Members
Environmental Advisory Council
- Ad Hoc Property Committee
- Planning Commission
- Zoning Hearing Board
- Sewer Authority
- Disability Advisory Board
- Environmental Advisory Council
- Golf Committee
- Electricity Reliability Committee
- Economic Development Commission
- Historical Commission
- Parks & Rec Board
- Citizens Traffic Commission
- Emergency Management
- Historical Architectural Review Board
- Farmland Preservation Inc. Board
- Electronic Media Advisory Committee
- Board & Commissions Meeting Schedule 2019
- Trenton Mercer Airport Review Panel
- Financial Advisory Committee
- Special Events Committee
- Board of Auditors
- Veterans Committee
- Electronic Reliability Committee
Environmental Advisory Council
Alan Dresser – Co-Chair
Matt Farrell – Co-Chair
Linda Salvati – Member
Kevin Gallen – Member
Paul Roden – Member
Soumya Dharmavaram – Member
Jim Bray – Member
Dan Grenier – Supervisor Liaison
“Monarch Butterflies and the Miracle of Migration”
Lower Makefield Township Environmental Advisory Council’s 2023 RECYCLING GUIDE
EAC's 2022 Year End Review
Land Development Reviews
Meeting Schedule
Please refer to the Remote Committee Schedule on the home page.
Meeting Minutes
EAC Education
Learn more about our environment with articles and information from the LMT EAC.
Geothermal HVAC And Other Green Ideas
The Lower Makefield Township Environmental Advisory Council presents “Geothermal HVAC And Other Green Ideas” presentation by Jeffery A. Smith, J. A. Smith Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc
The program gives home and small business owners tips on how to reduce energy maintenance costs.
? Why Go Native ?
Click the links below for listings of Native Plants that:
We will be updating this page with other native plant lists in the future.
Environmental Presentation
“What’s Bugging Our Trees in Pennsylvania” by Penn State Master Gardener Colleen Michaels will be held when determined to be Covid safe.
Environmental Stewardship Award
This year the EAC is recognizing the individuals, businesses and groups who, through their outstanding and creative efforts, have made significant achievements in improving and sustaining the quality of our environment. We will review all environmentally-related nominations but we are specifically soliciting nominations for achievements related to:
- Pollution Prevention
- Resource Conservation
- Sustainability
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Leadership
To find out more about the program click here.
For a copy of the nomination form click here.
Environmental Stewardship Award Winners
2021 Award: Heather Guidice of Kona Composting
2015 Award: Afton Elementary School Garden Club
2017 Award: Pennsbury National Hons. Soc.
Cool Cities Sustainability Action Plan
In the quest for sustainability, communities around the world are implementing sustainability action plans to reduce energy consumption and green house gas emissions. The Sierra Club, in conjunction with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, developed Cool Cities to encourage widespread action at the local level across the country. Communities in Pennsylvania who are participating include: Allentown, Bethlehem, Braddock, Easton, Erie, Forest Hills, Harrisburg, Kutztown, Mount Lebanon, Nether Providence, Oxford, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, and York. Lower Makefield Township (LMT), in keeping with its continuing environmentally active orientation, has joined this enlightened group of communities.
Open Space Plan
Lower Makefield Township has prepared this updated Open Space Plan as a statement of its vision for open space preservation. In developing the vision, the township examined the current state of development, the areas that are under threat from development, past actions that have resulted in open space preservation, opportunities for preservation in the future, and action steps that will be taken to implement the open space vision.
Current EAC Projects
- Increasing the amount of Open Space in the Township
- Make recommendation to the Township on becoming more energy efficient and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Increasing the amount of recycling in the Township
- Ensuring new developments comply with the Township’s environmental ordinances and goals
- Educating the Township’s citizens on environmental issues through the sponsorship of public lectures and the EAC newsletters
EAC Initiated Ordinances
Tree Protection Standards Ordinance (2019)
Ordinance No. 418
Increased Woodlands Protection Ordinance (2019)
Ordinance No. 419
Bamboo Control Ordinance (2016)
Ordinance No. 404
Lower Makefield Township Low Impact Development Ordinance (2006)
Best Management Practices
Requirements for Environmental Impact Assessment Report
LID Ordinance No. 363
LID Ordinance No. 364
Lower Makefield Township Native Plant Ordinance (2007)
Native Plant List
Native Plant List – Trees
Native Plant Resolution
Native Plant Ordinance No. 368
Global Warming
Cool Cities Fact Sheet
Cool Cities Resolution
10 Things You Can do to Reduce Global Warming
Smart Power
Green Building Code Ordinance (2009)
Ordinance No. 380
Pervious Pavement Ordinance (2014)
Ordinance No. 395
Tree Bank Ordinance (2014)
Ordinance No. 397
Recycling Corner
Lower Makefield Township has expanded the list of items that residents can recycle for curbside pick-up. Click here for a complete list. Recycling saves energy, resources, reduces pollution and helps to keep taxes lower.
Click here for the Bucks County Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Schedule and additional information.
More information on recycling can be found at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on “Pennsylvania’s Recycling Page“.
The LMT Environmental Advisory Council Information
The LMT EAC maintains and updates on a regular basis an Environmental Publications rack in the lobby at the LMT
Administrative Building. Next time you stop by the Township Building please take a look at the free environmental information.
