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Animals in the Community
- Animals in the Community Education
  
  10 Points
- Companion Animal Management Pledge
  
  5 Points
- Companion Animal Management Plan
  
  10 Points
- Enhanced Licensing Compliance
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10
- Pledge Supporting NJ Wildlife Action Plan
  
  10 Points
- Wildlife Interaction Plan
  
  10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Arts & Creative Culture
- Establish a Creative Team
  
  10 Points
- Creative Assets Inventory
  
  10 Points
- Creative Placemaking Plan
  
  10 Points
- Municipal Commitments to Support Arts and Creative Culture
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
- Utilizing Your Creative Assets
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 20, 30
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Brownfields
- Brownfields Inventory & Prioritization
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 15
- Brownfields Reuse Planning
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
- Brownfields Marketing
  
  10 Points
- Brownfields Assessment & Investigation
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5 — 30
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Community Partnership & Outreach
- Create Green Team
  
  10 Points
  
  Required for all certification levels
  - Competitive funding available
- Community Education and Outreach
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15, 20
  - Competitive funding available
- Green Challenges
  
  10 Points
- Green Fairs
  - Hold a Green Fair
    
    10 Points
  - "Green" Your Green Fair
    
    10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Diversity & Equity
- Diversity on Boards & Commissions
  
  10 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Environmental Justice in Planning & Zoning
  
  10 Points
- Lead Education and Outreach Programs
  
  10 Points
  - Competitive funding available
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Emergency Management & Resiliency
- Climate Adaptation: Flooding Risk
  
  20 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Coastal Vulnerability Assessment
  
  20 Points
- Extreme Temperature Event Plan
  
  10 Points
- Heat Island Assessment
  
  10 Points
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans
  
  10 Points
- Firewise Community
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
  - Competitive funding available
- Ready Set GO! Fire Company
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
- Wildfire Safety Council
  
  10 Points
- Emergency Communications Planning
  
  15 Points
- Vulnerable Populations Identification for Emergencies
  
  10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Energy
- Municipal Energy Initiatives
  - Energy Efficiency for Municipal Facilities
    
    5 Points
    
    Priority for all certification levels
    - This action has variable points: 5 — 50
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Energy Tracking and Management
    
    10 Points
    
    Priority for all certification levels
    - This action has variable points: 10, 20
  - Buy Electricity From A Renewable Source
    
    10 Points
  - Municipal On-Site Solar System
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 20, 30, 40
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Municipal Geothermal Energy System
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Municipal Wind Energy System
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
- Community Energy Initiatives
  - Renewable Government Energy Aggregation
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5, 35, 50
  - Commercial Energy Efficiency Outreach
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 20
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Residential Energy Efficiency Outreach
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 20
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Make Your Town Solar Friendly
    
    15 Points
    - This action has variable points: 15, 30
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Municipally Supported Community Solar
    
    15 Points
    - This action has variable points: 15, 25
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Community-Led Solar Initiatives
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Wind Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
    - Non-competitive funding available
- Transportation Initiatives
  - Fleet Inventory
    
    10 Points
    
    Priority for all certification levels
  - Meet Target for Green Fleets
    
    30 Points
  - Purchase Alternative Fuel Vehicles
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
  - Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
    
    15 Points
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
  - Make Your Town Electric Vehicle Friendly
    
    15 Points
    - This action counts towards a Gold Star
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Food
- Farmland Preservation
  - Farmland Preservation Plans
    
    10 Points
- Food Production
  - Community Gardens
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 15, 20
- Support Local Food
  - Buy Fresh Buy Local Programs
    
    10 Points
  - Farmers Markets
    
    10 Points
  - Making Farmers Markets Accessible
    
    5 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Green Design
- Green Building Policy/Resolution
  
  5 Points
- Green Building Training
  
  5 Points
- Green Design Commercial and Residential Buildings
  - Create a Green Development Checklist
    
    10 Points
  - Green Building Education
    
    5 Points
- Green Design Municipal Buildings
  - New Construction
    
    20 Points
  - Upgrade/Retrofit-Light Pollution
    
    10 Points
  - Upgrade/Retrofit-Water Conservation
    
    10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Health & Wellness
- Anti-Idling Education & Enforcement Program
  
  10 Points
- Building Healthier Communities
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
  - Competitive funding available
- Health in All Policies Professional Development
  
  10 Points
- Private Well Outreach and Testing
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 15, 20, 25
- Removing Lead in Drinking Water
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 30, 40
- Safe Routes to School
  
  10 Points
- Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Public Places
  
  10 Points
  - Submissions for this action do not expire
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Innovation Projects
- Innovative Community Project 1
  
  10 Points
- Innovative Community Project 2
  
  10 Points
- Innovative Community Project 3
  
  10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Land Use & Transportation
- Sustainable Land Use Pledge
  
