Upcoming Special Presentations by:

R.J. Curcio, Certified Ecologist, ESA

Environmental Specialist, Natural & Historic Resources

Monmouth County Park System

Preserving pollinators in Monmouth County, October 28, 2026

Preserving local pollinator populations takes a collaborative approach between public and private landowners. This presentation will review strategies that local public land managers are implementing to steward pollinator habitat in the Monmouth County Park System, and how residents can use some of these strategies right in their own backyard.

Supporting cavity-nesting birds in Monmouth County: November 18, 2026

For millennia native bird species such as bluebirds, American kestrels, and wood ducks have relied on tree cavities to raise their young. Development, deforestation, and other ecological threats have created challenges for many birds that rely on tree cavities. Learn how the Monmouth County Park System is taking action to provide cavity-nesting birds the resources they need to raise their young

The Colts Neck Environmental Commission shall have the power to:

A. Conduct research into environmental matters affecting the orderly development of Colts Neck, including open space preservation, water resources management, air pollution control, noise control, radiation control, soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance and protection of flora and fauna.

B. Make recommendations to the Planning Board concerning plans and programs for inclusion in the Colts Neck Master Plan and Ch. 102, Development Regulations.

C. Make recommendations as appropriate to the Board of Health.

D. Maintain an index of all open lands and a set of aerial photographs of Colts Neck for reference purposes.

E. Advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes.

F. Coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for ecological, environmental or similar purposes.