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 in the Raritan Basin, provided a forum for identifying a University-wide agenda for stewardship of the Raritan, and established a network for collaboration among University-based research, extension and outreach-efforts related to the Raritan Basin.

Mark your calendar for next year’s conference: Friday, June 9, 2017.

Links to more information:

Conference Sessions and Presentations

Water Quality Panel
- Dr. Kristi MacDonald, Groundwater Trend Analysis in the Upper Raritan
- Dr. Robert Chant, Salt water intrusion and controls on sediment transport processes in the Raritan
- Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld, Emerging contaminants in the Raritan River and Bay
- Dr. Steven Yergeau, EPA/Rutgers Raritan River Data Project
Biotics and Ecosystems Panel
- Dr. Jean Marie Hartman, Forest Cover and Watershed Function in the Upper Raritan
- Dr. Jennifer Clear, Using Sediment Archives to Guide Wetlands Protection/Restoration in the Raritan Bay
- Kate Boicourt, Fish Ladder Feasibility Study for Weston’s Mill Pond Dams
- Dr. Beth Ravit, Raritan Bay Shoreline Stabilization an Protection Utilizing Eastern Oysters
Watershed Panel
- Kimberly A. Cenno, NJ Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report for the Raritan
- Michele Bakacs, Manalapan Brook Watershed Management Plan
- Ken Klipstein, Land Acquisition for Water Supply Protection in the Raritan Basin
- Dr. Dan Van Abs, Watershed Education and Stewardship through the Raritan Scholars Program
People Panel
- Dr. Wolfram Hoefer, Designing Resilient Parks in Perth Amboy
- Dr. Karen Lowrie, Health Impacts of the City of New Brunswick Municipal Public Access Plan
- Erin Stretz, StreamWatch and Citizen Science in the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
- Frank Wong, Raritan Connections in the Rutgers Facilities Master Plan
Resilience Panel
- Lisa Auermuller, Getting to Resilience in the City of Perth Amboy
- Dr. Qizhong (George) Guo, Modeling Impacts of Green Infrastructure on Flood Level Reduction for the Raritan River
- Dr. James (Ken) Mitchell, Historic evolution of public and private responses to flooding on the Raritan
- Dr. Christopher C. Obropta, Implementing Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management in the Raritan
Next Steps
- Dr. Oscar Schofield, Rutgers future is the Raritan River
- Dr. Richard G. Lathrop, Jr., Sustaining the Raritan River Watershed

Thanks to our Sponsors

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative is independently funded. For information about the benefits of sponsorship or to become a sponsor, contact Sara Malone at sjmalone@ejb.rutgers.edu or by calling 848.932.2720. Thank you!

Photo Credit: “Rutgers’ women’s rowing team on the Raritan River” by Rutgers Athletics

