Bill to boost native seed use for conservation and roadside landscaping advances

By: Zo Terrana

Outlets: NJ State House News Service

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 242

Last Updated: 3 days, 6 hours ago

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TRENTON, N.J. - The Senate Environment and Energy Committee unanimously moved a measure Thursday that would create a New Jersey Native Seed Commission, to increase native plantings along roadways and in habitat restoration.

The measure, S4636, would establish a new commission within the Department of Agriculture.

“The seeds are the future and you don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Sen. Bob Smith, a Piscataway Democrat and committee chair.

The commission's purposes are to increase the …

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