VILLAGE COUNCIL
SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING
AUGUST 9, 2023
7:00 P.M.
RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC AND REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 9, 2023 Trees, Water
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Falling Tree Branch Crushes Car in Ridgewood
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Ridgewood NJ, an adult couple from Rockland County, NY escaped injury when a large tree branch fell onto their Honda SUV late Tuesday afternoon, 07/18. The accident occurred in the 300 block of South Irving Street, Ridgewood. A tow truck removed the totaled SUV from the scene. Ridgewood Police responded to the incident. No Injuries reported.
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RHS Green Club to Plant Seventeen New Trees at Stevens Field
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Ridgewood NJ, the RHS Green Club is hosting a tree planting event at Stevens Field on Saturday, April 15 at 9am to plant seventeen new trees! Come for an hour, come for the day! There will be a demonstration at 9am of how to plant the trees!
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Ridgewood Planning Board Meeting: Implementation of Master Plan
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
(all timeframes and the order of agenda items below are approximate and subject to change)
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February 2 was Joyce Kilmer Day in Mahwah!
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Mahwah NJ, of the many artists and writers who lived in Cragemere, poet Joyce Kilmer may be the most famous. Kilmer was born December 6, 1886, in New Brunswick, NJ. He moved to Cragmere in 1912, while working as a special reporter for the New York Times Magazine. A fellow commuter would recall that Kilmer was never dressed for work on time and was busy putting himself together on the school bus that dropped them off at the train station.
How to Keep the Deer From Eating Your Garden
photo by William Thomas
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Ridgewood NJ, we often think about deer as being beautiful creatures and a reminder that we’re not as distant from the natural world , but they also can be pests when population of deer becomes too high. In Village of Ridgewood , like many towns in Bergen County the Ridgewood blog is hearing reports damage deer are doing to to residents gardens and the fear of Lyme disease .
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Tour Promotes the Village’s Commitment to Increasing/maintaining the Tree Canopy
photos courtesy of Mahmoud Hamza
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Ridgewood NJ, please come and invite your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances to this wonderful tour led by Carolyn Jacoby, a member of the Shade Tree Commission.
You can sign up here: https://signup.com/go/fSmSrTe
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Village of Ridgewood New Tree Ordinance Goes Into Effect May 3rd
file photo by Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, effective May 3, 2022, the Village of Ridgewood has a new tree ordinance, which requires a permit to remove trees on your private property and replacement of those trees. Please see a copy of the ordinance, attached to this E-Notice below.
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Village Council looks to Promote Ridgewood’s Tree Canopy : Holding Developers Accountable for the Treescape
file photo courtesy of Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village Council is proposing some changes to the Villages shrub and tree ordinance . The stated purpose is that the Council of the Village of Ridgewood is desirous of minimizing the indiscriminate removal and cutting of trees upon lots , parcels and tracks of land within the Village which can result in increased stormwater runoff , soil erosion and decreased groundwater recharge …
New Shade Trees Come to the Central Business District in Ridgewood
photos courtesy of Mahmoud Hamza and the Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission in cooperation with the Village Council and the Village Administrator , are planting new trees in the Central Business District.
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Many residents tie ribbons around trees, a tree can actually be strangled by a ribbon that’s tied too tight
photo courtesy of the Glen Rock Shade Tree Advisory Committee
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Glen Rock NJ, we picked this up from the Borough of Glen Rock Facebook page and we though it was good advise for all.
A reminder about tree care from the Glen Rock Shade Tree Advisory Committee:
Fort Lee Hit With “Parkgate” as Mayor and Council Eye Historic Park for Parking lot and Turf Fields
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Fort Lee NJ, recently, the residents of Fort Lee discovered by accident, that their passive park is at risk of being turned into a 100 car parking lot, a softball field, and a soccer field. The park is home to thousands of trees that fight both air pollution, noise pollution, provide shade to walkers/runners and home to so much wildlife. All of this planning has been done without any notice to any residents.
Genetically Engineered ‘Supertrees’ Capture More Carbon
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Ridgewood NJ, Living Carbon is a San Francisco-based startup that is genetically engineering trees to capture and store more carbon. Its goal is to combat the effects of climate change without needing to take up land that could otherwise be used for agriculture. Fewer trees would need to be planted if they were able to absorb and retain more carbon.
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Volunteers from the Girls Scout, Carolyn Jacoby and Mahmoud Hamza from the Shade Tree commission, Deputy Mayor Sedon and his son, passed out free tree seedlings for Ridgewood residents
photos by Mahmoud Hamza
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Ridgewood NJ, volunteers from the Girls Scout, Carolyn Jacoby and Mahmoud Hamza from the Shade Tree commission, Deputy Mayor Sedon and his son, passed out free tree seedlings for Ridgewood residents on Saturday, May 1 as part of the NJ Forest Service’s New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign.
Ridgewood Residents Can Put Down Roots with Free Tree Seedlings
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Ridgewood NJ, Free tree seedlings will be available to Ridgewood residents on Saturday, May 1 as part of the NJ Forest Service’s New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign.
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