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Educational Materials

Freehold SCD welcomes the opportunity to provide residents, teachers and group leaders of  Middlesex and Monmouth Counties the following FREE publications. Our goal is to help teach residents and students about the importance of conserving our natural resources and improving our environment. (Quantities are limited to 25-30 per class/group).  Please contact our office for availability status.

Orders for publications may be emailed to info@freeholdscd.org or you can click here to down load the order form.

Education Publications

Activity Books

Grades K-1

  • Water and Me
  • Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats (K-1)
  • Show You Care with Buddy Bear
  • Save Water With Conservation Kids
  • Soil Is Super coloring book
  • Dig It! The Secrets of Soil
  • Snack Pack - Learn where healthy food comes from 

Grades 2-3

  • One Green Tree
  • Dig It! The Secrets of Soil 
  • Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats
  • Nature Pals
  • Stop That Drop
  • Your Hometown Clean Water Tour 

Grades 4-5

  • Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats
  • Dig It! The Secrets of Soil
  • Your Hometown Clean Water Tour
  • From Field to Fridge

Grades 6+

  • Conserving Soil – Packet contains complete lesson plans on soil composition and management. Includes Guidebook, 24 activity masters and 4 color transparencies. (limit 1)
  • Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats
  • Water Watchers
  • From Field to Fridge  

General Publications, Brochures and Fact Sheets

Soil and Erosion

  • 3 Reasons Why You Should Control Erosion on Construction Sites
  • Stormwater Best Management Practices Guide for the Construction Industry
  • How to Achieve Compliance Under Chapter 251
  • The Importance of a Farmland Conservation Plan
  • Conservation Plants of the Northeast

Watersheds & Water Quality

  • Monmouth Coastal Watersheds Partnership full color poster
  • Watershed Friendly Property Management Guide: 16 page booklet with information on water conservation, tick and mosquito prevention, stream maintenance, native plants, composting, etc.
  • What Is a Watershed?
  • Watersheds and the Effects of Nonpoint Source Pollution Fact Sheet. Click on Watersheds & Nonpoint Fact Sheet to download.
  • Stormwater Management Basins and Their Maintenance

Landscaping & Trees

  • Landscaping Education for Homeowners Packet
  • Benefit$ of Trees
  • Shade Trees
  • Backyard Conservation

Energy Savers

  • Landscaping Energy Savers: Tips on how trees and plants help conserve energy. Click on Landscaping Energy Savers to download.