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By JOHN FERGUSON, SOUTH PLAINFIELD ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
May 7, 2022SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Letting rainwater leave your property can interfere with groundwater recharge and possibly cause flooding, ice slicks in the winter, and pollution of downstream lakes and streams. Rain gardens are one possible solution available to homeowners. Commercial properties can use them too.
Step 1: Decide on rain garden placement
Find out where water is coming ...
UNION, NJ - Union's annual waterway cleanup event, Operation Clean Sweep and Waterway Cleanup, is set for Saturday, May 14, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Participants will meet at the Department of Public Works, 1 Swanstrom Place East.
For quicker check-in on the day of the cleanup, pre-registration is available online at
Participants should remember to bring or wear boots.
UNION COUNTY, NJ — It’s time to destroy the egg masses that spotted lanternflies laid on tree trunks, lawn furniture and other outdoor surfaces this past fall to prevent the pests from doing damage to the county’s plants and crops this spring.
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest that can weaken trees, damage ornamental plants and destroy fruit trees, hops, grape vines ...