Welcome to the Central Jersey Group of Sierra Club Page

Find the latest happenings, alerts and fun items at the Central Group NJSC Facebook page.

See the NJ Sierra Chapter for the latest conservation news and background - press releases, issues, achievements, political endorsements, pending state legislation and more. Take action on pressing issues at NJ Sierra Action Center. Sign on now!

Central Group needs you! How about volunteering to enhance our FACEBOOK page or WEBSITE, maybe do an emailing or update our membership list, help with activism and or much more! Please contact Terry soon.

• Clear cutting of trees on Bulls Island
• Override the veto of the Fracking Waste Ban bill
• Assure private colleges and universities remain subject to municipal regulations and reviews.
• Keep the moratorium on fracking in the Delaware River Basin
• Offshore wind

Our quarterly meetings are interesting, free and open to all. Mark your calendar now and plan to join us for our fall meeting on Monday, NOV 12th Details will be posted at NJ Chapter events

Saturday, Nov 17: Roebling Park and Marsh Cleanup (Mercer Co) 9–12pm. Bring gloves if you have them, water to drink; wear long sleeves, long pants. Meet at Spring Lake parking lot in Roebling Park at end of Sewell Ave., Hamilton. For information contact Bob Sokol 609-918-1149 or robert.sokol435@gmail.com (Cosponsor with Friends for the Marsh, Mercer Co Parks, D&R Greenway)

Invasive Plant Removal The Central Group, Friends for the Marsh, Mercer Co. Parks and Trenton H.S. have a major invasive plant initiative underway at the Marsh. To contribute your time and know how, please contact Bob Sokol at 609-918-1149 or robert.sokol435@gmail.com.

Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh is an ecologically important habitat with over 1,200 species of plants and animals including threatened and endangered species. An important migration stopover, the Marsh is now threatened by invasive plants.

Control of Invasive Species in Mercer parks and open spaces.
Creating C&A Rail Trail (Robbinsville)
Route 33 By-pass (Hamilton, Robbinsville Twps)

Other issues of concern include:

Fracking and fracking wastes; DRBC fracking moratorium

Renewable energy

Clean water

Regulating natural gas drilling ("fracking")in the Marcellus shale threatening the Delaware River Basin and NYC watersheds. For info visit New Jersey Chapter

Passage of the Smart Container Act

Global Warming and Population Growth