Influence of biogeochemistry on the availability of toxic metals in iron-replete New Jersey sediment: Development of a point-of-use trace metal sensor with integrated sediment microbial community and geochemical measurements Development of in-situ measurement technologies requires an in-depth understanding of the analyte and the key components from the surrounding environment. Our research utilizes the power of […]
Dawson, Lathrop, minigrant, R3C, Sontag
Two free webinars to showcase recent research on the Raritan. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 9:00 am to 10:15 am (link to view Zoom Recording) Julie Lockwood Thomas Grothues – Fish Assemblage of the Raritan River Thalweg (link to PowerPoint) Isabelle Stinnette – Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Infrastructure (link to PowerPoint) Friday, December 10, 2021 […]
R3C, Webinar
Given the COVID-19 emergency and its disruption to the lives of so many members of Raritan River Basin communities, and out of an abundance of caution and in keeping with Rutgers University actions, we have canceled the 2020 and 2021 Sustainable Raritan River Conferences and Awards Ceremonies. We are determined to return in 2021 with […]
Helping guide investments in climate resilience that also benefit ecosystem health is smart public policy. Rutgers Sustainable Raritan River Initiative is partnering with the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program (HEP) to undertake an “Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Infrastructure” project on the Lower Raritan River watershed. The project seeks to improve road-stream crossings at […]
coastal, connectivity, culverts, grant, Lathrop, NY-NJ HEP, student research
Dr. Philip Sontag and Professor Katherine Dawson collaborated on a mini-grant project to understand the biogeochemical cycles of trace metal availability in the Fe rich sediment of the Raritan River. The purpose and focus of the project was to outline sediment sequential extraction and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, describe scientific methods used for […]
Trees provide valuable benefits and contribute to the beauty of the Raritan region. They add value to our property, filter the air, provide oxygen, cool our homes and neighborhoods in the summer, block the wind to reduce our heating costs in the winter, capture and filter runoff to protect our streams, sequester carbon from the […]
Pollutants from contaminated sites can seep into groundwater or run off into adjacent surface waters where they can negatively impact water supplies and cause ecological damage to wildlife and fisheries, as well as pose a hazard to public health. Superfund sites in the Raritan region are under the jurisdiction of the US EPA Region 2 […]
New Jersey’s natural landscape supports an amazing array of habitats that provide critical services including flood storage, water and air filtration, recreation, and support for wildlife including endangered, threatened and special concern species. New Jersey’s Landscape Project, was initiated by New Jersey’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program in 1994, to document habitat for threatened and […]
Open space provides a myriad of enhancements to quality of life in the Raritan. These spaces are often vegetated and minimally developed, providing many of the same benefits as canopy cover such as species habitat, carbon sequestration, temperature modification, oxygen generation and air purification. Open space can also store floodwater or filter runoff to enhance […]
A myriad of trails and greenways crisscross the Raritan Basin. They range in size and popularity from the 69.5 mile Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail that enjoyed over 1.38 million visitors last year (NJDEP 2018c), to the 15 mile Columbia Trail along the South Branch of the Raritan in Hunterdon/Morris counties, to small […]
