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New video on removal of Weston Mill Dam highlights preservation of historic artifacts

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Sara Malone in News, Public Access, Remediation, SOTR_Dams, SOTR_ThreatenedEndangeredSpecies, Stewardship

John Jengo, PG, a Principal of Santec Consulting Services, Inc., has produced a new video on the removal of the Weston Mill Dam on the Millstone River that highlights the history of the site and efforts to preserve the historic mill foundation during removal of the dam. View the new video here. See related article […]

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Development of a Volunteer Science Pathogen Monitoring Program on the Lower Raritan River

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sara Malone in data, minigrant, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_AccessRiverPublicBoatLaunches, Water Quality

Little water quality data exists that can inform the safety of recreating on the highly urbanized Lower Raritan River. The Lower Raritan is actively used for fishing, paddling, catching bait fish, crabbing, jet skiing, wading and even swimming on a hot day, yet limited information is available for pathogen levels that have a direct effect […]

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SRRI releases State of the Raritan Report, Volume 2

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Initiative Activities, Johnson Chair, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, Remediation, Resources, RU on the Raritan, Stewardship, Water Quality

Rutgers University’s Sustainable Raritan River Initiative has released a second report on the status of watershed health for the Raritan River.  The State of the Raritan Report, Volume 2 continues efforts to update key indicators of water quality and watershed health for the Raritan River basin.  The health of the Raritan basin was originally assessed […]

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History of the Raritan River Timeline

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Initiative Activities, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, Remediation, Resources, Resources Page Content, RU on the Raritan, Stewardship, Water Quality

During Spring Semester, 2019, Jenny Schneider, a candidate for the Rutgers Public History Program Certificate (School of Arts and Sciences, Department of History), developed a dynamic historic timeline of major events and happenings around the Raritan region.  It is a project we hope to continue to develop in the coming semesters. View the timeline here. […]

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Rutgers 2030 Master Plan Public Access Planning Studio

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Sara Malone in News, Public Access, R&D Posts, RU on the Raritan, Studio

Seven graduate students participated in this Fall 2017 studio through the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to analyze two key elements for public access to the Raritan River as proposed in the Rutgers University Physical Master Plan – the RU 2030 Master Plan.  The key elements explored were a new riverside […]

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Shore protection strategies for estuarine beaches: a case study of Cliffwood Beach, NJ

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resilience, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Resilience, SOTR_RestorationProjects

The shoreline of Raritan Bay is developed with homes and recreation sites that are vulnerable to erosion and flooding exacerbated by increased rates of sea level rise. The US Army Corps of Engineers has implemented coastal storm-risk management projects or feasibility studies for several communities on Raritan Bay, but not all locations are included. Municipalities […]

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“Raritan Welcome” Introduces Incoming Rutgers Students to Raritan River

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, Public Access, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Video

The Raritan River is often overlooked in courses taught at Rutgers New Brunswick, yet it provides ample opportunities for research and discussion. Last fall, Dr. Jean Marie Hartman, Associate Professor at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, taught an interdisciplinary honors seminar called, “Tracing the Raritan”. This seminar combined field trips and site visits […]

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Weston Mill Dam Removed from Millstone River

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Sara Malone in Initiative Activities, News, Public Access, Remediation, Resilience, SOTR_Dams, Stewardship, Water Quality

The Department of Environmental Protection – in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and other partners – is removing the obsolete Weston Mill Dam on the Millstone River between Manville and Franklin Township. The removal of the Weston Mill Dam, also known as the […]

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Fish Can’t Walk Around Dams

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Sara Malone in Initiative Activities, News, Public Access, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Dams, Stewardship, Water Quality

Dr. Olaf Jensen (Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences) was one of the guest speakers at the August 10, 2017 riverside ceremony to mark the commencement of removing the Weston Mill Dam (see related post).  Dr. Jensen spoke about the resilience of fish species but noted that fish can’t walk around dams.  Following is the full […]

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Fish Cam

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, RU on the Raritan

Have you ever wondered what a fish ladder looks like underwater? From April to late June, 2017, Rutgers Professor Olaf Jensen and his research team were able to see that view through a streaming camera system at the Island Farm Weir fish ladder. Their goal was to help understand the impact of dams and weirs […]

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News

  • R3C Webinars on Recent Raritan Research

  • 2020 and 2021 Raritan River Conferences Canceled

  • Rutgers Raritan River Initiative to partner with NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program on Coastal Watershed Grant

  • Influence of biogeochemistry on the availability of toxic metals in iron-replete New Jersey sediment

  • New video on removal of Weston Mill Dam highlights preservation of historic artifacts

  • A Watershed-Based Approach to Flood Hazard Mitigation in the Raritan Region

Click here for more news! and be sure to check out the Calendar for upcoming activities.

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  • World Wetlands Day
    World Wetlands Day
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: February 2, 2023 - 11:59 pm


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    2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

    Each year since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands.

    - See more at: http://www.worldwetlandsday.org/about

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  • Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: February 27, 2023 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ


    Description:

    Authority Board Meeting Schedule

    ­A RESOLUTION SETTING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

    Resolution No. 2015-78

    BE IT RESOLVED by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority:

    That the regular meeting day of the Authority be held on the fourth Monday of each month, except in November, when it will be held on the second Monday, and June and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month.

    http://www.sbrsa.com/

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  • Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: February 27, 2023 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 50 Polhemus Ln, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA


    Description:

    Meetings of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority are held the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the Authority conference room located in the Administrative Office. Open session meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and there is an opportunity for public participation. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard should arrive promptly for the start of a meeting as the public participation portion is early on the agenda.

    http://srvsa.org/

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