Welcome to the Central Jersey Group of Sierra Club Page

Central members are dedicated conservationists who explore, enjoy, educate and cooperate to preserve the quality of the natural environment. We focus our efforts in central NJ. Our interests extend across the state and the planet.

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.

Save the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission. Currently the central NJ region is facing the potential loss of the D&R Canal Commission, the highly effective land use agency protecting drinking water quality for 1.5 million New Jerseyans and preserving the historic and visual integrity of the D&R Canal Park for generations to come. Your voice is essential to keep the DRCC functioning fully! Make your comments to Gov. Christie at http://www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/. For more information email Terry.

Natural gas production and “fracking” pose threats to the water supply in the Central area and to the environment in New Jersey and the Delaware River Basin. Yet the DRBC has proposed rules that prematurely allow drilling that does not comply with federal Clean Air and Water standards and will lack EPA input. Get the facts from Delaware Riverkeeper Network and take action at http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/act-now/urgent-details.aspx?Id=64.

Stop the PurGen Coal Plant in Linden to prevent ocean dumping and air pollution. Check out these new video's about Purgen: Env Justice in Linden (3.4 minute) and Get Involved.(90 second)

Our meetings are fun, free and open to all. Mark your calendar and join us.

Friday, Jan 21: "BagIt: Is Your Life Too Plastic?" part of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival
At 7PM we will view “Bagit” at the Princeton Library, 65 Witherspoon St, and stay for the post screening discussion led by Sharon Rowe, CEO and founder of ECOBAGS.com.
At 6PM join us for a quick dinner at Panera Bread, 136 Nassau Street, before walking over to the library.

March: SPECIAL EVENT “Activists’ Social”
Have a fun evening with Sierrans from Central and several neighboring Groups. Get all the details via email from the Central list. Not on our email list? Contact Don or Terry to subscribe.
Check us on Facebook and this page for further developments.

Saturday, March 19: 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.

Jan 9 (Sun): Veterans Park

Jan 22 (Sat): Institute Woods Trail and Historic Clarke House Tour in Princeton

Jan 28 (Fri): Clayton Park Hike

Feb 27 (Sun): New Jersey Audubon Society Plainsboro Preserve Hike

Mar 17 (Thurs): Paddle the Crosswicks Creek/H-T-B Marsh on St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 20 (Sun): Celebrate the Vernal Equinox with a Hike at Mercer County Park

Mar 26 (Sat): Roam Rancocas State Park

Mar 30 (Wed): Hike at the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Reserve

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

Saving the D&R Canal Commission to protect drinking water for 1.5 million and the Canal Park, a rec area with 1 million visitors. Although self-funded the Commission is elimination target. Contact Terry for more info.

Other issues of concern include:

Stopping PurGen Coal Plant in Linden to prevent ocean dumping and air pollution. Check out these new video's about Purgen: Env Justice in Linden (3.4 minute) and Get Involved(90 second). Get the facts

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

Closing Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Passage of the Smart Container Act

Global Warming and Population Growth

Mountaintop Removal and Clean Water Restoration