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A short library that points to New Jersey's own institutions first, plus original guides written for this platform's hosts and teachers.
The materials we wrote ourselves, each with its own page. Everything else lives in the directory below.
Know a resource that belongs here? Suggest it through the contact form. Every entry records its source and is reviewed before publishing.
Start with what you need: practical tools, places to explore, nonprofits and community groups, schools and training, government agencies and public programs, or climate news.
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Reviews New Jersey parks and trails for real-world accessibility, so disabled visitors know before they go.
Find an accessible parkProvides places to walk across New Jersey, with maps and details for every trail it covers.
Browse the trail listTrail maps, conditions, and hiker reviews for thousands of New Jersey routes, with filters including wheelchair-friendly trails.
The official guide to New Jersey's state parks, forests, and recreation areas.
An environmental center in Hillsborough with miles of trails, habitat restoration, and public programs.
The state botanical garden at Skylands in Ringwood, with specialty gardens and woodland trails.
The state tourism office's running list of public gardens and arboretums, one page instead of a dozen bookmarks.
Canoe and kayak trips into the Pine Barrens, run by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
A member-supported nature preserve and education center in Bergen County, with year-round trails and programs.
A wildlife rehabilitation hospital and Pinelands nature center in Medford.
A Delaware River nature park and the Institute for Earth Observations, beside the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.
The educational gateway to the Abbott Marshlands, urban wetlands south of Trenton, run by the Mercer County Park Commission.
Maintains and maps hiking trails across New Jersey and New York, with volunteer trail crews to join.
A natural-area preserve with public trails on Rutgers' Livingston campus in Piscataway.
Rowan University's museum in Mantua, built over a working quarry where visitors dig real Cretaceous fossils.
The Jersey City science center, with climate and sustainability woven through its exhibits and programs.
The Camden waterfront aquarium, an easy first introduction to ocean life.
The state museum in Trenton: natural history, archaeology, fine art, and a planetarium.
A Chesterfield farm with an environmental education center, CSA, and field programs.
A Medford family farm with pick-your-own harvests and farm education visits.
The state's guide to what is in season and the farms, markets, and pick-your-owns that sell it.
A statewide land trust preserving New Jersey open space and farmland.
The global conservancy's New Jersey chapter and its preserves across the state.
The independent advocate for protecting the Pinelands National Reserve and Pine Barrens.
Preserves land and protects watersheds across southern New Jersey.
Promotes New Jersey's native plants, with county chapters, plant sales, and guidance for home gardens.
A community cooperative bringing rewilding to New Jersey yards and neighborhoods.
A step-by-step program for replacing lawn with native, climate-friendly planting.
Citizens preserving the rural beauty and quality of life of the Musconetcong Valley around Bloomsbury and Franklin Township.
Projects of interestA volunteer conservancy dedicated to keeping Sea Girt green.
A how-to site for New Jersey native plant yards: plan, plant, and swap lawn for habitat.
The independent statewide Audubon: bird conservation, stewardship, and nature centers around the state.
Coastal conservation from Sandy Hook: habitat restoration, fish tagging, and advocacy for the shore.
The coalition behind the twice-yearly Beach Sweeps, working to protect the waters off the NJ and NY coast.
The volunteer chapter protecting ocean, waves, and beaches along the northern shore.
The volunteer chapter covering the southern shore.
Advocacy and education for the health of Barnegat Bay and its watershed.
An independent nonprofit protecting and improving the Musconetcong River watershed.
Connects coastal-resilience research, planning resources, and an annual statewide conference.
Rain gardens, green infrastructure, and stormwater help for New Jersey towns and homeowners, from Rutgers.
The national clean-water advocacy organization's New Jersey program.
The state League of Conservation Voters: scorecards, endorsements, and environmental policy advocacy.
The statewide alliance organizing for environmental justice in New Jersey's overburdened communities.
Newark's Ironbound neighborhood organization and a longtime anchor of urban environmental justice work.
The state chapter: volunteer-led campaigns, outings, and policy work.
Statewide citizen advocacy on clean air, clean water, and open space.
A grassroots network organizing climate action across New Jersey.
Research and advocacy for smart growth, redevelopment, and climate-ready planning.
One of the state's longest-running environmental lobbies, and keeper of a statewide directory of NJ environmental groups.
Their directory of NJ organizationsThe interfaith environmental movement, founded in New Jersey, organizing faith communities for climate action.
South Jersey residents organizing for clean air, water, and responsible development in Cumberland County and beyond.
Interactive dashboards tracking New Jersey climate indicators.
Place-by-place climate change snapshots for New Jersey communities.
The Rutgers Climate Change Resource Center's suite of mapping and planning tools for adaptation.
Maps flood exposure and sea-level rise along the New Jersey coast.
The state's official climate records, data, and monthly summaries, based at Rutgers.
Live observations from weather stations across the state.
The university-wide institute for climate and energy research at Rutgers.
The DEP's own index of state climate mapping tools and web applications.
Downloadable factsheets on how Americans, state by state, think about climate change.
Created by state law and housed at Rutgers, the center turns climate science into practical tools, data, and planning help for New Jersey communities.
A curated national directory's New Jersey page: state impacts, actions, and further links.
The certification and grants program that helps New Jersey municipalities and school districts run sustainability work through local green teams.
The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, supporting the volunteer commissions that do local environmental work in nearly every town.
Resources and toolsThe Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education: the network for the state's environmental educators.
Connects businesses and employees to New Jersey environmental nonprofits through giving and volunteering.
A community sustainability network for the southern counties.
The Rutgers training program that turns residents into certified environmental stewards for their towns.
The AmeriCorps program placing watershed ambassadors in communities across New Jersey.
The professional association for New Jersey's water-quality workforce.
Networking, mentoring, and scholarships for women across environmental law, science, and policy.
The association of the public authorities that run New Jersey's water, wastewater, and recycling utilities.
The Department of Environmental Protection's central hub for state climate science reports, greenhouse-gas inventories, and adaptation guidance.
The DEP bureau that helps New Jersey communities plan for climate and flood resilience.
The DEP Office of Climate Resilience program supporting regional resilience planning.
The state commission that manages land use in the Pinelands National Reserve.
The state program that buys flood-prone homes from willing sellers and returns the land to open space.
The state agency for wildlife and habitat, with seasons, permits, and living-with-wildlife guidance.
The council protecting the Highlands region, a major source of the state's drinking water.
The state's extreme heat hub, from staying safe on hot days to how New Jersey plans for hotter summers.
Live readings from the state's air monitoring network, worth checking on smoky and high-ozone days.
The state's coastal monitoring program: water quality results and advisories along the shore through the season.
The state recycling office: what goes where, county programs, and how to dispose of the tricky stuff.
The state's incentive program for home and business energy efficiency, heat pumps, and renewable energy, run by the Board of Public Utilities.
The state's electric vehicle incentive program and how to claim it when buying or leasing.
New Jersey's community solar program: solar savings for households that cannot put panels on a roof.
A newsroom dedicated to climate coverage of the South Jersey region.
The statehouse newsroom's dedicated energy and environment desk.
The nonprofit climate newsroom's dedicated New Jersey reporting.
Ambassadors run the event-day crews, the outreach, and the accessibility and language support. Every skill counts, especially trades and hands-on work.
Every link in this directory was checked by hand on 2026-08-23. Missing an organization doing climate or environmental work in New Jersey? Tell us and we will add it.