Sustainable Highland Park (SHP) is the “Green Team”
and an official committee of the Boro of Highland Park, NJ
Resources & Volunteer Opportunities
ADOPT A STORM DRAIN
Storm drains collect stormwater from streets and transport it to local underground waterways. Runoff can carry litter, debris and other pollutants to the drains, the stormwater sewer system and eventually into our waterways. Litter and debris can also clog drains, flooding local streets.
Now, residents can adopt one or more storm drains in their neighborhood and periodically check, and when needed remove, litter from the top of the drain. Learn more and sign-up.
COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS
Tired of seeing trash on our streets and sidewalks, in our parks and other natural areas? So are we. Do you wish you could do something about it? Well, we are! And so can you!
Join with Sustainable Highland Park and Highland Park Ecology and Environmental Group for our trash clean-ups.
Learn more here.
NEWS & EVENTS
- Sign up for SHP mailing list
- 10/5 Pollinator Day at My Backyard at Nectars
- Sun. 10/6 2PM Guided tour of the Mary Denver Native Plant Sanctuary. Meet at 50 River Rd parking lot
- Sun. 10/6 Environmental Workshop on Flooding by the Watershed Institute) – Plainsboro Public Library
Thurs. 10/10, 7:30 PM, SHP – apartment tenant outreach mtg. For link, email highlandparksustainable@gmail.
com 10/10 Unlawning America talk
10/14, 7:30, SHP programming team planning mtg, for meeting link, For link email highlandparksustainable@gmail.
com 10/20, clean-up
10/20, 12PM, Native plant sanctuary planting
- Info. on reselling used items
- Native plant pollinator garden resources here
- Leaf Blower information here
- Take Highland Park’s self-guided rain garden tour
- How you can benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act here
Next SHP Meeting: Wednesday, October 23, 7:30pm
Our meetings are on the 4th Wednesday of each month except November and December, which are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Check back for the meeting link.
Rutgers Environmental Stewards
The Rutgers Environmental Steward Program trains volunteers on how they can take action to help solve environmental problems in their communities.
Check out their inspiring Earth Day, Every Day Webinar Series. For example, this webinar: From Rain Gardens to Rain Barrels; Protecting Watersheds at Home