Events & Awards

Conferences, seminars and meetings focused on the Raritan provide exciting opportunities to learn about research in complementary fields and best management practices, to network with professionals in the field, and for students to solicit interest and feedback when they showcase their own work. This section includes information about upcoming events as well as details about past conferences and workshops. When available, we include copies of presentations, proceeding summaries and copies of posters for your reference.

Also in this section, is information about the Sustainable Raritan Awards. Since 2010, we have recognized outstanding achievement in efforts by our Raritan partners to revitalize our region, restore and protect our resources and promote the area as a premiere place to live, work and raise a family. We accept nominations throughout the year and announce the recipients each June during our annual conference. Learn more about the awards and past recipients here.

	October 2018
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	1	2 Webinar - Investing in Sustainable Agriculture for Watershed Protection Webinar - Investing in Sustainable Agriculture for Watershed Protection Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: October 2, 2018 - 3:00 pm Description: Investing in Sustainable Agriculture for Watershed Protection Tuesday October 2, 2018; 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time Would it help if more of the agricultural lands in your watershed were managed to limit their impacts on water resources? What if you could attract private investors to help protect and manage agricultural lands sustainably? Learn more from the Freshwater Trust on this webinar. As farmers retire in the next 20 years, more than 400 million acres will change hands, nearly half of all U.S. farmland. Investment in sustainable agriculture, forestry and natural infrastructure is growing by 26% a year. With agriculture accounting for 80% of water use and widespread water pollution, these trends mean new opportunities to protect watersheds. How do we protect and more sustainably manage agricultural lands so that they remain productive while not impacting watershed health? The Freshwater Trust is digging into this challenge in the John Day Basin of Oregon and will discuss the results of their Healthy Watershed Consortium Grant to build a scalable framework to target, acquire and sustainably manage agricultural lands using resources from private investors. This could be a next big thing for agriculture and watersheds. You don’t want to miss it! Click here to Register More details... •	3	4	5	6 24th Annual Fall Forestry Festival 24th Annual Fall Forestry Festival Starts: 10:00 am Ends: October 6, 2018 - 3:00 pm Description: The 24th Annual Fall Forestry Festival Saturday October 6th, 2018 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. FREE The 24th Annual Fall Forestry Festival will be held on October 6th from 10am to 3pm. This is a FREE event for everyone. Enjoy the day and learn about the forest surrounding you. RAIN OR SHINE FREE GREAT FOR ALL AGES Some of the fun activities of the day will include: • Maple Sugaring • Nature Walks • Crafts • Forestry Displays & Demos • Greater Pinelands Dulcimer Society • Classroom Presentations Given by Naturalist and Much, Much More! Located at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson, NJ Enter through 370 East Veterans Highway for parking Questions? Call 732.928.2360 Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/forestrycenter/ FFF image Forest Resource Education Center 495 Don Connor Blvd. Jackson, NJ 08527 FREC@dep.nj.gov 732.928.2360 More details... •
7 Old Fashioned Country Fair - Save the Date! Old Fashioned Country Fair - Save the Date! Starts: 11:30 am Ends: October 7, 2018 - 4:30 pm Description: Old Fashioned Country Fair - with Raritan Headwaters Association Sunday, October 7, 2018 Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve 2121 Larger Cross Road, Bedminster (directions) Fall brings brightly colored leaves, cooler temperatures and Raritan Headwaters’ annual Old Fashioned Country Fair! The event, sponsored by the organization’s Board of Trustees, has heralded the start of autumn since 1980. Proceeds from this popular event support RHA’s mission to protect the water in our rivers, our streams and our homes through environmental education, community well testing, stream monitoring and cleanup, research, and open space preservation. The watershed region we protect, located in Hunterdon, Morris and Somerset Counties provides clean water for over 1.8 million people in New Jersey and is an area of extraordinary natural beauty, wildlife habitat, and notable historic and cultural resources. Our Old Fashioned Country Fair attracts thousands of guests each year from the Somerset Hills region and beyond. Some of the highlights of this year’s Fair include: Music Wagon rides drawn by Clydesdale horses; Children’s area featuring pumpkin painting, clean river race game and scarecrow