

-------

One of my goals is to create the most thorough NJ Green policy/action calendar available anywhere, so that citizens and groups all over the state will find it easier to publicize and increase their participation in the movement toward environmental sustainability.

I'm checking hundreds of sources regularly to find upcoming events. Please email me if I've missed your event, or an event you know about: joe@GreenPoliticsNJ.com. Note: I'm trying to focus on events that could have any political and/or economic impact in the most general sense -- certainly a monthly meeting of a non-profit could qualify, for instance!


February

18. Full "NJ Keep It Green" Campaign Meeting. Trenton.

18. "LEED from 2005 to the Present" educational and social event led by U.S. Green Building Council-NJ. Princeton.

18. Great Egg Harbor NS&R River Council meeting. Manor Park.

18. NJ State Planning Commission meeting. Location TBA.

20. NJ Energy Conference. The Jersey Shore Partnership has announced a Conference for Feb 20 at the Sheraton Eatontown, titled: "Powering the Coast: Energy and Job Creation Opportunities for NJ." This is not an entirely green event, but worth a look because it offers a very high quality lineup of speakers. Topics include energy alternatives, developing off-shore wind, tidal energy, NJ's Energy Master Plan, grant programs for business & government, solar power, and others.

20. Deadline to register for NJ Land Conservation Rally - major land conservation training and networking events.

20. Hackensack Riverkeeper volunteer party. Bergenfield.

24. Bergen County Environmental Council - monthly meeting. Oradell.

24. Crosswicks-Doctors Creek Watershed Association - regular meeting. Allentown, NJ.

25. Essex County Greens "holding open public forum on the issue of coal -- why it is dirty and dangerous and must become an energy source of the past as we move towards a green, clean energy economy." Bloomfield.

25. NJ Meadowlands Commission Meeting. Lyndhurst.

25. Citizen Advocacy Training -- offered by the Great Swamp Watershed Association. Bernardsville.

26. Middlesex Greenway Coalition meeting. Metuchen.

27. NJ Clean Energy Program - Webinar for Stakeholders on the Transition of SREC Trading Platforms from Clean Power Markets to PJM-EIS-GATS.

27. Redevelopment Forum hosted by NJ Future. Last year's forum was attended by 600+ planners, architects, developers, lawyers, general public. New Brunswick.

28. Clean Ocean Action's 25th Anniversary Celebration.

All Month. NJ Sierra Club outings and holiday pot luck socials. See latest issue of NJ Sierran.
All Month. NJ Audubon Society events at all of their locations.
All Month. Events at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
All Month. Events at the Princeton Environmental Institute
All Month. NJ Legislature schedule.
All Month. Events at NJ Water Resources Research Institute - at Rutgers
All Month. U.S. House and Senate schedules.


March

1. Clearwater of NJ - General Membership Meeting. Eatontown.

2. How Climate Change Could Transform mid-Atlantic Estuaries. Talk led by Dr. Ray Najjar of Penn State. Vineland.

2. Camden County Environmental Commission monthly meeting. Lindenwold.

4. NJ Clean Energy Program - Webinar for Stakeholders on the Transition of SREC Trading Platforms from Clean Power Markets to PJM-EIS-GATS.

5. NJ Clean Energy Program - Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies Interested Parties Meeting. Trenton.

5. Development and Fundraising committee meeting of the NJ Council of Watershed Associations. Pennington.

5. Monmouth County Environmental Council Meeting. Freehold.

7. The Delaware River Greenway Partnership celebrating 10th anniversary with Discover the Delaware - Your River, Your Region. Top experts presenting.

7. 13th Annual NJ Land Conservation Rally. NJ DEP Green Acres. Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Statewide conservation training event.

11. Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River. Bimonthly meeting. Millville.

11. Delaware River Basin Commission meeting and public hearing. West Trenton.

11. NJ Clean Energy Program is highlighting an IEEE-hosted talk on Solar Energy Conversion. Newark.

11. NJ Clean Energy Program webinar: "20% Wind Energy by 2030: Challenges and Opportunities."

12. NJ Clean Air Council meeting. location TBD.

12. NJ Clean Energy Program - Webinar for Stakeholders on the Transition of SREC Trading Platforms from Clean Power Markets to PJM-EIS-GATS.

14. Green Building Expo #2. Over 500 participants last year. Learn the about environmentally smart ways to fix up your home or small business. Lawrenceville School.

17. Green Living series, Kittatinny Valley State Park - presentation 1 of 5. How simple lifestyle choices benefit the environment, keep you healthy, and save you money. Andover.

18. NJ State Planning Commission meeting. Location TBA.

18. Woodbridge River Watch meeting. Woodbridge.

19. Spring 2009 Geothermal Seminar, hosted by ENRGi. Details TBA.

19-21. Sixth Annual Clean Communities' "Discover Newark."

