On September 12, 2004, eight cyclists set out from the Canadian border in Calais, Maine, for a 55-day bike ride to Key West, Florida. These pioneers were the first people to travel the entire 2,900-mile East Coast Greenway route. Read about the inaugural trek and this Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative partner on their website at […]
Originally aired on NJTV in August 2013, Reimagining Our Watershed: A Renaissance on the Raritan, was produced in 2012, by the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, and with the generous support of the Cape Branch Foundation. The award-winning Rutgers iTV Studio provided production […]
Sixteen graduate students participated in this Spring 2014 Studio through the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to develop a conceptual design for restoration of degraded wetlands in a working waterfront along the Raritan River on the Woodbridge/Edison townships line. The Red Root Creek Wetlands is held in private ownership by the Federal Business […]
The Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference Duke Farms Coach Barn Hillsborough Thursday, December 5, 2013 This conference started with a guided bird walk and ended with a tour of the wetlands restoration work along the Raritan River. Packed in-between were a film on the removal of the Nevius Street Dam and informative workshops covering public […]
Fishable and Swimmable: The Clean Water Act at 40 5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference Tuesday, June 11, 2013 The 5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference was all about Water! Is there enough for the people and businesses in our communities? Is it clean? How do we keep it safe? How do we manage it […]
Building Bridges: Connecting Classrooms and Communities Civic Square Building Wednesday, May 22 Interested in citizen science in your community? Join the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative for an environmental conversation and pizza to gain the answers to the following questions: WHAT is the link between citizen science and schools? WHAT hands-on learning opportunities can link environmental quality to local decision-making? HOW do we […]
Flood Mitigation and Hazard Reduction NOW March 16, 2013 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ At the request of the Raritan Millstone Flood Control Commission (RMFCC), the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative coordinated a series of panels focused on how to reduce flood risks on a short time frame. The programs and discussions focused […]
Reducing Invasives, Retaining our Trees February 20, 2013 Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ Professional CEUs available Managing Open Space and Tree Canopies Duke Farms, Hillsborough Experts from across the region will present a panel on reducing invasives through better management practices. A second panel will feature arborists who can share strategies for reducing storm […]
This Fall, 2012, studio focused on a regenerative vision planning approach for an underutilized and difficult to access portion of waterfront along the South Branch of the Raritan River in Raritan Township (Hunterdon County). The studio’s assignment was to develop a conceptual design framework to provide greater coherence and a thematic identity to the corridor, […]
Restoration and Future Stewardship: Regeneration and the Next Generation 4th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference! June 14, 2012 Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ The 4th Sustainable Raritan River Initiative Regional Conference brought 200 people to Duke Farms on June 14, 2012, to share successes, discuss emerging issues and plan strategies to promote quality of life […]
