Communities receiving funds are located within New Jersey’s high-risk wildland-urban interface, areas where forest lands and human development intertwine, and have an approved Firewise Action Plan through the Forest Fire Service’s Firewise Communities program. (3/3)
It is part of the Sherrill Administration’s mission to deliver to protect New Jersey communities from lengthening wildfire seasons amid a changing climate. (2/3)
Ahead of the spring wildfire season, DEP’s Forest Fire Service today announced $90,000 in grants to 22 communities statewide to support wildfire risk-reduction projects.
News release at dep.nj.gov/newsrel/26_0... (1/3)
👉 Explore the Strategic Plan: nj.gov/foodsecurity...
👉 Sign up to stay connected for implementation updates and tools from NJOFSA: unmcnutrition.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (4/4)
We encourage partners across sectors to explore the Strategic Plan now and stay connected as resources (including an Implementation Toolkit) are released in the coming months. (3/4)
Grounded in the six dimensions of food security, the Strategic Plan provides a shared foundation to align policies, programs, funding, data, and partnerships across the state. (2/4)
📢 The New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate (NJOFSA) released its first-ever Food Security Strategic Plan. This three-year, statewide framework aims to strengthen equitable and sustainable access to food. (1/4)
NJ Board of Public Utilities, whose work keeps our transportation networks strong and our energy systems reliable.
To all of our engineers and partners across our sister agencies, thank you for the innovation, dedication, and public service you bring to New Jersey!
#DEPDelivers (3/3)
Their expertise supports everything from site remediation to flood risk reduction, ensuring a healthier and safer environment for all New Jerseyans.
We’re proud to work alongside engineers across state government, including our partners at the NJ Department of Transportation and the (2/3)
It’s Engineers Week and we’re celebrating the problem- solvers who help keep New Jersey moving forward. 🏗️
At DEP, our engineers design resilient infrastructure, modernize water systems, improve air quality, and help communities prepare for and respond to extreme weather. (1/3)
📣SAVE THE DATE! 📅April 16, 2026
Join DEP for our 7th annual HAB Summit, which will take place virtually from 9 A.M.-4 P.M.
This year's theme is "From Plans to Progress: Taking Action for Healthy Waterways."🌊
Visit dep.nj.gov/habsummitinterest/ to be notified when the registration link goes live!
The library also supports professional growth, offering civil service test preparation guides for employees preparing for exams administered by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.
Knowledge powers environmental protection, and #DEPDelivers it every day. 📖 🌱 (4/4)
ensuring that critical environmental knowledge is preserved and accessible. Its collection includes scholarly journals and environmental periodicals, e-books and digital resources, and remote access to subscription research databases and a statewide documents catalog. (3/4)
Through this partnership, it provides research and reference services to all New Jersey State employees, including DEP staff, and Thomas Edison State University.
The library serves as a permanent repository for DEP publications and research output, (2/4)
📚Originally established in 1984, the DEP Library is supported by our Division of Science and Research and serves as an outpost of the New Jersey State Library. (1/4)
🗑️Learn how to properly dispose of nicotine and lithium-ion battery waste at: bit.ly/4cAS9ov (2/2)
#DYK ⁉️ Incorrectly disposing of electronic cigarettes or vape pens, which contain nicotine & lithium-ion battery waste, can have serious environmental impacts, present public health and safety issues, and lead to regulatory consequences for schools, small businesses and institutions in NJ. (1/2)
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Happy Black History Month!
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM100 (6/6)
The event, hosted by DEP’s Black Environmental Solidarity Team (BEST) employee resource group and the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, was attended by more than 100 in-person colleagues, as well as many DEP staffers online. (5/6)
BEST Chair Rodney Jenkins shared, Black history is American history. The challenges faced, triumphs achieved and countless contributions made by Black Americans are deeply interwoven into the fabric of our nation’s story and are an invaluable part of American culture. (4/6)
Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Monise Princilus and BEST leadership also offered inspiring remarks that honored the rich, resilient and impactful legacy of Black history. Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy also joined the celebration.
As Acting Commissioner Potosnak and (3/6)
had audience members singing and clapping along.
In a powerful keynote address, longtime lobbyist Jeannine Frisby LaRue shared recollections of her childhood, and learning about prejudice while visiting the South. Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak, (2/6)
Today, DEP commemorated 100 years of Black history with a celebration that included the joyful lifting of voices. Renditions of the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the civil rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome,” and the stirring tune, “Wake Up Everybody,” (1/6)
Their extensive knowledge and experience continue to strengthen our work to protect public health, safety, and the environment in communities across the state.
On behalf of DEP, thank you for the work you do every day to make our shared environment better! (2/2)
At DEP, our employees are our greatest assets!
Last week, Acting Commissioner Potosnak met with some of DEP's longest-serving employees to thank them for their years of service and dedication to our state. (1/2)
The DEP will commemorate Black History Month with a celebration on Feb. 25, featuring keynote speaker Jeannine Frisby LaRue.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM100 (4/4)
the lyrics from “We Will Overcome” to “We Shall Overcome” – and later carried the song to a national audience.
Today, “We Shall Overcome” endures as a timeless hymn of courage, reminding each generation that justice is achievable through perseverance and the power of united voices. (3/4)
where a picketer had changed the lyrics from “I” to “We.” A year later, she would teach it to folk musician Pete Seeger when he visited Highlander, which prepared black and white activists to peacefully challenge segregation despite violent resistance. Seeger further amended (2/4)
As DEP celebrates 100 years of Black History Month, we look at how the hymn, by the Reverend Charles Albert Tindley, echoes through history.
In 1946, Zilphia Horton, of the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, heard the song at a labor strike in South Carolina, (1/4)
The CMP intern will work with the MyCoast: New Jersey participatory science platform to analyze user data, evaluate program impact and support outreach that strengthens coastal flood awareness across the state.
The deadline to apply is 3/2: njdepartmentofenvironmentalprotection.applytojob.com/apply
