New Jersey Landscape Makeover Program

The New Jersey Landscape Makeover Program provides homeowners, municipalities, and farmers with expert advice and financial assistance to create rain gardens and other “green infrastructure” projects that capture polluted stormwater and prevent it from entering our lakes, rivers, and bays.

We host a series of rain garden design workshops and offer free technical advice and funding for homeowners and municipalities. Farm owners will also be eligible for grants to implement stormwater best management practices. Qualifying homeowners are residents of the following areas: 
Pemberton, Morristown, Hanover Twp., Mt. Olive, Stanhope Twp., Hopatcong Borough, Netcong Borough, Roxbury Township, Egg Harbor City, Hammonton, and Winslow. These areas are eligible for grants with our current 2025 grant funding.

If you live in a different area, we may have grants available for your area in the future. Sign up for our email list below to stay updated on new opportunities. We are consistently seeking and applying for new funding opportunities to offer this program to more locations.

Green infrastructure manages polluted runoff generated by the built environment through green landscape features like rain gardens.

• Homeowners will be able to set up a free consultation with Rutgers University design professionals to plan their gardens.
• Participants who build a rain garden as part of this program may be eligible for a rebate of $4 per square foot, up to $675.

For Information: Stephen Elliott: 609 859 8860 ext 127 or [email protected]

Why is this important?

New Jersey is warming faster than the global average and faster than the rest of the Northeast. The Garden State could experience increased frequency and intensity of storms, sea-level rise, ocean acidification, and the associated impacts to the ecological systems, natural resources, drinking water quality, human health and the economy.

Climate change has already brought more destructive storms to New Jersey. A recent report found that hurricane-related winds and floods have caused up to $1.3 billion more in destruction in the state today than they would have if the climate of the 1980s had remained constant.

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South Jersey Water Savers and the Landscape Makeover is sponsored by these organizations.

Funding provided by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation