Environmental Stewardship Awards

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Presented by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission to residents and businesses/organizations for their special contributions to our township's environmental efforts.

  • 2020: no awards
  • 2019: David Triggs, Franklin Township Task Force Compressor Station 206 
  • 2018: John Clyde, Board of Education for the Claremont Ave. School
  • 2017: Arnold Vernick, St. Matthias School (clean-up of stream on their property)
  • 2016: no awards
  • 2015: no awards
  • 2014: Theodore Chase Jr, Rutgers Prep School
  • 2013: no awards
  • 2012: Barbara Beringer (special award on her retirement), John Loos (Open Space consultant, Canal Commission)
  • 2011: Audra Wood (for founding the community garden at Pine Grove School)
  • 2010: Walter Andrews (for the Green Symposium), Cedar Brook open space neighbors (for their clean-up)
  • 2009: Bruce Hamilton (for landscaping plan for the jug handle at DeMott Lane), Suydam Farms
  • 2008: Doris Bennett (for fighting the Jack Morris development), Advanced Food Systems (for solar cells)
  • 2007: John Walker (for discovering the trichloroethylene problem in Franklin Park), New Jersey American Water (for installing solar cells at their facility on Randolph Rd)

We encourage nominations for these awards. Please contact the Commission by email at environmental.commission@franklinnj.gov with your suggestions.