Looking for a way to show off your red, white, and blue spirit while supporting pollinators and beautifying your space? A summer container garden using Jersey-Friendly plants can do just that.
Elms Elementary and Jackson Liberty High School are transforming their schoolyards into pollinator-friendly habitats through the Jersey-Friendly Yards School Certification Program.
Common Grounds Community Garden is abuzz with the addition of a new pollinator garden!
OCSCD was among several local environmental organizations who participated in the 2024 Pollinator Point Environmental Sciences Symposium.
The 2023 Jersey-Friendly Yards Conference was on Saturday, September 30th. Ocean County Soil Conservation District is a proud partner of the Jersey-Friendly Yards initiative.
The Jersey-Friendly Yards Certification Program engages individuals and communities in stewardship actions that help manage stormwater and reduce and prevent non-point source pollution, such as nutrient fertilizers that run off lawns and into our creeks, rivers and bay.
Show your colors this Independence Day by adding some red, white and blue to your summer garden! American native plants support local bees, butterflies and birds by providing nectar, pollen, seeds and nesting materials.
Residents, schools and municipalities in the Barnegat Bay watershed are invited to enroll in a new environmental stewardship program.
Inspiration for a Jersey-Friendly Schoolyard With the help of our talented partners, OCSCD put together a suite of Jersey-Friendly Yards inspired webinars, designed specifically for teachers and environmental educators, that guide you towards the creation of a Jersey-Friendly School Yard. 2021’s hybrid Environmental Educators Roundtable event offered 3 online Wednesday afternoon webinars in April. All programs were … Read more
< Back to JFY Projects Jersey-Friendly Yards, jerseyyards.org, launched in August, 2015, was created by Barnegat Bay Partnership in 2015, and piloted by Ocean County Soil Conservation District. This website offers homeowners and gardeners simple tools to create a low maintenance, eco-friendly yard and garden. The website features a plant database consisting of over 300 ... Read more