Our annual conference highlights accomplishments within the region to advance local and regional sustainable development efforts, address issues of common concern throughout the region, and identify ongoing priorities.
2020 Raritan River Conference Cancelled
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 are cancelling the 2020 Sustainable Raritan River Conference and Awards Ceremony originally scheduled for Friday, June 12. We are determined to […]
Resilience and the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 11th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Resilience and the Raritan Friday, June 7, 2019 Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Resilience and the Raritan and was a joint program with Rutgers Coastal Climate Risk and […]
Micro to Macro: The Future of the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 10th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Micro to Macro The Future of the Raritan Friday, June 8, 2018 Kathleen W. Ludwig Global Village Learning Center, Douglass Honors College, New Brunswick, NJ 10th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2018 conference explored emerging contaminants affecting the Raritan and renewed watershed planning efforts that will address new and ongoing threats […]
State of the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 9th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
State of the Raritan Status and trends from across the region, where do we go from here? Friday, June 9, 2017 Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ 9th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2017 conference showcased a series of status and trends reports by Raritan stakeholders from across the region. Presentations […]
RU on the Raritan Conference – 8th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
RU on the Raritan Conference Exploring an agenda for Rutgers’ stewardship of the Raritan River, basin and bay Friday, June 10, 2016, Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ 8th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference In celebration of Rutgers University’s 250th Anniversary, the conference showcased efforts of Rutgers’ faculty, staff and students, and Collaborative partners […]
Two States: One Bay — 7th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Two States: One Bay A bi-state conversation about the future of the Raritan Bay 7th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference and Awards Ceremony Friday, June 12, 2015 Douglass Student Center, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey On Friday, June 12, 2015, more than 200 leading representatives from government, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, […]
Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services – 6th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services The 6th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference and Awards Ceremony Friday, June 13, 2014 Cook College Student Center Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey The 6th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference focused on the intrinsic values that the Raritan brings to the communities, businesses, and residents […]
Duke Farms Mini-Conference – 2013
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 – 5th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
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 […]
Restoration and Future Stewardship: Regeneration and the Next Generation – 4th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
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 […]