Von Nieda Park Groundbreaking
The Von Nieda Park Stormwater Management Groundbreaking and the Camden SMART Infrastructure Kick-Off! marked the start of green and grey infrastructure projects across the City to help mitigate flooding, enhance open space, and improve stormwater management.
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Progress on Sustainability
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ANJEC REPORT - Spring 2013
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CITY OF CAMDEN ACHIEVES SUSTAINABLE JERSEY SILVER CERTIFICATION!
In October 2013, the City of Camden became one of only 20 municipalities statewide to receive Sustainable Jersey silver level certification. To achieve certification, the City of Camden completed 29 sustainable actions ranging from adopting a complete streets program to implementing an energy conservation education and outreach initiative and developing a buy local campaign. Members of the Camden Green Team, including Camden SMART partners, traveled to Atlantic City on November 16th to accept the award at the annual Sustainable Jersey Awards Luncheon. At the luncheon, the City of Camden also received a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey Small Grant for capacity-building activities. Camden's Sustainable Jersey silver certification highlights the City's recent efforts to improve the quality of life of Camden residents through environmental change.
2013 Camden SMART Forum
On January 24, 2013, the Camden SMART Initiative, spearheaded by the City of Camden, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, the New Jersey Tree Foundation, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, hosted the 2013 Camden SMART Forum at the Adventure Aquarium.
Over 100 SMART stakeholders from a multitude of organizations attended the event, which featured Camden Mayor Dana L. Redd's 2013 Sustainability Address and a presentation from Matthew J. Millea, Deputy Executive for Onondaga County, NY, entitled "Save the Rain," highlighting successful green infrastructure strategies from Syracuse, NY. At the event, Mayor Redd announced the Camden Collaborative Initiative (CCI), a partnership between the City of Camden, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and local Camden non-profit and for-profit agencies to identify and eliminate gaps and barriers to sustainable development and smart growth. Donna Drewes, Co-Director of the Sustainable Jersey Program, also presented the plaque recognizing Camden's recent Sustainable Jersey certification to Mayor Redd and the Camden Green Team.
Over 100 SMART stakeholders from a multitude of organizations attended the event, which featured Camden Mayor Dana L. Redd's 2013 Sustainability Address and a presentation from Matthew J. Millea, Deputy Executive for Onondaga County, NY, entitled "Save the Rain," highlighting successful green infrastructure strategies from Syracuse, NY. At the event, Mayor Redd announced the Camden Collaborative Initiative (CCI), a partnership between the City of Camden, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and local Camden non-profit and for-profit agencies to identify and eliminate gaps and barriers to sustainable development and smart growth. Donna Drewes, Co-Director of the Sustainable Jersey Program, also presented the plaque recognizing Camden's recent Sustainable Jersey certification to Mayor Redd and the Camden Green Team.
Camden SMART Receives Governor's Excellence Award
The Camden Stormwater Management and Resource Training (SMART) initiative has received the 2012 New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. The Camden Stormwater Management and Resource Training (SMART) initiative is a collaborative project that focuses on developing a comprehensive network of green and grey infrastructure programs in Camden to minimize the severe flooding issues in order to restore and revitalize neighborhoods. For more information, click here.
Camden's Gardens
