Stewardship

We welcome the chance to work with you and your community to improve the health of our Lower Raritan Watershed, and to develop the next generation of environmental stewards. Below are examples of the types of stewardship opportunities we support and engage in throughout the watershed. Do you have an idea for a clean-up, or a project you would like to partner on? Let us know!

December 2020, Green Brook Clean-up

LRWP 2023 Annual Report

LRWP 2022 Annual Report

LRWP 2021 Annual Report

LRWP 2020 Annual Report

LRWP 2019 Annual Report

2018 Accomplishments:

11 clean-ups of area streams
1 rain garden installation
1 pollinator garden installation
1 rain barrel build
2 water quality monitoring trainings
4 multi-week environmental education programs in the schools
2 week-long summer camp programs
9 general meetings
7 special events (workshops, field trips, special lectures)
10 environmental festivals or other outreach events
18 stream segments monitored
30+ research/internship projects completed

2017 Accomplishments:

11 clean-ups of area streams
1 rain garden installation
1 pollinator garden installation
2 rain barrel builds (30 barrels total!)
2 water quality monitoring trainings
4 multi-week environmental education programs in the schools
9 general meetings
7 special events (NOAA resilience workshop, field trips, special lectures)
8 environmental festivals or other outreach events
18 stream segments monitored
30+ research/internship projects completed
and so much more…

2016 Accomplishments:

16 clean-ups of area streams
1 pollinator garden installation
1 rain garden installation
3 water quality monitoring trainings (visual habitat, pathogens and macroinvertebrate identification)
3 multi-week K-12 environmental education programs
9 stakeholder meetings
7 special events (dance performances, gallery openings, field trips and special lectures)
10 community meetings, environmental festivals or other outreach events
2 blessings of area streams
20 stream segments monitored
30+ research/internship projects
and so much more….