Dispose of your sensitive documents safely and securely at Ewing’s first Shred Day of the year, Saturday, April 23rd from 9 – 1 at the municipal building. Document shredding will be done on site. This service is for Ewing residents only and proof of residency is required.
The Ewing Green Team will be on hand to assist.
Date: Saturday, April 23rd
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Municipal Building
The Ewing Green Team is delighted to report that we were just awarded a $20,000 Sustainable Jersey grant funded by the PSEG Foundation. Four $20,000 grants, eight $10,000 grants and twenty $2,000 grants were distributed to fund a variety of projects in communities around the state. Our grant was for protecting the community tree cover.
Ewing’s existing natural resources, including our tree cover, and the need to preserve these resources were key priorities agreed to by Township residents during the Ewing Green Team’s 2014 Community Visioning Project. Residents agreed that preserving a community’s tree canopy, both forest stands and street trees, is extremely important in combating climate change, but also in creating a community that is aesthetically appealing and that provides opportunities for residents to be closer to nature.
However, events of the past several years and upcoming threats to the tree canopy make protecting our tree canopy in Ewing a challenge. In 2012 Ewing suffered substantial losses to its tree canopy in its public parks as a result of a microburst in July, followed by Hurricane Sandy in October. Since then, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), identified by a Rapid Ash Survey completed by the Rutgers Urban Forestry Program and NJ State Forestry Services in the summer of 2015, confirmed the presence of this destructive invasive insect in Ewing. The Survey identified more than 890 infected ash trees on public property. To protect the integrity of the tree canopy, and to increase Ewing’s tree cover overall, the township must begin a management program to replace the trees with non-invasive and native trees.
Our grant, Partnering for the Restoration of the Community Forest: The 3P Plan, Partnerships-Plan-Planting, will fund development of partnerships (the County, Rutgers, PSE&G, DEP, and however many others we can find) to manage the spread and removals of trees infected with the Emerald Ash Borer on Ewing municipal lands. It also include partial replacement of Ash trees (100) lost to the EAB. And, it will include community outreach and education. We will be working with NJ State Certified Tree Expert, Bill Brash to manage the grant.
We also hope to obtain grant funds to inventory Ewing parks for Ash tree locations and help the Twp. to determine locations for the 600+ NNL trees.
Are you an artist … musician… singer… writer or involved in the Arts in Ewing? Would you like to get more exposure for your work? Would you like to contribute to making Ewing an Arts Destination? Please complete our survey and help us promote the arts in Ewing!
The Ewing Green Team & Arts Commission are partnering to compile an inventory of Ewing’s creative assets. Our goal is to create a directory of cultural, historic, natural, creative and human resources, including local artists, businesses, cultural activities and events, buildings/venues, and arts and community organizations in Ewing. Once we have gathered and organized all the information into one document; we will have a Ewing Creative Assets Community Resource Guide; a useful one-stop source for all artistic and inspiring people, places, or events.
Art is a source for community and civic pride; it engages people and transforms lives; it adds richness and dimension to our lives. It is a powerful and dynamic economic force that supports key businesses and tourism. It attracts and retains residents, consumers and other commercial interests and brings jobs and additional revenue. The Arts are essential to a quality education and help our children succeed as innovators and problem solvers in the 21st century workplace.
Promotion of a town’s creative assets not only makes communities more livable and prosperous, but also helps to better nurture them. They help communities explore their strengths and discover what makes each distinct. With the opening of the 1867 Sanctuary, the historic Scotch Road church transformed into a unique community arts center which is now featuring local talents on a regular basis, Ewing is experiencing a reawakening of pride in our local talent.
If you are one of the many Ewing artists or work in one of the arts’ fields we ask you to please complete our Arts Survey either online or by filling it out in PDF and mailing it to:
Ewing Green Team, 2 Jake Garzio Drive, Ewing, NJ 08628.
You may choose to include your information to be included in the Resource Guide, or just complete the survey anonymously. Once completed; we anticipate making the directory publicly available and posted on both the Ewing Green Team and Arts Commission websites.
There is so much going on in our own backyard that many of us don’t even know about. This will help spread the word; Ewing is a great place to live, close to a lot of wonderful things to do and see and now we’ll know where to go to find them!
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Ewing Green Team and Arts Commission member Lisa Feldman, at (609) 620-0722 or lkfeldman1975@gmail.com. Or you may email the Ewing Green Team directly at ewinggreenteam@gmail.com.
The Sustainable Ewing Green Team has teamed up with Ewing Park–Brae Burn Civic Association to offer a session on affordable energy efficiency auditing and upgrades as well as reasonable cost basic home repairs for all interested homeowners. The following organizations will present:
Here is a chance to hear from and ask questions of caring experts, receive literature and learn if you qualify and how to apply for one or more of these programs. Invite your neighbors! For further information, call Pete at 609-313-5021.
It’s Expo time again! Bring the whole family to find out how Mercer County area residents and businesses are building sustainable communities at the 10th annual Living Local Expo: Being Green Pays Off on March 19, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Rider University gymnasium. Admission to the expo is free. The event will feature sustainable local businesses, community groups, local farms, demonstration, speakers and projects for children throughout the day. All of these activities encourage us to take steps towards sustainability as individuals and as a community.
More than 70 eco-friendly local businesses will be offering incentives to use in the future to help you go green and save money. In addition to meeting these vendors at the expo, visitors can learn about a variety of sustainability issues and exciting community projects such as bike paths, food waste recycling, energy efficiency, electric cars, health, and wellness.
Our Expo is great for the kids too! Be sure that you are on hand at 1 p.m. when Eyes of the Wild brings its Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo to the Expo as our featured entertainment. This fun and educational program will introduce children of all ages to a selection of exotic and touchable animals. Ewing-based Art Has No Boundaries will also run crafts for the kids where they will build their own birdhouses out of recycled materials.
See a variety of electric vehicles owned by local residents. Hear from Lawrenceville Home Improvement, Princeton Air and Tindall & Ransom on energy conservation. Learn about going solar from Advanced Solar Products, Direct Energy Solar, NRG Home Solar
Living Local Expo is a zero waste event. Learn how we do it. Mercer County Improvement Authority | Princeton & Lawrence food waste recycling programs
Capital Health | Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership | Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association
Cooper Pest Services | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services
Master Gardeners of Mercer County | Antheil Elementary School Fifth Grade Garden Club
New Jersey Highlands Coalition | Food and Water Watch | SPLASH Floating Classroom | Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association
A farmers market will feature Cherry Grove Farm, Frank’s Pickled Peppers, Terhune Orchards, Wildflour Bakery Café. A lunch celebrating locally sourced and seasonal ingredients will be available for purchase.
Girls Scouts | Princeton Learning Cooperative | Seeds to Sew | WomanSpace
Find out more at the Living Local Expo website.
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