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April 17 – General Meeting

Middlesex County Office of Planning 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Our April 17 meeting will focus on stormwater management, and will include a discussion of regional approaches to stormwater management. The agenda will include an overview of federal expectations with respect to MS4 requirements, with Matt Klewin (NJDEP) presenting on "Update on Changes in the New MS4 Revision". Manville Borough Administrator Andrea Bierwirth will speak ... Read More

May 15 – LRWP General Meeting

Middlesex County Office of Planning 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

At our May 15 meeting we will welcome Raritan Scholar interns, Rutgers Environmental Stewards, and LRWP volunteers to highlight their work on a diverse set of projects including a virtual tour of the Lower Raritan Watershed, a Story Map of Highland Park's Mill Brook, NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive program in the Lower Raritan Watershed, ... Read More

July 17 – LRWP General Meeting

Middlesex County Office of Planning 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

The July 17 LRWP 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 welcome Professor JeanMarie Hartman and her students Sophie Benaroyan, BoYoung Park, and Colin Marx who will speak on the following topics: "Factors Affecting Infiltration Rates ... Read More

Workshop: Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience

Middlesex County Fire Academy 1001 Fire Academy Drive, Sayrevill, United States

On November 17 the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership is joining with NOAA to co-host a day-long workshop: "Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience". This workshop is designed for planners, engineers and municipal leaders who are not yet familiar with GI for coastal resilience. Register now! Morgan Marina in Sayreville, NJ following Superstorm Sandy, Oct-Nov 2012 ... Read More

May 18 – Watershed Highlights: Duke Island Greenway walking tour

Duke Island Park Old York Road, Bridgewater, NJ, United States

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 / bikeway that has been developed along the Raritan and crosses over ... Read More

CANCELLED – Tour of Bayshore Recycling

Bayshore Recycling Center 75 Crows Mill Rd., Keasbey, New Jersey

Our friends at Bayshore Recycling are still recovering from the December 16 six-alarm fire that devastated parts of their plant. While their Recycling Class A paper, plastics and metal facility was not affected, they have asked that we reschedule our tour for later in the year. We will include notice of reschedule in our newsletter. ... Read More

Aerial Tour of the Raritan Basin

Virtual Tour

One of many Raritan River-adjacent landfills/Superfund sites at-risk of flood impactsPhoto by Alison M. Jones, No Water No Life – taken during a LightHawk flight, April 2019 On Tuesday May 12, 5:30-6:30 pm join Heather Fenyk with the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, Alison M. Jones with No Water No Life, and Joe Mish (aka Winter ... Read More

August 14 Raritan Dams Tour with John Jengo!

Headgates Dam

Please join us Saturday, August 14th for a three hour tour of the Headgates, Robert Street and Nevius Street dams. This tour will be led by the very wonderful and informative hydrogeologist John Jengo, PG, LRSP. The tour will include discussion of past and future dam removals, and will be a chance to see the ... Read More