20. Earth Share of NJ Celebrates New Jersey. New Egypt, NJ. Each year, Earth Share of New Jersey holds an annual wine tasting event to help raise funds and friends for our organization. Earth Share of New Jersey (ESNJ) consists of 24 local and 38 national environmental organizations. Our members fight to conserve open space; ensure safe drinking water; preserve parks and community gardens; end destruction of wildlife; improve air quality, protect ocean waters and beaches; and much more. This year our event will be held in the newly opened Laurita Winery at 35 Archertown Road, New Egypt. NJ. The wine tasting event will be held on March 20, 2009 from 6:30 until 9:30 pm. Highlights of the event include wine tasting from the Laurita Winery, artwork, and both silent and chance auctions. Last year our auctions included guided canoe/kayak tours of several of the state's wetland areas, tickets to a Giants game, tickets to five minor league games throughout the state, eco-experiences, merchandise from retailers across the state, and a variety of sports memorabilia from NJ teams. You may purchase tickets online at www.earthsharenj.org or by phone at 609-989-1160. Tickets can be purchased for $40/per person or $50/pp at the door.

21. Application Deadline for ANJEC's "Leading Green: Training for Environmental Leadership in NJ Cities and Developed Communities."

21. Native Plant Society of NJ - Annual Meeting. Mountainside.

25. NJ Meadowlands Commission Meeting. Lyndhurst.

26. Climate and Energy Seminar Series at Rutgers. New Brunswick.

26. Middlesex Greenway Coalition meeting. Edison.

26. Citizen Advocacy Training -- offered by the Great Swamp Watershed Association. Harding.

27. South Branch Watershed Association -- Annual Dinner. Flemington.

28. Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River. Adopt a swamp pink population/GPS volunteer training.

29. D & R Canal Watch annual 5k fun run. Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville.

31. Crosswicks-Doctors Creek Watershed Association - regular meeting. Allentown, NJ.

All Month. NJ Sierra Club outings and holiday pot luck socials. See latest issue of NJ Sierran.
All Month. NJ Audubon Society events at all of their locations.
All Month. Events at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
All Month. Princeton Environmental Institute lectures.
All Month. Events at NJ Water Resources Research Institute - at Rutgers
All Month. NJ Legislature schedule.
All Month. U.S. House and Senate schedules.

Spring. Opening of the Rutgers / Livingston Campus seven-acre solar farm, which will be the largest in the state, at 1500 MWh in Year 1.


April (calendar-building in progress)

1. Clearwater of NJ - General Membership Meeting. Eatontown.

1. NJ Clean Air Council. Annual Public Hearing 2009: "Electricity Generating Alternatives for NJ's Future: What is the Right Mix for Improving Air Quality and Climate Change?" Trenton.

2. Monmouth County Environmental Council Meeting. Freehold.

3-5. PSEG GreenFest 2009: A NJ Celebration. Bill Nye, Ed Begley Jr., Van Jones -- . Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset.

8-12. Genesis Farm Holy Week Retreat.

9. Presentation and Discussion: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture. Hosted by Green Party of NJ. Montclair.

13-16 April. New Jerseyans to march in support of global warming solutions. Announced by Green Party of NJ.

14. Environmental Commission Training to Protect Natural Resources. Hosted by the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions. Tinton Falls.

15. NJ Clean Energy Program highlights webinar: "Green Jobs and Economic Development from Wind Power."

16. Environmental Commission Training to Protect Natural Resources. Hosted by the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions. Pilesgrove.

18. Washington Township Earth Day Celebration: "Living the Green Life."

21 and 27. NJN Green Builders environmental TV program.

22 . Green Living series, Kittatinny Valley State Park - presentation 2 of 5. How simple lifestyle choices benefit the environment, keep you healthy, and save you money. Andover.

22. NJ Meadowlands Commission Meeting. Lyndhurst.

28. Environmental Commission Training to Protect Natural Resources. Hosted by the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions. Tinton Falls.

28. Crosswicks-Doctors Creek Watershed Association - regular meeting. Allentown, NJ.

30. Middlesex Greenway Coalition meeting. Metuchen.

30. Citizen Advocacy Training -- offered by the Great Swamp Watershed Association. Bernards.

All Month. NJ Sierra Club outings and holiday pot luck socials. See latest issue of NJ Sierran.
All Month. NJ Audubon Society events at all of their locations.
All Month. Events at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
All Month. Princeton Environmental Institute lectures.
All Month. Events at NJ Water Resources Research Institute - at Rutgers
All Month. NJ Legislature schedule.
All Month. U.S. House and Senate schedules.

May and beyond....(in progress)

3 May. ANJEC's 40th year anniversary celebration. Trenton.

9 May. Green Living series, Kittatinny Valley State Park - presentation 3 of 5. How simple lifestyle choices benefit the environment, keep you healthy, and save you money. Andover.

13 May. NJ Clean Air Council - monthly meeting. Location TBD

13 May. NJBIZ hosting NJ Business Summit will include a two-hour session that "recognizes NJ businesses for their environmental achievements and initiatives through the NJBIZ Green Leadership Awards"

19-21. Discover Newark at the Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar & Awards Banquet. Newark.

20 May. NJ Clean Energy Program highlights: "Small Wind and Distributed Generation Webinar"

10 June. NJ Clean Air Council - monthly meeting. Location TBD

20 June. Green Living series, Kittatinny Valley State Park - presentation 4 of 5. How simple lifestyle choices benefit the environment, keep you healthy, and save you money. Andover.

24 June. Essex County Greens host "Global Warming -- Taking It Personally." Bloomfield.

9 July. Green Living series, Kittatinny Valley State Park - presentation 5 of 5. How simple lifestyle choices benefit the environment, keep you healthy, and save you money. Andover.

Related Articles - Most Recent (And see "Labels" at right for more).