The Quality of Life Coalition and our Committee for a Green Hoboken are seeking volunteers to “adopt” one (or more, if possible) of these new trees. YOU are invited to be a “Treekeeper” who will care for your adopted tree through the Spring of 2012. Your primary responsibilities are:

1. To provide 20 gallons of water per week through October 2011;
2. Advise the Hoboken Shade Tree Commission if a tree takes a turn for the worse by contacting Shade Tree Commissioner Steve Fahmie at steve34@gmail.com.

You will have the opportunity to select a tree(s) of your choice. Contact Steve Fahmie at the e-mail above giving you name, address, email and phone number. He, in turn, will contact you with a list of the new trees that are in your general vicinity from which you may select your adopted tree(s).

Thank you for responding to this opportunity to take a personal interest in how trees are able to grow and thrive in Hoboken. The neighborhood thanks you, the Quality of Life Coalition thanks you and the City of Hoboken thanks you.

Topic: Going Green Increases Property Value
Where: 124 Grand Street, Hoboken, NJ
Date: March 8th (Tuesday), 2011
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Moderator: Tom Chartier, Chartier Redevelopment Group
Panelists: Daniel Gans, Hoboken Brownstone Company
Jesse Halliburton, Halliburton Homes

http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/11136367/article-Living-green-Hoboken-organization-looks-to-help-residents–environment-?instance=lead_story_left_column

Eagle Recycling Facility
Where: 4711 Dell Ave, North Bergen, NJ
Date: February 11th (Friday),
Time: 3pm to 4pm

The panel will discuss the how-to’s of recycling, from plastics and electronics to composting and construction & demolition waste. The panel will also discuss future plans for increased recycling in Hoboken and Hudson County, followed by Q&A discussion with the audience.

The QLC is partnering with the Save the Youth Academy, Hoboken Housing Authority, and Hoboken P.A.L to raise funds for back-to-school supplies for the children living in the Housing Authority. We’re holding a Back-to-School Green is Cool block party on Saturday September 11th from 2 – 6 p.m. at the ball field on Jackson and 4th. The block party will kick-off the school year with a fun event that will educate the kids about the environment and allow us to hand out the supplies.

We’ve been lining up donated supplies that are environmentally friendly, but are raising funds to buy additional supplies and to throw the party. The “price” of admission requires the children to participate in a series of fun and educational games before entering the rest of the party. We’re educating the kids on why to use products that tread lightly on the environment.

We’re also teaching the kids about why they should recycle and why they shouldn’t litter. This project is an extension of an ongoing collaboration between the QLC and Save the Youth Academy to teach at-risk youth about why and how to protect the environment.

Please help out and click on the “Donate” button on our homepage and give what you can! It’s tax deductible. If you, your company, or organization want to do more, please click on “contact” and send us an email.

Hoboken Green Drinks is once again trying something new! This month, we’re joining hMAG to put on a mixer. We expect this to be a great networking opportunity and a fun time! We’re raffling off some great items. Proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition. There will also be drink specials and complimentary snacks.

When: Thursday June 17th from 7 – 9 pm
Where: The Shannon on 1st Street between Washington and Bloomfield Streets

Raffle items:
- 2 Handbags from Elliot Lucca
-Gift Basket from Rebellations Hair & Makeup Studio
-Gift from SXE Fitness Apparel
-$25 Gift Card, T-shirt & Hat from The Taco Truck
-1 Free Exercise Class & Kleen Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle from Local Barre

Whether you’re interested in networking, mingling, or a fun way to start your Thursday night, join us for what’s sure to be a good time!

Go to the hMAG website and read the article. To learn more about the strides being made by our green buildings sub-committee, click on “Contact” and send us an email.

Recycling at this festival was a huge improvement over the attempt to recycle at the fall 2009 festival. At that event, all of the recyclables collected had too many contaminants to bring to the recycler. Sadly, it all went into the trash. Learning from these past mistakes, Jason Tecza (pictured) and JD Capuano came up with a new plan to get festival-goers to recycle and reached out for help to make it happen.

Our success is attributable to collaboration with the City of Hoboken – both Environmental Services and Cultural Affairs, help from Greener Corners, cooperation from the food vendors, and volunteers! The city was very excited about doing this and was a good partner in getting the special bins set up and in collecting the materials. Check out the administration’s excitement on the City’s website. Greener Corners is looking to bring recycling to the streets of Hoboken everyday and one of their co-founders, Aaron Klein, brought us special temporary recycling bins with clear bags just for the festival.

What really helped make this happen was volunteers wearing bright green shirts displaying “Hoboken Recycles” on the front walking around monitoring the recycling containers for contaminants. They adorned latex gloves and picked out plastics that aren’t yet recycled in Hoboken (with a 5 or 6 stamped on them) and any trash that mixed in. The volunteers also picked recyclables out of the garbage. Aaron helped with this effort. The volunteers were happy to see festival-goers largely putting items in the right receptacles – recycling vs. landfill waste.

One other ingredient added to the success. We would like to thank the food vendors who almost unanimously allowed us to tape signs instructing festival-goers to recycle on their booths.

Look for more great things we’re pushing to improve recycling in Hoboken!

We’re also seeking volunteers to adopt a sapling(s) to insure proper post planting care, thereby insuring high survival rates. Responsibilities include watering and related tree care.

Please contact James Tricarico (917) 597-7425 from the Shade Tree Commission at jamestricarico@yahoo.com to sign up! Volunteers will meet at the at the Boys & Girls Club Park located on Jefferson Street between 1st & 2nd.