Public Meeting In Princeton To Discuss Environmental Resource Inventory

PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) will be hosting a virtual information session to discuss the 2023 Environmental Resource Inventory. The session, held in partnership with Municipal staff and Ecotone, Inc., will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.

The public can join the meeting, ask questions, and provide feedback.

Princeton’s most recent ERI was done 13 years ago in 2010. It provides information on natural resource characteristics and environmentally significant features in the municipality.

The ERI can be viewed on the Environmental Commission’s website under “Environmental Commission Resources.”

It acts as a baseline documentation for measuring and evaluating resource protection issues, and serves as a tool for decision-making, by municipal bodies like the environmental commission and planning board. It also informs the public on the status and value of local natural resources.

“The 2010 ERI provided an incredibly comprehensive and thorough assessment of Princeton’s natural resources. With this update, we’re looking forward to analyzing what has changed, and digging deeper into newer data and technology that was not available 13 years ago,” Councilwoman Eve Niedergang, PEC Council Liaison, said in a statement.

The 2023 update will provide new information based on new data, conduct analyses that were not undertaken in 2010, and provide information that can directly inform the stewardship and protection of natural resources within the municipality.

Residents and stakeholders interested in attending the virtual meeting can access the Zoom link which will be posted on the Environmental Commission’s website.

A recording of the meeting will be available at https://www.princetonnj.gov/535/Environmental-Commission

The public can submit comments until March 8, by emailing engineering@princetonnj.gov.

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