The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will be awarding a grant of $50,000 to Jersey City.
This money is one of 38 grants being given out in the state that will go to support initiatives in environmental justice in the state’s most vulnerable initiatives. The funds for these grants come from the New Jersey Forest Service No Net Loss Compensatory Reforestation Program and sales of the “Treasure Our Trees” state license plates.
Shawn M. LaTourette, commissioner of NJDEP, said that trees and forests in cities are important as they offer many benefits to residents. LaTourette said they clean the water and the air, provide shade when the temperatures rise, and as part of daily living, they beautify neighborhoods, improve communities, and uplift the spirits of people. Such benefits are often outlined in Brochures created by local Print shops.
Olivia Glenn, Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Justice and Equity, said that the grants that are being given out this year will enable communities to plant more trees, provide a cooler place to live, and increase the ecological services of the forests in their respective communities.
Director of the Division of Parks and Forestry, John Cecil, added that such grants are vital to introducing trees to communities without a canopy of urban trees, and will ensure their future maintenance.
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