Environmental Commission Information           FALL ACTIVITY FOR BEARS BEGINS - UPDATE FROM NJDEP           Help Find Wild Hazelnuts Locate wild hazelnuts in the community and assist with the Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium, a project with the Arbor Day Foundation. For more information, go to arborday.org/wildhazelnuts           On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Management Plan for West Milford Final report (without Appendices) of the OWTS Management Plan developed by Princeton Hydro through a grant provided by the NJDEP.           Waterfowl Ordinance Ordinance prohibiting the feeding of waterfowl on lands or waterways located in the Township of West Milford. Effective May 10, 2011.           Wildlife Guardians Project Wildlife Guardians Project - Volunteers needed to survey transects of roads weekly to document wildlife crossings or road kill. Collaborative project with the NJDEP.           2010 Annual Report of the WM Environmental Commission           A Homeower's Guide to Septic Systems Everything you always wanted to know...           After the Storm A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Stormwater.           An Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care Guide Protection for streams and reservoirs begins in your backyard.           Backyard Leaf Composting A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.           Clean Water for Our Town A residents' checklist for clean water.           Clean Water Raingers A coloring book for the kids.           Evaluation of Groundwater Resources of West Milford Township Evaluation of Groundwater Resources of West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey - November 26, 2003 (Approx. 5.11 MB)           Forest Restoration Project at Apshawa Preserve The New Jersey Conservation Foundation has embarked on a 300-acre forest restoration fencing project to exclude deer at the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey in order to reduce the overabundant deer population and assist the forest to be resilient to the threats posed by surbanbanization, non-native plants, pathogens, insect invaders, and climate change.           Home Composting A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.           Household Hints for Clean Water An EPA brochure with easy to follow suggestions on how to help keep our water clean.           Minimizing Waste Disposal: Grass Clippings A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.           PEST ALERT - EMERALD ASH BORER Information on the Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle that is threatening to destroy ash trees and has been discovered to be moving from state to state primarily through firewood from infected areas.           Septic System Installations A message from your Township of West Milford Department of Health.           Tips for saving water Water conservation is important for the protection of our drinking water resources.           Using Leaf Compost A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.           Vermicomposting (Worm Composting) A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.           What is Ground Water? A DEP brochure explaning ground water, the water cycle, and water conservation.           What is Nonpoint Source Pollution? And where does it come from?           What's a watershed? Can you find your watershed "address"?           Yard Trimmings Management Strategies A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.       West Milford Lake Grant Project           Scenario #1 Possible option #1 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro           Scenario #2 Possible option #2 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro           Scenario #3 Possible option #3 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro           West Milford Lake Dam Removal Survey           West Milford Lake Final Report The final report from the West Milford Environmental Commission study of West Milford Lake, funded in part from an Association of New Jersey Environmental Commission Smart Growth Planning Grant. (12.4 MB)   View Archived Items