The Merchantville School’s Garden Club has been making remarkable strides towards fostering environmental stewardship and education within our community. The group, led by fifth grade teacher Jennifer Smith, has engaged in several hands-on and educational activities.

This year, the Merchantville School’s Green Team is collaborating with the school’s Art Club to create an environmentally conscious art project. The team’s dedicated members have been hard at work collecting thousands of plastic bottle caps brought into each homeroom.

The idea is simple: instead of allowing these bottle caps to contribute to environmental

Ensuring that the right tree is in the right place is one of the many important duties of the Merchantville Shade Tree Commission. The Commission is a volunteer organization that plants and maintains all trees in Merchantville that are between the curb and sidewalk or within the borough right of way areas without sidewalks as well

Existing urban and community areas are losing tree cover at a rate equivalent to approximately 36 million trees annually across the United States, according to The Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Closer to home, Merchantville continues to lose trees at an alarming rate due to flooding, drought, pests, cut roots, as well as intentional removal.

In a world where environmental concerns loom large, the most effective way to achieve sustainability is right here within our local communities. The Merchantville Co-op strives to do just that. This volunteer-led group is planning for a hometown grocery store with modern conveniences and organic options for Merchantville and its

Incredible Edible Merchantville marks its 5th anniversary this year as it continues on its mission to advance individual land stewardship actions that support food security, promote good health, foster sustainable living and harness the power and potential of residents. It all began in February 2019, when a core group of “green-friendly” residents