  10 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Build-Out Analysis
  
  10 Points
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Audits
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10
- Bicycle and or Pedestrian Plan
  
  10 Points
- Adopt a Complete Streets Policy
  
  10 Points
- Institute Complete Streets
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 15
- Effective Parking Management
  
  10 Points
- Green Infrastructure Planning
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 20
- Green Infrastructure Implementation
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 15, 20
- Enhanced Stormwater Management Control Ordinance
  
  10 Points
  - This action has variable points: 10, 20, 30
  - Submissions for this action do not expire
- Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element
  
  10 Points
- Historic Preservation Element
  
  10 Points
- Smart Workplaces
  
  5 Points
  - This action has variable points: 5, 10
- Transit-Oriented Development Supportive Zoning
  
  20 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Local Economies
- Green Business Recognition Program
  
  10 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
  - This action has variable points: 10, 20
- Green Jobs/Economic Development
  
  10 Points
- Buy Local Programs
  - Buy Local Campaign
    
    10 Points
  - Support Local Businesses
    
    10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Natural Resources
- Natural Resource Inventory
  
  20 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Water Conservation Ordinance
  
  20 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
  - Submissions for this action do not expire
- Environmental Commission
  
  10 Points
- Environmental Commission Site Plan Review
  
  10 Points
- Open Space Plans
  
  10 Points
- Water Conservation Education Program
  
  10 Points
- Caring for Conservation Easements
  - Easement Inventory and Outreach
    
    10 Points
  - Easement Inspections and Evaluations
    
    15 Points
- Natural Resource Protection Ordinances
  - Clustering Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
  - Environmental Assessment Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
  - Habitat Conservation Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
  - Tree Protection Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
- Tree & Woodlands Management
  - Community Forestry Management Plan and NJUCF Accreditation
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 20
    - Competitive funding available
  - Tree Hazard Inventory
    
    10 Points
    - Competitive funding available
  - Tree Maintenance Programs
    
    10 Points
    - Competitive funding available
  - Tree Planting Programs
    
    10 Points
    - Competitive funding available
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Operations & Maintenance
- Green Purchasing Program
  - Adopt a Green Purchasing Policy by Ordinance
    
    10 Points
    - Submissions for this action do not expire
  - Adopt a Green Purchasing Policy by Resolution
    
    5 Points
  - Green Cleaning Products
    
    10 Points
  - Green Maintenance Equipment and Materials
    
    10 Points
  - Recycled Paper
    
    10 Points
- Grounds & Maintenance
  - Green Grounds & Maintenance Policy
    
    10 Points
  - Efficient Landscape Design
    
    10 Points
  - Integrated Pest Management
    
    10 Points
  - Minimize Water Consumption
    
    10 Points
  - Recycled Materials and Composting
    
    10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Public Information & Engagement
- Communications
  - Municipal Communications Strategy
    
    10 Points
- Citizen Engagement
  - Improve Public Engagement in Municipal Government
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 15
  - Improve Public Engagement in Planning and Zoning
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 15
  - Online Municipal Public Service Systems
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 15
- Access to Public Information
  - Digitizing Public Information
    
    10 Points
  - Open Data Inventory and Management
    
    10 Points
    - This action has variable points: 10, 15
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Sustainability & Climate Planning
- Municipal Carbon Footprint
  
  10 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Community Carbon Footprint
  
  10 Points
  - Competitive funding available
- Climate Action Plan
  
  10 Points
  - Competitive funding available
- Community Asset Mapping
  
  10 Points
- Community Visioning
  
  10 Points
- Community Sustainability Plan
  - Vision Statement and Goals
    
    5 Points
  - Indicators and Targets
    
    10 Points
  - Action Plans
    
    10 Points
No actions in this category match the search criteria.
Waste Management
- Prescription Drug Safety and Disposal
  
  10 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Education and Compliance
  
  15 Points
  
  Priority for all certification levels
  - This action has variable points: 15, 20
- Recycling
  - Commercial & Institutional Recycling
    
    10 Points
  - Community Paper Shredding Day
    
    5 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Food Waste
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Household Hazardous Waste
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5, 10, 15
  - Non-Mandated Materials Recycling
    
    5 Points
    - This action has variable points: 5 — 60
  - Recycling Depot
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
- Waste Reduction
  - Backyard Composting Program
    
    5 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - EPA WasteWise Partner
    
    5 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Grass - Cut It and Leave It Program
    
    5 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Materials Reuse Program
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Pay-As-You-Throw Program
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
  - Reusable Bag Education Program
    
    5 Points
  - Waste Audit of Municipal Buildings or Schools
    
    10 Points
    - Non-competitive funding available
No actions in this category match the search criteria.