	September 2019
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1	2	3	4	5 Master Gardener Program Orientation Master Gardener Program Orientation Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: September 5, 2019 - 8:30 pm Description: Master Gardener Program Orientation - Middlesex County Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30 pm or Friday, Sept. 6, 9:30 am Have you considered becoming a Master Gardener? We offer both daytime and evening classes. Come to these sessions to learn more about the program. The first classes are September 12 (Evening) and 13 (day). The class is open to all New Jersey residents. $425 tuition fee covers books and materials. To RSVP or for more information call 732-398-5278. More details... •	6 Master Gardener Program Orientation Master Gardener Program Orientation Starts: 9:30 am Ends: September 6, 2019 - 11:30 am Description: Master Gardener Program Orientation - Middlesex County Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30 pm or Friday, Sept. 6, 9:30 am Have you considered becoming a Master Gardener? We offer both daytime and evening classes. Come to these sessions to learn more about the program. The first classes are September 12 (Evening) and 13 (day). The class is open to all New Jersey residents. $425 tuition fee covers books and materials. To RSVP or for more information call 732-398-5278. More details... •	7 Sourland Spectacular Sourland Spectacular Starts: 7:00 am Ends: September 7, 2019 - 1:00 pm Description: Sourland Spectacular Saturday, September 7, 7:00am-1:00pm, Sourland Region Roads: The event will offer challenging routes for serious cyclists, as well as shorter alternatives for more casual bikers. Routes of 5 to 63 miles will begin and end at the Otto Kaufman Community Center (356 Skillman Rd, Skillman, NJ 08558). Ticket price includes bagels, juice and coffee at registration and lunch (Brick Farm bratwurst or New World wood-fired pizza) and dessert (Bent Spoon brownie sundae with our special Sourland fudge sauce). Proceeds benefit SC. Click this link for more information about the ride. Click this link to register online before August 1st. You'll save $5 AND receive a free multifunctional tube bandana! Volunteers are needed before, during and after the event to help with route marking, traffic control, rest stops, cleanup, and more. All volunteers will receive a Spectacular t-shirt. Click here to sign up. Be sure to indicate whether or not you plan to ride in the event. More details... South Branch Raritan River Sojourn South Branch Raritan River Sojourn Starts: 11:00 am Ends: September 7, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: 09/07/2019 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Meet at the river crossing near the intersection of Old York Rd and Hillsborough Road, Flemington, NJ 08822 Join RHA and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) for our 4th Raritan River Sojourn! All details will be sent to registered participants one week before each scheduled day. A suggested donation of $20 will be collected at the start of each paddle. We do have some kayaks to borrow! Please contact us to find out if we have some available for this date. Each paddle is expected to last for approximately 4-5 hours, which includes stopping for lunch along the way (please bring lunch and water with you). Paddle time may be shorter or longer depending on flow rates for that day! Registration is required for this event. Click here to register. Contact Lauren at ltheis@raritanheadwaters.org for more information. This trip takes us along the South Branch of the Raritan River From Three Bridges to the confluence in Branchburg. https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/event/south-branch-river-sojourn-2/ More details... • •
8 Garden State Fondo Garden State Fondo Starts: 12:00 am Ends: September 8, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Support Team Raritan Headwaters Association! We're still recruiting cyclists to join our team in this year's Garden State Fondo on Sept. 8. Learn more and register here. If you can't ride, please consider a donation...or come out to cheer on the team! More details... •	9	10	11	12 Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Meeting Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: September 12, 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... •	13	14 LBWP Annual Water-Wheels Bike Ride LBWP Annual Water-Wheels Bike Ride Starts: 12:00 am Ends: September 14, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: LBWP Annual Water-Wheels Bike Ride, Saturday, September 14th, Registration. 8AM, Start 9AM from LBWP HQ. Alan Godber - (732) 875-8632 or Michael Shakarjian at mshakar@aol.com or (732) 828-3275 or at our website www.lbwp.org More details... STREAM School STREAM School Starts: 12:00 am Ends: September 15, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Protect the Sourland Mountain and its precious water resources - become a certified STREAM Monitor! This unique program will offer training, apprenticeship and certification for volunteers to collect Tier 3 data to submit to the NJDEP. This pilot program is sponsored by The Sourland Conservancy, The Watershed Institute, AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador Program, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. For more information, visit www.tiny.cc/STREAMSchool contact cklaube@sourland.org for more information. More details... • •
15 Open Paddle in Clinton Open Paddle in Clinton Starts: 9:00 am Ends: September 15, 2019 - 2:00 pm Description: 09/15/2019 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Water Street Municipal Lot, Water Street, Clinton, NJ 08809 RHA is hosting a there-and-back-again paddle in the gentle waters of the South Branch Raritan River in Clinton, great for beginners. Register in advance or drop by for a first-come, first-served opportunity to paddle these gentle waters. Use is limited to 12 paddlers at a time. The event is free, though donations are appreciated! For more information, please contact Lauren Theis by phone at 908-234-1852, ext. 314, or via e-mail at ltheis@raritanheadwaters.org. Click here to register https://www.raritanheadwaters.org/event/open-paddle-in-clinton-3/ More details... •	16	17 LBWP - Membership Meeting LBWP - Membership Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: September 17, 2019 - 9:30 pm Description: Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Membership Meeting. Tuesday, Sept. 17th, 7:30PM, likely Movie “The Devil You Know”. This is a story about chemical pollution of the environment and was released last year. We think you should see it, and we can discuss the issues involved For more information: Alan Godber at agodber@turbousa.com, (732) 875-8632 More details... •	18	19 What is Forest Management - Why is it Needed? What is Forest Management - Why is it Needed? Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: September 19, 2019 - 8:30 pm Description: Welcome to the “Backyard Forestry - North” Stewardship Series! The New Jersey Forestry Association is pleased to partner with Frelinghuysen Arboretum to provide a new series of monthly 90-minute programs that will provide landowners with informative, educational and interesting topics on how they can steward their backyard woodlot. 2019 September Backyard Forestry North Program: What is forest management and why is it needed? Find out why we need to be actively managing our forests and how this important work helps to create wildlife habitat, fresh air, clean water, healthy soil and more! When Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT Where Frelinghuysen Arboretum-Haggerty Education Center 353 E Hanover Ave Morris Township, NJ 07960 Contact Lori Jenssen New Jersey Forestry Association 908-832-2400 njfalorij@aol.com Register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egb3dadzfcc6b55e&oseq=&c=&ch= More details... •	20	21 RHA 60th Anniversary RHA 60th Anniversary Starts: 12:00 am Ends: September 21, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Turning 60 in the Year of the Brook Trout Raritan Headwaters has protected the North and South Branch Raritan watershed since 1959. And we couldn't have done it without you! Join our 60th Anniversary Celebration on Sept. 21. For more information, contact Blake Putnam at 908-234-1852, ext. 320 or bputnam@raritanheadwaters.org. More details... •
22	23 Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: September 23, 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: September 23, 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... • •	24	25	26	27	28 Monroe Annual Green Fair Monroe Annual Green Fair Starts: 10:00 am Ends: September 28, 2019 - 3:00 pm Description: Monroe Annual Green Fair, Sat. Sept. 28th, 10AM-3PM, Monroe High School. LBWP plans to be there with a table. More details... •
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