Cresskill Environmental Commission

I want to give a huge Thank You to my team for another successful Paper Shredding event

Protecting the Environment is the responsibility of all and when a resident takes it upon herself to make sure our town takes a stand it shows true devotion. Stephanie Cropper brought to the attention of the Council and the Commission the need to support the Polluters Pay Act. Generally speaking it gives the government the ability for polluters to pay for climate initiatives before the damages are incurred. This past Wednesday the Mayor and Council passed a resolution to support the Act and we applaud their efforts and the passion of Ms Cooper.

S.25 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025 Summary of S.25 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025

Good Morning. This evening at Cresskill borough hall meeting room at 7:30 will be our monthly meeting. All are welcome to attend. We will be doing an in depth discussion on this past Winter Storm season and it's affects on flora and fauna, concentrating on pollen and deer. All are welcome.

Joe was a member of the Cresskill Environmental Commission and a strong defender of the natural beauty of Cresskill and neighboring towns. His pragmatic approach to environmental issues grounded us and ensured our approach and consistency. He was a great friend with a generous spirit and will be missed but his legacy will always be with us. Our hearts go out to his family.

A big thank you to my team for another successful Shredding Day. And no rain.

A huge Thank You to the Cresskill Girl Scouts in doing a great job at the town clean up.

A big thank you to our Junior environmentist for helping cleanup our town

Reminder! Today is Shredding Day at Merritt School until 1pm. Do some spring cleaning by getting rid of old documents, paper, etc. 😊

We want to thank Brianna Savinon for spending her time presenting her Girl Scout Award project. She was discussing the environmental impact of not cleaning up after our furry family members. We will continue to work with Brianna on this project and praise her for her passion.

Since we are expecting another wet Saturday. Only 6miles away

🥳 Saturday, October 14 (10am-4pm): Lamont Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—takes place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY!

👉 Visit lamontrocks.com to learn more and RSVP today! Open House is free and open to the public, with a $5 suggested donation.

🚌 Free shuttle buses from Columbia University's Morningside campus and Crestron in Rockleigh, NJ.

🌱 DO AHEAD! Test your soil and paint for lead with Lamont geochemist Lex van Geen. Learn how to collect your samples: https://openhouse.ldeo.columbia.edu/content/soil-and-paint-sampling

🌎 Meet our scientists and go hands-on with a scavenger hunt, volcanoes, rock mechanics, oobleck, glacier goo, Gumby suits, space rocks, tree rings, sediment cores, seafloor maps (like Marie Tharp!), Hudson River science, seismic sounds, marine research aboard ships like R/V Marcus G. Langseth, and so much more!

🥾 Take a hike through the Lamont forest to learn how trees help us study ecology, climate change, and past land uses.

👂 Attend lectures and conversations with our world-renowned scientists.

💚 Thank you to our 2023 sponsors Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Crestron, The 9W Market, Florentin Maurrasse, and South Orangetown Ambulance Corps for their generous support!

📷: Tree-ring scientist Mukund Palat Rao at the Tree Ring Lab ready to answer visitor questions at Lamont Open House in 2019. Credit: Elisabeth Sydor

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I am assuming when you are done with a napkin at home you do not just drop it on the floor. Cresskill is our home so please treat it as such. Use trash receptacles or just wait to you get home/office to throw it out properly. Dropping it on the ground not only makes the town look dirty, it clogs sewer drains which exacerbates our flooding issues.

The Commission is inviting anyone who wants to get out of the rain to attend our monthly meeting. We are incorporating a Q&A of the Northern Valley Greenway (aka possible conversion of Railroad Tracks to walking/biking path). 7:30 this Wednesday, Sept 27th, at Borough Hall Meeting room