EarthShare New Jersey (ESNJ) is hosting the 10th annual Green Day Challenge to get businesses involved with our environment. This challenge invites employers large and small from across the state to partner with an ESNJ partner or friend for an environmental project (projects are available in most counties). Once the project is complete, the team and site will be evaluated for overall scope and impact by panelists. The results will be tabulated and awards will be presented for Best Overall Challenge, Team Work, Spirit, and more at EarthShare Celebrates NJ 2025 at Patterson Family Barn! Each company participating receives 1 ticket to attend the celebration!
Each 3 – 4 hour volunteer event at a site you select includes water, supplies, tools and guidance. The participation fee also includes a donation. Lunch can be added for an additional cost.
Help us to make our nature center more accessible! We will be building a boardwalk to accommodate people of all abilities to enjoy our park.
Your team will play a pivotal role in restoring the native understory an urban forest. This hands-on volunteer experience will focus on planting hundreds of native plants, including landscape plugs and divided perennials, to help combat invasive species and restore vital habitat in areas of the park still recovering from past neglect.
Working with staff, volunteers will help drive deer out of the deer exclosure fence. Additional activities will include trail maintenance, laying boardwalks, pulling invasive species.
The deer are hungry, and we need your help! Join us to install an 8 ft. deer fence along the White Trail, protecting newly restored areas. Thanks to volunteers like you, we’ve removed almost 10 acres of invasive species, planted 2,000+ native trees and plants, and revitalized this habitat for pollinators. With your help, we’ll secure more land and continue this vital work in Spring 2025. Let’s protect and preserve together!
Get outside and help restore the White Trail! Plant pollinator-friendly wildflowers and shrubs for visitors and wildlife to enjoy. Volunteers like you have removed almost 10 acres of invasive species, planted 2000+ natives, and revitalized this habitat—let’s keep it growing!
To help protect & preserve our local waterways, we call on volunteers to assist us in recovering as much nonpoint source pollution from the water as possible. The more you help remove from the river, the healthier the water becomes for humans and wildlife that depend on it for survival! So, roll up your sleeves and join us as we come together to pick up litter and debris from the river, its shoreline, and the surrounding parkland!
Help us maintain the beauty and health of our trails while creating vital habitats for local wildlife! We’re looking for volunteers to assist with trail maintenance and our Brush Pile Habitat Project. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors, work as a team, and make a direct impact on our mission to preserve and protect wildlife.
This is a unique opportunity to visit an island in the middle of the Delaware River. Explore the history and habitats of Petty’s Island while helping with a clean-up as this island collects a large amount of pollution due to it’s location.
Our gardens need a glow up this spring! We have a native pollinator garden with trails that needs cleaning up and maintenance. Additionally, we need to get vegetables planted in our container gardens.
Help us maintain our new trails that have been taken over by invasive species. These need to be removed in order for the trail to maintain its natural environment!
We’re diving into a day of sprucing up the edge of an old forest—cleaning out the riff-raff of garbage and invaders, and decking it out with native plants to keep it thriving as a natural superhero filtering runoff! 🌿💪
Help us maintain our community gardens! Various projects will be completed in our gardens to make them as accessible and fruitful as possible. This work will support our community!
Fight the garlic mustard push by joining our pull! Garlic mustard is a troublesome, invasive that pushes native plants out of large areas where they would otherwise flourish. We will pull garlic mustard alongside our trails to give more native plants a chance. A garlic mustard pesto recipe will be on hand just in case any are curious!
Establish a small native plant garden located near a playground for children and families to enjoy.
Breathe with the sea! Deepen your connection to the life-giving waters of the Jersey Shore with simple, engaging mindfulness exercises, followed by giving back to Earth with a meaningful beach cleanup.
A fun day in a beautiful wooded park helping with cleanup, removing invasive plants, mulching , garden cleanup and planting bulbs. We provide the tools, gloves etc. Work in the morning , relax on the beach in the afternoon.
There is a lot of wildlife that calls our property home or visits during migration. The mature tree canopy is a haven for various species of birds. The marshes, creek and river shoreline also provide critical habitat ad are the perfect places to observe this wildlife. Help us to build a “blind” or a shelter that allows people to observe birds without being seen, often found in parks, refuges, and sanctuaries. They are used by bird watchers, ornithologists, and wildlife photographers to get up close images of birds and film their natural behaviors. Ours will also be used by students and the public!
Join staff while we get dirty making a direct impact on habitat by removing invasive species and planting native plants. We will also work on improving trail use by upgrading several trails with new mulch.
Volunteers will clear paths, trim back overgrowth, and re-blaze select segments of our 11 miles of trail. All materials, including gloves, clippers, rakes, hammers, blazes, etc. included.