Cherry Hill Township announces it is first certified NWF Community in Camden County, 5th in New Jersey
Cherry Hill, NJ – Mayor Susan Shin Angulo and Council President David Fleisher are pleased to announce Cherry Hill is now officially certified in the National Wildlife Federation's Community Wildlife Habitat TM program, making it the first municipality in Camden County and the 5th in New Jersey to do so.
通过这一项目，社区通过在整个社区创造野生动物栖息地，同时通过活动、教育研讨会和实践服务项目教育和吸引居民，努力变得更健康、更环保、对野生动物更友好。
“This momentous achievement would not have been possible without the volunteer members of our Cherry Hill Environmental Board, as well as hundreds of dedicated residents who took time out of their busy lives to ensure that we are united in our commitment to protecting and enhancing our natural wildlife habitats,” said Mayor Susan Shin Angulo. “I want to extend my deepest gratitude for all of their hard work.
为了获得这一认证，樱桃山的262个家庭在自己的院子里创造了栖息地，并获得了NWF的认证。 该项目最初引起樱桃山环境委员会的注意，是当地野生鸟类无限公司的老板丽莎·赫尔曼（Lisa Herman），她还赞助了最初的注册费，使这一认证成为真正的社区范围内的努力。
“I know I speak for all of my colleagues on 镇委员会 when I say we are incredibly proud of our residents who made this possible,” said Council President David Fleisher. “We are so grateful for their hard work and dedication to our town and our environment.”
镇委员会 honored the Cherry Hill Environmental Board and member Barbara Patrizzi with a proclamation at Tuesday night’s Council meeting, thanking them for their efforts spearheading the certification process.
"I want to thank the entire Cherry Hill Environmental Board, and especially volunteer Barbara Patrizzi, for spending the past year and a half diligently working to earn this certification,” said Councilwoman Carole Roskoph. “I’m especially thankful the Board doesn’t plan to stop here, and will continue the effort to create and certify more wildlife habitats in the Township. Registering my own backyard was a simple process, I encourage any residents who is interested to learn more by visiting nwf.org.”
Cherry Hill Township worked in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation's Community Wildlife Habitat™ program and its state affiliate, New Jersey Audubon, to create wildlife habitat in backyards, container gardens, schoolyards, corporate properties, community gardens, parkland, places of worship and other spaces throughout the community. 每一个地点都提供了所有野生动物茁壮成长所需的四个基本要素：食物、水、覆盖物和野生动物养育幼崽的地方，同时整合了可持续的园艺和景观美化实践。
"Congratulations to Cherry Hill for coming together to earn this certification which will have a lasting impact for wildlife and residents alike," said Patrick Fitzgerald, Senior Director of Community Wildlife for the National Wildlife Federation. "Providing a home for wildlife in our communities, where we live, learn, work, play and worship, will help both wildlife and people thrive."
The Cherry Hill Environmental Board also leads volunteers in ongoing monthly trail maintenance and clean-up days on the township's 11 trails, and host a number of other events throughout the year which focus on public lands, wildlife habitat restoration, and other environmental concerns.
For more information about the National Wildlife Federation's Community Wildlife Habitat™ network, please go to: www.nwf.org/community.
更多国家野生动物联合会的新闻，请访问：www.nwf.org/news。
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