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History of the Raritan River Timeline

The Raritan Fish Cam is back on-line!

Raritan Mini-Grants – application period closed

11th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference and Awards Ceremony

Call for Lightning Talks and Posters for June Conference

Accepting Nominations for 2019 Sustainable Raritan Awards

Tracking Genes and Bacteria Responsible for Organohalide Reduction in the Raritan River Basin

Assessing Exposure of Water-Dependent Uses to Coastal Flood Hazards

Take out the Rutgers’ research vessel!

Video Series Explores Restoration of the Manalapan Brook Watershed

Rutgers Partners with Raritan Headwaters Association to Study Microplastics in the Raritan River

Mini-grant enhances weather and climate data collection in the Raritan

Discards and Fishery Dynamics Data to Inform Raritan Bay Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Management Policy

Temporal Heavy Metal Distribution and Bioaccumulation in the Lower Raritan River

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

Study of ecoenzymes and bioavailability of methylmercury in the Lower Raritan

Creating a rich digital environment to support resilience on the Lower Raritan

R3C Mini-grant Supports Rutgers Undergraduate Internship on Fish Passage Analysis

Assessing Forest Status in the Lower Raritan Watershed

Student engagement on microplastics in the Raritan River

MERI – Spatial Distribution of Contaminants in Lower Raritan Sediments

Congratulations to the 2018 Sustainable Raritan Award Recipients

Micro to Macro: 10th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference

Real-Time Hydrological Observatory and ERDDAP Interface

Raritan Scholars Looking for Internship Proposals for Fall 2018

New Jersey 2040 Water Demand Study for Public Community Water Supply Systems

Student Engagement and the Raritan Luncheon with Chancellor Dutta

Anaerobic Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Raritan River Sediments

R3C Research Breakfast – Cancelled

Undergraduate Profiles Water Column for NJDEP Project

Students Collect NJDEP Qualified Data on R/V Rutgers

Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students Explore the Lower Raritan

Stakeholder Engagement for NJDEP 2016 Integrated Water Quality Report

Bloustein MPP Students Explore Water Quality Policy for the Raritan

Rutgers Bike Share Studio Connects Biking in Raritan Communities and Health

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5	6	7	8	9 Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: May 9, 2019 - 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... •	10	11 Stream School Stream School Starts: 9:00 am Ends: May 11, 2019 - 4:30 pm Description: This two day intensive classroom and field workshop will introduce participants to basic stream ecology and water quality monitoring techniques to prepare them for future volunteer monitoring at their local stream. Attendees will learn how to collect and identify benthic macroinvertebrates, a key indicator species used to detect overall stream health. Visual, physical, and habitat monitoring methods will also be taught, with ample time for practice along the stream. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Stretz at estretz@thewatershed.org Thanks, Rachael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rachael Graham Citizen Science Coordinator US EPA Region 2 Email: Graham.rachael@epa.govPhone: 732-321-4438 Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am-6:00pm Every Other Fri 8:30am-5:00pm More details... •
12 Mill Brook Cleanup & LRWP Picnic Mill Brook Cleanup & LRWP Picnic Starts: 10:00 am Ends: May 12, 2019 - 1:30 pm Description: Please join the LRWP, our Americorps Watershed Ambassador Von Scully, Trash Troubadour Dave Seamon, and community partners including the Highland Park Environmental Commission, City of Highland Park, Reformed Church of Highland Park, Sustainable Highland Park, Highland Park Ecology and Environmental Group, Highland Park High School Environmental Club, Edison Environmental Commission, Middlesex County Parks & Recreation Conservation Corps and others for a multi-site clean-up of Mill Brook, culminating in a community celebration in Johnson Park (Grove 2)! (see here for a pdf version of our flyer to share: Mill Brook Flyer-compressed) WHAT: a clean-up of Mill Brook (Highland Park and Edison), followed by a community picnic and celebration WHEN: Sunday May 12, 2019 10:00 AM to noon – clean-up of multiple sites. 12-1:30 pm community gathering / picnic in Johnson Park, Grove 2 WHERE: Please register for one of three teams: Team Johnson Park (park near Grove 2, Cedar Lane): coordinated by the Middlesex County Parks & Recreation Conservation Corps Team Bridge & Culvert (meet in Johnson Park near Grove 2, Cedar Lane): coordinated by the Mill Brook Streamkeeper and Highland Park Ecology and Environmental Group Team John Marshall Elementary School (15 Cornell Street, Edison, NJ): coordinated by the Highland Park High School Environmental Club and friends Everyone is welcome to join us in Johnson Park for a community celebration and picnic from 12-1:30 PM. We will provide some foodstuffs (sandwiches, chips) and beverages to share. Please bring chairs, picnic blankets and your favorite picnic treats! Want to learn more about Mill Brook? Check out LRWP Streamkeeper Susan Edmunds’ StoryMap photo tour of this fascinating waterway. Mill Brook: Portrait of an Urban Stream tells the story Mill Brook, a tributary of the Raritan running through Edison and Highland Park. More details... Stream School Stream School Starts: 9:00 am Ends: May 12, 2019 - 4:30 pm Description: This two day intensive classroom and field workshop will introduce participants to basic stream ecology and water quality monitoring techniques to prepare them for future volunteer monitoring at their local stream. Attendees will learn how to collect and identify benthic macroinvertebrates, a key indicator species used to detect overall stream health. Visual, physical, and habitat monitoring methods will also be taught, with ample time for practice along the stream. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Stretz at estretz@thewatershed.org Thanks, Rachael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rachael Graham Citizen Science Coordinator US EPA Region 2 Email: Graham.rachael@epa.govPhone: 732-321-4438 Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am-6:00pm Every Other Fri 8:30am-5:00pm More details... • •	13	14	15	16	17	18 Duke Island Park walking tour Duke Island Park walking tour Starts: 9:00 am Ends: May 18, 2019 - 11:00 am Description: Watershed Highlights: Duke Island Park walking tour May 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Join LRWP Board Member Professor David Tulloch as he leads our second “Watershed Highlights and Hidden Streams” walking tour of 2019! Professor Tulloch will help us connect the old constructed landscapes of the canal at Duke Island County Park through a new greenway that has been developed along the Raritan and crosses over into the Duke Farms properties. Many area residents are likely familiar with individual pieces of these recreation spaces. Fewer have made the walk to connect them all. That’s what we’ll do from 9-11 AM on Saturday May 18. Learn more or register at http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/event/watershed-highlights-duke-island-park-walking-tour/ More details... •
19	20 Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership Meeting Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership Meeting Starts: 10:00 am Ends: May 20, 2019 - 12:00 pm Description: LRWP May Meeting May 20 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The LRWP May meeting will be held from 10-noon in the Middlesex County Planning Offices at 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ – 5th floor mid-size conference room. We look forward to a special presentation by Professor Emilie Stander and Stryker Schultz, Raritan Valley Community College, and Ayesha Dolasa, CDM Smith, on the topic: “mycoremediation.” Parking is validated for those parking on floors 5 and higher in the RWJ Wellness Parking Deck located at 95 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Be sure to bring your ticket to the meeting for validation. Learn more at http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/event/lrwp-may-meeting/ More details... •	21	22	23	24	25
26	27 Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: May 27, 2019 - 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: May 27, 2019 - 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... • •	28	29	30	31