The WM Environmental Commission, in collaboration with the WM Department of Public Works, have begun the volunteer Adopt A Storm Drain program to encourage residents to keep storm drains near their residences clear of leaves, debris, and snow/ice.

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LAKES AND WATERSHEDS OF WEST MILFORD TOWNSHIP JULY 2023; REVISED JANUARY 2024 PREPARED BY: PRINCETON HYDRO, LLC PO BOX 3689 TRENTON, NJ 08629

NJDEP Update - Spring 2014 - Black Bear Management

Community Forestry Management Plan 06-24-15

NJ Dept. of Agriculture has issued an alert: The Emerald Ash Borer has been discovered in Somerset County, NJ. Residents are encouraged to check any ash trees located on their properties for signs of infestation.

Updated information on the Emerald Ash Borer May 2018

Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) in North America

Origin of the gypsy moth in North America

Fungal Disease of the Gypsy Moth in North America

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

Final report (without Appendices) of the OWTS Management Plan developed by Princeton Hydro through a grant provided by the NJDEP.

Updated information on the Spotted Lanternfly threatening our trees.

Stormwater Management Regulations

Municipal Stormwater Program - State Statutes

Stormwater Mgt. - Municipal Official Nonstructural Strategies Questionnaire

Stormwater-Nonstructural Strategies Checklist

Stormwater Resources Contact Info

The Trails Master Plan was developed by the WM Environmental Commission with funds provided through a Smart Growth Planning Grant from ANJEC, and with the assistance of Banisch Associates, NY/NJ Trail Conference and several other local recreational and environmental organizations. The document is a compilation of hiking, biking, and multi use trails within the Township's borders that form an interconnected network to provide a green and sustainable infrastructure for resident and tourist mobility. The Inventory of Trails will be updated periodically when new trails are created or become accessible.

Ordinance prohibiting the feeding of waterfowl on lands or waterways located in the Township of West Milford. Effective May 10, 2011.

Wildlife Guardians Project - Volunteers needed to survey transects of roads weekly to document wildlife crossings or road kill. Collaborative project with the NJDEP.

Everything you always wanted to know...

A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Stormwater.

Protection for streams and reservoirs begins in your backyard.

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

A residents' checklist for clean water.

A coloring book for the kids.

Evaluation of Groundwater Resources of West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey - November 26, 2003 (Approx. 5.11 MB)

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.

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

An EPA brochure with easy to follow suggestions on how to help keep our water clean.

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

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.

A message from your Township of West Milford Department of Health.

Water conservation is important for the protection of our drinking water resources.

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

A DEP brochure explaning ground water, the water cycle, and water conservation.

And where does it come from?

Can you find your watershed "address"?

A fact sheet from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

Possible option #1 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro

Possible option #2 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro

Possible option #3 for discussion prepared by consultant Princeton Hydro

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)