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Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Program Year

2023

Achievement

Signatories

2023

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Village of Ridgefield Park

Ridgefield Park, NJ

John Anlian

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Ridgefield Park has a population of 13,000+ residents. The Hackensack River touches our borders. On June 3, 2023 local officials, members from the Bergen County Board of Commissioners and residents of the Village celebrated the unveiling and grand opening of the Nature Preserve which is the culmination of 50 years of planning. The space is constructed with an ADA interpretive trail and boardwalk throughout. Increasing interest in the space along with nature walks regularly offered by the Environmental Commission has shown that our residents wish to expand their knowledge in sustainable plantings they can do for monarch and pollinator conservation.

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The Village of Ridgefield Park's Nature Preserve

The Official Opening and Dedication Ceremony for Ridgefield Park’s Nature Preserve complete with nature trails, a floating boardwalk, and educational exhibit panels was held on June 3, 2023.

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Nature Walk

Nature Walks are held regularly with visitors from many different towns in the tri-state area. Volunteers are activity solicited.

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Nature Preserve Cleanup

Our Nature Preserve gives our community access to learn about the environment and to be good stewards of it.

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

  • Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.
  • Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
  • Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

  • Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
  • Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
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