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Real-Time Hydrological Observatory and ERDDAP Interface

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Data Portal, Education on the Raritan Page Content, Equipment, Johnson Chair, News, R&D Page Content, R3C News, Resources Page Content, RU on the Raritan

A real-time water quality monitoring station has been deployed on the bottom of the Raritan River in the mid-channel in front of the Rutgers Class of 1914 Boathouse (at approximately Lat/Long 40.488960, -74.33184). YSI/Xylem EXO2 Sonde sensors include: conductivity, temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll, turbidity. A Sontek Argonaut-XR ADCP measures pressure, temperature, and current […]

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ArcGIS StoryMaps of Key Raritan Indicators

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Johnson Chair, Maps, News, R&D Page Content, R3C News, RU on the Raritan

Key Raritan Indicators described through ArcGIS StoryMaps by Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students In the Spring of 2019, undergraduate students in Dr. Richard Lathrop’s Advanced Environmental Geomatics course developed ArcGIS StoryMaps for key indicators identified in the State of the Raritan Report, Volumes 1 and 2.  The reports were written to provide critical data to inform […]

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ERDDAP Interface

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Sara Malone in Johnson Chair, News, R&D Page Content

We have deployed a real-time water quality monitoring station in the Raritan River near the Rutgers Class of 1914 Boathouse in New Brunswick. All data coming from the gaging station is recorded every 10 minutes and uploaded every hour to the ERDDAP server. Twelve minutes later the data is processed and posted to the public. […]

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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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GPS & Drone Workshops co-sponsored by CRSSA

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Sara Malone in Conference Event Page Content, Johnson Chair, News, Workshop

Are you interested in learning how to use your smartphone or tablet as a GPS or GIS data collector while you’re out in the field? Are you curious about Drone Mapping? Join us on Monday, December 11th and Tuesday, December 12th for informative and interactive day long workshops. To register, please visit http://gps-mapping.com/workshops/. On December […]

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Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students Explore the Lower Raritan

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Sara Malone in Johnson Chair, Maps, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, RU on the Raritan, Video

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 […]

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State of the Raritan Report, Volume 1

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Sara Malone in Johnson Chair, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resources, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) produced Volume 1 of the State of the Raritan Report (Lathrop et al. 2016) to identify trends in key indicators of water quality and watershed health for the Raritan River basin that were originally assessed in the Raritan Basin: Portrait of a Watershed as developed by the New Jersey […]

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Herb and Lathrop to Co-Lead the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Sara Malone in Initiative Activities, Johnson Chair, News

Dr. Richard Lathrop from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Jeanne Herb from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy have been named co‑leaders of the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative, which is a joint program of the two schools. A professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, […]

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Rick Lathrop to hold new Johnson Family Chair and co-lead Sustainable Raritan River Initiative

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Sara Malone in Initiative Activities, Johnson Chair, News

The Rutgers Board of Governors has appointed Richard G. Lathrop Jr., professor of environmental monitoring at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, as the inaugural holder of the new Johnson Family Chair in Water Resources and Watershed Ecology. The announcement of the endowed chair and Lathrop’s appointment to a five-year term was made at […]

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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


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    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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