Sustainable Raritan River

For more information
regarding the Raritan River
Initiative or the website please
contact Dr. Judy Shaw at
(732) 932-5475x 720 or
Judy.Shaw@rutgers.edu

Recent Events

2nd Annual Sustainable Raritan River Symposium

June 4, 2010

Join us for the 2nd Annual conference on the Raritan River! This event brings together residents, municipalities, businesses and organizations that care about the future of the Raritan River. This year will highlight the progress made on various iniatives to clean up contaminated sites, improve water quality, deal with storm water, protect and enhance habitat and create more public access.

Visit the conference webpage to learn more

'Rutgers Run' -- Kayak Tour

May 15, 2010

Piscataway to New Brunswick

9:00am - 1:00pm

NY/NJ Baykeeper, Edison Wetland Association and Raritan Riverkeeper are leading trips on the Raritan River! We have 10 kayaks and 5 canoes available for rental, but feel free to bring your own boat. Tickets are $25 without a boat rental, and $35 including the boat rental.

Reservations required: Contact Amy Testa at Testa@nynjbaykeeper.org or 732-888-9870 x6. For more information or to buy tickets click here

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Raritan River Business Roundtable

April 21, 2010

Learn about programs for businesses to earn recognition for their sustainability efforts.

South Branch Raritan River Cleanup

April 24, 2010

9:00am -12:00pm

South Branch Watershed Association (Association) will hold its 20th Annual Spring River Clean-Up on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 from 9 am to Noon. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the river and surrounding land at 21 sites throughout the entire watershed from the river’s beginning at Budd Lake in Mount Olive to its end in Branchburg. Come join us and spend the morning making your community sparkle!

Anyone can participate! Individuals, scouts, schools, churches, and senior citizen groups are just some of who has participated in the past.

Last year, almost 700 volunteers collected several tons of trash at 21 sites throughout the watershed.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Jeremy Carlson, Americorps Watershed Ambassador, at 908-782-0422 ext 16, or e-mail jeremycarlson@sbwa.org. Please pre-register by Tuesday, April 20, 2010 to ensure enough supplies are available for you.

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Raritan Ecologies in the Balance: Reports from the field

April 9, 2010

1:00 - 4:00pm

Come listen to the current efforts to restore the Raritan River and learn ways to get involved! This is part of the Rutgers Global Initiative Ecologies in the Balance - featuring researchers from Bloustein and SEBS in a university-wide symposium on the Raritan River ecosystem.

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Spring Beach Clean Up

March 27, 2010

Join Middlesex County Department of Parks and Recreation along the senic shores of Raritan Bay to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Beach Sweeps. Check-in and light refreshments begin at 9:00am.

Meet at O'Leary Boulevard, South Amboy, 08879

World Water Day

March 22, 2010

Rutgers and the Raritan River Collaborative celebrate World Water Day to encourage personal stewardship, clean up the river and highlight local anti-littering efforts.

"Raritan River Float"

October 11, 2009