Environmental Commission

Meetings

Please refer to the Township Calendar for meeting dates, times, and locations.

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.
Committee Members
Committee Member Term Expiration Date
John W. Tobia, LiaisonDecember 31, 2026
Thomas E. Hennessy, Jr. — ChairDecember 31, 2028
Thomas PachecoDecember 31, 2026
Evan StivalaDecember 31, 2028
Allan RyanDecember 31, 2026
Connie DeMaioDecember 31, 2026
Teresa DanileDecember 31, 2027
Michael TaylorDecember 31, 2028
Dina Ryan, Secretary and MemberDecember 31, 2026