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Scroll through the page to locate organizations under the headings: Local Environmental Organizations, Other Water Agencies and Organizations, New Jersey Watershed Organizations, Invasive Species Management.
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Local Environmental Organizations:
The Orangetown Environmental Committee (OEC) was formed in February 2008 with the mission of protecting and improving our local environment for the health and well-being of all Orangetown residents. The OEC is an advisory committee comprised of Town Board-appointed volunteers. The OEC works in a number of areas of environmental concern and is currently organized under the following subcommittees: Energy, Waste Reduction and Recycling, Water, Land Use and Open Space.
Other Water Agencies and Organizations:
Stormwater Information:
New Jersey Watershed Organizations:
Invasive Species Management:
Table 1. The below table outlines commonly found invasive plants throughout New York State. Each column provides information on the specific plant species, including: plant type (tree, shrub, vine, or herbaceous), common name, scientific name, and a species profile which will take you to an external website that outlines species information, removal techniques, impacts to the local environment and more.
Plant Type: | Common Name: | Scientific Name: | Species Profile: |
Tree | Norway Maple Tree-of-Heaven |
Acer Platanoides Ailanthus Altissima |
GISP/ISSP GISP/ISSP |
Shrub | Japanese Barberry Multiflora Rose Burning Bush |
Berberis Thunbergii Rosa Multiflora Euonymus Alatus |
GISP/ISPP GISP/ISSP GISP/ISSP |
Vine | Japanese Honeysuckle Mile-a-Minute Oriental Bittersweet |
Lonicera Japonica Polygonum Perfoliatum Celastrus Orbiculatus |
GISP/ISSP GISP/ISSP GISP/ISSP |
Herbaceous | Japanese Knotweed Garlic Mustard Mugwort Japanese Stilt Grass |
Reynoutria Japonica Alliaria Petiolata Artemisia Vulgaris Microstegium Vimineum |
NYIS GISP/ISSP GoBotany GISP/ISSP |