dressing; Pumpkin Sling; and Local, seasonal food cooked fresh by Bex Eatery. This is a fundraising event for RHA and a great opportunity for you to help! Be a Sponsor: sponsor 2018 More details... •	8	9 Mendham Township Well Test Sample Return Mendham Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 9, 2018 - 9:00 am Description: Drop off location - Mendham Township Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... The Underwater World of Trout - CJTU The Underwater World of Trout - CJTU Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: October 9, 2018 - 9:00 pm Description: Ozzie Ozefovich The Underwater World of Trout A Video Presentation Streams and Rivers I've Fished and Filmed The Connetquot River -- Long Island, NY Boiling Springs -- PA Big Spring -- PA South Branch of the Raritan -- Claremont Stretch Meeting Location American Legion Hall 137 New Market Road Dunellen, NJ Meetings starts at 7:30 PM Non Members are always welcome! Visit www.cjtu.org for more information. More details... • •	10 Imagine a Day Without Water Imagine a Day Without Water Starts: 12:00 am Ends: October 10, 2018 - 11:59 pm Description: Imagine: No water to drink, or even to make coffee with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. Hospitals would close without water. Firefighters couldn't put out fires and farmers couldn't water their crops. Some communities in America already know how impossible it is to try to go a day without our most precious resource: Water. Imagine a Day Without Water 2018 is the fourth annual day to raise awareness and educate America about the value of water. Last year, over 500 organizations came together. Will you join us this year? Sign Up More details... •	11	12 ANJEC Environmental Congress ANJEC Environmental Congress Starts: 9:00 am Ends: October 12, 2018 - 5:00 pm Description: ANJEC Conferences and Workshops Friday, October 12, 45th Annual Environmental Congress Mercer County College, West Windsor 2018 Environmental Congress - "New Jersey's Next Re-generation" Friday, October 12 9:00am-5:00pm Mercer County College Conference Center 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor The Environmental Congress is an annual statewide gathering of environmental commissions, local officials, agencies, citizen groups and environmental organizations. Highlights include: 2018 ANJEC Environmental Achievement Award Presentation Workshops on a variety of current environmental topics Exhibits from New Jersey Non-profits Electric Car Ride & Drive Display **New for 2018, Farmer's Market 2018 Environmental Achievement Award application, available here. Application Deadline: September 7, 2018. Interested in an ANJEC workshop but, not available that date? Request an ANJEC Road Show, email ANJEC or call 973-539-7547 for details; Host a workshop in your town, email or call ANJEC to discuss; Review presentations and recordings posted on our website. More details... Seminar on Preliminary Evaluation of Storm Surge Barriers on Hudson Estuary Seminar on Preliminary Evaluation of Storm Surge Barriers on Hudson Estuary Starts: 12:00 am Ends: October 12, 2018 - 11:59 pm Description: Edward A. Ames Seminars Fall 2018 Friday, October 12, 2018, 10:30 a.m. Preliminary Evaluation of the Physical Influences of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary Philip M. Orton, Research Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology David K. Ralston, Associate Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 10:30 a.m. The Impacts of Storms Irene and Sandy on Sediments in the Hudson River Frank Nitsche, Research Scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Tim Kenna, Research Scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Download the PDF announcement Seminars will be held at the Hudson River Foundation, 17 Battery Place, Suite 915, New York, NY 10004. Visit the Seminar page for more information and videos from past seminars. RSVP: 212-483-7667 or info@hudsonriver.org. Seating capacity is limited. Please call or email in advance. The Edward A. Ames seminar series, named in honor of the Foundation's long-time Chairman Emeritus, addresses issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.Preliminary Evaluation of the Physical Influences of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary Description Preliminary Evaluation of the Physical Influences of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary: Constructing large barriers at the mouths of rivers and estuaries is a potential way to mitigate flood damage from storm surges resulting from hurricanes, nor’easters, and other extreme weather events. The construction of barriers to protect the New York-New Jersey Harbor has been discussed for many years, but has gained added attention in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Notably, the Corps of Engineers is now considering a broad range of options to address coastal storm risks through the New York – New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study (HATS), including construction of large barriers in