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Mercer County Soil Conservation District (CRF ID #265)
ALTERNATE NAME
SCD
ADDRESS
508 Hughes Drive
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
PHONE
609-586-9603
FAX
609-586-1117
EMAIL
mercersoil@aol.com
ADMINISTRATOR
William F. Brash, Jr., Director
CONTACT PERSON
Heather McNeil-Nazareth, Education Coordinator
HOURS
MON-FRI: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
DESCRIPTION
A government agency, administered through the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, which enforces the New Jersey Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Law (Chapter 251), a state regulation which is designed to protect New Jersey's water quality by preventing erosion from polluting surface water.
SERVICES
Environmental protection/conservation
PROGRAMS
Assunpink Environmental Institute, Inc.: A non-profit organization established by the Mercer County Soil Conservation District to further environmental education and research focusing on cost effective solutions to present environmental concerns for the residents of central New Jersey.
NJ Envirothon: Annual competition that challenges the environmental knowledge of NJ high school students in a unique outdoor setting.
PUBLICATIONS
Horizon (periodic newsletter of the Assunpink Environmental Institute
Tip-Sheets (one page information sheets on current conservation topics)
Seeding Wildflowers for Conservation in Detention Basins (30 page "how-to" manual)
Tec Notes (one page technical notes concerning scientific topics of current interest)
FOUNDED
1959
SUBJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES
DATE MODIFIED
01-18-06