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OUR PURPOSE: To promote the adoption of sustainable practices throughout Lawrence Township, NJ.

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movieLiving Lawns NEW!
Interviews with citizens who are choosing to grow their lawns and gardens without pesticides.

movieGoing Green
Learn about the sustainability movement happening in Lawrence Township.

movieTime Lapse Proof
James Balog shares images of glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

movieStory of Stuff
Lean how stuff is really made and the hidden cost, especially cosmetics, bottled water, and electronics.

movieOur Home
Must see images of our planet with must hear soundtrack.

movieThe Bulb
The Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulb has come a long way in the last few years.

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Reading Our Region:
Essays from a Regional Writer


Photo of Polygonia interrogationis by Carol Dolan at butterfliesandmoths.orgSUSAN CHARKES writes about nature in our region. Discover her poetic view of the outdoors and be inspired to visit the places she describes.

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Trail Guide for Lawrence Township

Trail Guide for Lawrence Township

This booklet features places in Lawrence for the public to hike. Most of the trails are off-road paths in our open space parks. They are open year-round from dawn to dusk.

LAWRENCE REWARDS CARD


Lawrence Rewards Local Shoppers card

Beginning this Fall, shopping at local stores throughout Lawrence Township will be more rewarding than ever, with the introduction of the Lawrence Rewards Local Shoppers card - an innovative program that offers rewards to shoppers for every dollar spent at participating local businesses.

Living Lawns Campaign


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Join the Living Lawns Campaign today to help clean up your yard and neighborhood, protect your family and our local water resources, and save money.

Natural Steps for Lawrence

Natural Steps Podcasting
Podcasting

Natural Steps Blog
Blogging

No Impact ManListen in to Colin Beaven, the No Impact Man whose family went off the grid and attempted to live in the middle of New York City with as little environmental impact as possible.

Bike Exchange Program

We will accept bicycle donations, recondition them, and then offer them for sale to area residents at modest prices.  All proceeds will go toward supporting the after-school programming of the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County.

Have you seen our suggested reading?

Sustainable Books
Sustainable Book List
Visit our list of suggested reading. Check out a copy at the Library, buy a used copy locally, or order online. If you have a book to recommend, let us know.

 

MAKING RAIN BARRELS FOR THE SPRING GARDEN


Photo of Rain BarrelPhoto of person with head in rain barrelPhoto of rain barrels under construction

Action at one of Sustainable Lawrence's two rain barrel-outfitting events during our "Green Everything Days of Spring" (March 20-26).  Here employees of the Delaware River Basin Commission in West Trenton prepare their own rain barrels on March 24. Sustainable Lawrence is tracking down further donations of rain barrels and can show you how to put one together and install it. You'll potentially save thousands of gallons of unnecessary runoff and assure a steady water source for your garden.

SUSTAINABILITY PODCASTS - Lawrence High School Competition - December 2010


These video podcasts were created by Juniors at Lawrence High School in New Jersey on the topic of Sustainable Communities and Careers. They had less than two hours to produce their final submission. Listed below are the 15 semi-finalists in the competition.

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[NOTE: videos are in Windows Media file format. If all you get is audio, try downloading the free Windows Media Components for Quicktime, especially useful for Mac users.]


Following the principles of "The Natural Step" and working with the local community, Sustainable Lawrence aims to create an 'eco-municipality' in Lawrence Township, New Jersey.