In Spring 2017, Dr. Richard Lathrop’s Advanced Environmental Geomatics class explored the Lower Raritan River from the R/V Rutgers. In addition to robust data collection and visualization, several of the students — Chris Wanter, Alexandria Ambrose, Steven Weber and Daryl Krusnuk — developed a story map examining the natural and cultural history of the Lower […]
State of the Raritan Status and trends from across the region, where do we go from here? Friday, June 9, 2017 Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ 9th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2017 conference showcased a series of status and trends reports by Raritan stakeholders from across the region. Presentations […]
Six Master of Public Policy students at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy spent the 2017 Spring semester exploring policies that positively and negatively impact water quality in the Raritan River region. The result of their work is summarized in a report titled, “Every Drop Counts: Locally Driven Policies to Help Improve […]
Perth Amboy has over 50 percent impervious cover and faces issues with flooding and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). In 2015, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program (RCE) and the City of Perth Amboy formed Perth Amboy SWIM (“StormWater Infrastructure Management”) to address these problems through the development of green infrastructure projects across the City. […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension has been working with Woodbridge Township on the development of an Open Space and Floodplain Restoration Plan. According to a 2016 Northeast Regional Extension Conference presentation, the plan will improve resilience to storms, protect wildlife, and provide recreational opportunities for Woodbridge residents. Many Woodbridge homes were built close to sea-level. These homes […]
Dr. Qizhong (George) Guo and Mr. Carlos Correa from Rutgers Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, developed a hydrologic model to evaluate the effects of green infrastructure on flood mitigation in the Raritan River. The model focuses on watershed management area (WMA) 8 comprising the North and South Branches of the Raritan […]
On April 8, 2017, the Rutgers Geology Museum partnered with members of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences to organize a field trip on the Raritan River for New Jersey families. The trip addressed the history and science of the Raritan River, providing participants with an opportunity to learn about the Raritan’s geologic history […]
NY/NJ Baykeeper (Baykeeper) and Rutgers University examined the effects of reintroducing oysters in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) in Keyport Harbor. Eastern oyster reefs were once common in the HRE but were driven to extinction in the region due to human activities. Water quality in the HRE has improved since the extinction of oysters in the […]
New research from Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld of Rutgers School of Engineering and former Rutgers graduate student Shirin Estahbanati examines microplastic contamination in the Raritan River. The goal of Dr. Fahrenfeld’s research was to determine the concentration of microplastic and evaluate the impact of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) on microplastic concentration in the Raritan. Microplastics are […]
Professor Olaf Jensen and his research team have finished installing a streaming camera system at the Island Farm Weir fish ladder to help understand the impact of dams and weirs on spawning migrations of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) and river herring (A. pseudoharengus and A. aestivalis). The fish cam project is made possible by a […]