the Harbor and Long Island Sound. The attention given to surge barriers has generated considerable interest among a wide range of parties in the region. This interest is due in part to the possibility that barriers may provide substantial flood mitigation benefits, but also to the concerns that these barriers pose the possibility of generating very serious ecosystem-wide impacts. As there are substantial uncertainties challenging a reliable assessment of the full range of these impacts, it is clear that relevant new and existing science will be critical in evaluating potential physical, chemical and biological effects associated with any barrier proposal. The Hudson River Foundation and the New York – New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program commissioned a preliminary evaluation of the potential physical influences that large barriers could have on the estuary by Drs. Philip M. Orton (Stevens Institute of Technology) and David K. Ralston (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). A link to the report of that examination, Preliminary Evaluation of the Physical Influences of Storm Surge Barriers on the Hudson River Estuary, is provided below. The Hudson River Foundation will host a seminar, led by Drs. Orton and Ralston, on October 12, 2018, to discuss the report. HRF Preface Download the report (9,686 kb - 81 pages) More details... • •	13
14	15 Bridgewater Township Well Test Sample Return Bridgewater Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 15, 2018 - 10:00 am Description: Drop off location - Bridgewater Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... •	16 Raritan Township Well Test Sample Return Raritan Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 16, 2018 - 10:00 am Description: Drop off location - Raritan Township Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Members Meeting Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Members Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: October 16, 2018 - 9:30 pm Description: Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Members Meeting All are welcome! Membership Meeting on Tuesday, October 16th at 7:30PM, at the Milltown Senior Center as normal. Speaker information coming soon. For more information, contact Alan Godber, agodber@turbousa.com More details... • •	17 Raritan Township Well Test Sample Return Raritan Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 17, 2018 - 10:00 am Description: Drop off location - Raritan Township Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... •	18 Tewksbury Township Well Test Sample Return Tewksbury Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 18, 2018 - 9:00 am Description: Drop off location - Tewksbury Township Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... Highlands Council Meeting Highlands Council Meeting Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: October 18, 2018 - 6:00 pm Description: Highlands Council Meeting Calendar Dates for 2018 Highlands Council and Highlands Development Credit Bank Board meetings are listed below. All meetings listed on this page are open to the public. Meeting materials, including agendas, will be posted in advance of meetings whenever possible. Please note that all meetings are held at the Highlands Council Offices, 100 North Road, Chester, NJ. Public Notice: 2018 Highlands Council Meeting Schedule (pdf) Public Notice: 2018 Highlands Development Credit Bank Schedule (pdf) Highlands Council Meetings Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. January 18 - cancelled February 15 March 15 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 27 October 18 December 6 More details... Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: October 18, 2018 - 10:00 pm Location: Hall Place, Hall Pl, Keyport, NJ 07735, USA Description: Monthly Meeting of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council The watershed council is an all-volunteer organization. Since 2000, we have been dedicated to improving water quality and restoring wildlife habitat along Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay. Please consider joining the watershed council. Membership is always free. We depend on the time and generosity of volunteers for everything we do. Join us for a watershed meeting. Meetings are always informal and a great way to learn about your watershed. We meet the second Thursday of every month at 7:30pm inside Keyport Borough Hall located on Front Street. www.restoreraritanbay.org More details... • • •	19 Tewksbury Township Well Test Sample Return Tewksbury Township Well Test Sample Return Starts: 7:00 am Ends: October 19, 2018 - 10:00 am Description: Drop off location - Tewksbury Township Municipal Building Raritan Headwaters Association - Community Well Testing Visit the Community Well Testing page for a complete schedule of well test events and types of test offered. Individuals residing outside of specified municipalities may participate in posted well test events. Residency is not required. Well test kits may also be obtained at the Flemington and Bedminster RHA offices at any time. All testing is done by a state certified laboratory. Please call the well testing office at 908-234-1852 ext. 401 to request a kit or for more information. *This schedule will be updated as dates and times are confirmed. For program details, visit: https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/protect/well-testing/community-well-testing/ For more information about our Community Well Test program, please contact us via email at welltesting@raritanheadwaters.org or by calling (908) 234-1852 ext. 401. More details... •	20 CJTU Fall Banquet - Save the Date! CJTU Fall Banquet - Save the Date! Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: October 20, 2018 - 10:00 pm Description: 2018 Central Jersey Trout Unlimited Fall Banquet Save The Date! Saturday, October 20, 2018 Central Jersey Trout Unlimited is excited to invite members and friends to attend our 2018 Fall Banquet! The 2018 CJTU Fall Banquet will be held on Saturday, October 20th at 6pm at the Grillestone Restaurant, 2377 U.S. Highway 22, Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The Grillestone Restaurant is a lovely venue with a wonderful menu. The Banquet will include a delicious four-course meal. It will be an opportunity for members to get reacquainted, for family and friends to meet our members and for all to share an evening of fun, good food and raffle prizes. Among the raffle prizes will be fishing trips including one trip for two to the private waters of the Henryville Flyfishers, rod outfits such as a 9’ 9wt, a 7’6” 4wt and a Tenkara outfit. Also among the prizes are a spa basket, women’s jewelry, a women’s leather handbag and all sorts of other goodies. You will be receiving your invitation by email shortly. In the meantime please mark your calendars and make plans to attend the 2018 CJTU Fall Banquet on Saturday, October 20th at the Grillestone Restaurant, 2377 U.S. Highway 22 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Please respond as you receive your email invitation as space will be limited. If you have any questions or would like to help in any way, please feel free to contact Marsha Benovengo, Banquet Committee Chairperson at casabeno@msn.com or at (732) 780-7185. The Banquet Committee is looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 20th at the 2018 CJTU Fall Banquet! More details... Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps - Save the Date Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps - Save the Date Starts: 12:00 am Ends: October 20, 2018 - 11:59 pm Description: Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps: Saturday, April 21, 2018 Saturday, October 20, 2018 More information about COA Beach Sweeps can be found here More details... • •
21	22 Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: October 22, 2018 - 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/ More details... Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: October 22, 2018 - 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/ More details... • •	23 Citizen Science in Water Monitoring Forum - Save the Date! Citizen Science in Water Monitoring Forum - Save the Date! Starts: 12:00 am Ends: October 23, 2018 - 11:59 pm Description: October 23rd: Citizen Science in Water Monitoring Forum hosted by US EPA Region 2 and the NJ DEP Held at The Watershed Institute Center in Pennington, NJ Focus will be on community-based water monitoring throughout the state and beyond, with case-study presentations, topical roundtable discussions, and workshops Details & Registration to follow More details... •	24 Webinar - Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program Webinar - Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: October 24, 2018 - 3:30 pm Description: 2019 Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program RFP Summer isn’t even over and the 2019 Request for Proposals is posted! Up to $1.2 million is available. Don’t worry, you can finish your vacation. Proposals are due February 1, 2019. Just don’t get too relaxed. We’re looking for some great projects! Join us for an information webinar on Wednesday, October 24, at 2 p.m. EST. The webinar will be recorded and posted to view at your convenience. Click Here to Register * * There is limited availability so sign up fast! More details... RMRFCC Meeting RMRFCC Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: October 24, 2018 - 9:00 pm Location: TBD Description: The Raritan & Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm at various municipal buildings, unless otherwise noted. The purpose of the Commission shall be to foster the design, construction and long-term mitigation for the effective flood control measures for the prevention and alleviation of flooding within the basins of the Raritan and Millstone Rivers, State of New Jersey through actions in the following priority areas: Communication / Education Legislation Policy http://www.rmrfcc.org/ More details... • •	25	26	27
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