WHAT: A clean-up of the Old Bridge portion of the South River floodplain
WHEN: Saturday March 2, 10am-noon
WHERE: Park at Miller Elementary School / 2 Old Matawan Rd / Old Bridge, NJ 08857, follow signs to the clean-up staging area behind the school
WHO: The LRWP, Middlesex County Division of Parks, and the Township of Old Bridge
There is plenty of litter in the floodplain, and still some tires we didn’t get in 2020. We need folks willing to pick up plastic bottles and cans as well as those who can heave, hoist and lift the larger items.
The LRWP, the Borough of Highland Park, and Middlesex County Division of Parks are co-hosting a clean-up on Sunday September 26, 10am-1pm!
Hurricane Ida washed a fair amount of trash into our floodplains. Refuse also remains on local trails and stream banks. This is an opportunity to come together to clean up the mess!
HIGHLAND PARK PARKING: 51 River Road, Highland Park NJ, parking lot passed the Educational Center (additional parking on Harrison, Cleveland and Wayside).
Gloves and bags will be provided. PLEASE WEAR RUBBER BOOTS AND CLOTHES YOU DON’T MIND GETTING DIRTY.
With thanks to our partners: Sustainable Highland Park, Highland Park Environmental Commission, Highland Park Ecology and Environment Group and the Reformed Church of Highland Park.
WHAT: A clean-up of the Old Bridge portion of the South River floodplain
WHEN: Sunday March 21, 9am-noon
WHERE: Park at Miller Elementary School / 2 Old Matawan Rd / Old Bridge, NJ 08857, follow signs to the clean-up staging area behind the school
WHO: The LRWP, our Central Jersey Stream Team friends, Middlesex County Division of Parks, and the Township of Old Bridge
WHY: What better way to celebrate the vernal equinox than with a clean-up?!
It is not just tires, there is plenty of other litter in the floodplain – we’ll need folks willing to pick up plastic bottles and cans as well as those who can heave, hoist and lift the larger items.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR APRIL 13th EVENT – WE ARE AT CAPACITY FOR VOLUNTEERS! PLEASE JOIN US MAY 19 for our MULTI-SITE CLEAN-UP IN GREEN BROOK
Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has brought millions of people together to celebrate our world’s environment. The day has also focused our attention on environmental problems such as pollution, flooding and littering.
Join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, Franklin Township Environmental Commission, our Watershed Area 9 Watershed Ambassador Brianna Casario, and others for an Earth Day clean-up of Seeleys Run!
WHAT: a clean-up of Seeleys Run on Saturday April 13
WHEN: 9:30 am – noon
WHERE: Back corner of the Somerset Village parking lot, 900 Easton Avenue, Franklin Township (enter by the IHOP)
SPECIAL NOTE: Please wear closed toe shoes and clothes you are willing to get dirty and wet. Bring a reusable water bottle. Gloves, bags and light refreshments will be provided!
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
***For general information contact Brianna Casario: wma9.njwap@gmail.com
***For press inquiries please contact Franklin Township Environmental Commissioner Stan Jaracz: jaraczs@yahoo.com
You may wonder why it is so important to keep our waterways clean. Streams, rivers and other waterbodies make up the watershed where we all live. Watersheds are areas of land where runoff from rain and snow drains into a lake, stream, river or wetland. These watersheds are full of life. They provide habitat for fish, birds and wildlife. They are also a source of drinking water for homes and businesses. The Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership and Franklin Township share a joint mission to keep water clean, safe and healthy through conservation, advocacy, science and education.
~SAVE THE DATE~ Join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, Central Jersey Stream Team and friends for a clean-up of the Green Brook!
WHAT: a clean-up of the Green Brook on Saturday December 5 from 10AM to 1PM
WHERE: Green Brook Regional Center, 275 Greenbrook Rd, Green Brook Township, NJ 08812
This Event is Co-coordinated by the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership and Central Jersey Stream Team. With special thanks to the Green Brook Department of Public Works for cartage and supplies.
Please wear closed toe shoes and clothes you are willing to get dirty and wet. Gloves and bags will be provided.
*** For more information contact Heather hfenyk@lowerraritanwatershed.org or Jens jens.riedel@cjstreamteam.org ***
WHAT: A clean-up of the Old Bridge portion of the South River floodplain
WHEN: Saturday March 21, 12:30-3 pm
WHERE: Park at Miller Elementary School / 2 Old Matawan Rd / Old Bridge, NJ 08857, follow signs to the clean-up staging area behind the school
WHO: The LRWP, our Central Jersey Stream Team friends, Middlesex County Division of Parks, and the Township of Old Bridge
WHY: What better way to celebrate the vernal equinox than with a clean-up?!
It is not just tires, there is plenty of other litter in the floodplain – we’ll need folks willing to pick up plastic bottles and cans as well as those who can heave, hoist and lift the larger items.
The LRWP and Middlesex County Division of Parks are co-hosting our first clean-up of 2020 of a very special area in New Brunswick – the New Brunswick Conservation Zone!
This clean-up will take place at 9:30 AM on Saturday February 22
We will meet in the far corner of the New Brunswick AMC Movie Theater parking lot – this is the section closest to the Route 1 Bridges: 17 US Highway 1 / New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Gloves and bags will be supplied. Please wear rubber boots and clothing you don’t mind getting dirty.
Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has brought millions of people together to celebrate our world’s environment. The day has also focused our attention on environmental problems such as pollution, flooding and littering.
Join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership, Franklin Township Environmental Commission, the Watershed Institute, and others for an Earth Day clean-up of Naaman Park!
WHAT: a clean-up of Naaman Park on Saturday April 17
SPECIAL NOTE: Please wear closed toe shoes and clothes you are willing to get dirty and wet. Bring a reusable water bottle. Gloves, bags and light refreshments will be provided!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
***For more information contact Stan Jaracz, Franklin Environmental Commission member at jaraczs@yahoo.com***
You may wonder why it is so important to keep our waterways clean. Streams, rivers and other waterbodies make up the watershed where we all live. Watersheds are areas of land where runoff from rain and snow drains into a lake, stream, river or wetland. These watersheds are full of life. They provide habitat for fish, birds and wildlife. They are also a source of drinking water for homes and businesses. The Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership and The Watershed Institute share a joint mission to keep water clean, safe and healthy through conservation, advocacy, science and education.
Join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership and Central Jersey Stream Team for a clean-up of the Green Brook!
WHAT: a clean-up of the Green Brook on Sunday December 8 from 10AM to 1PM
WHERE: Green Brook Regional Center, 275 Greenbrook Rd, Green Brook Township, NJ 08812
This Event is Co-coordinated by the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership and Central Jersey Stream Team. With special thanks to the Green Brook Department of Public Works for cartage and supplies.
Please wear closed toe shoes and clothes you are willing to get dirty. Gloves and bags will be provided!
Registration requested.
*** For more information contact Heather hfenyk@lowerraritanwatershed.org, or #908.349.0281 ***
Green Brook clean-up 2018 – trash as far as the eye could see.
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who joined the LRWP on a beautiful fall day to make a difference! With HUGE thanks to them and our Central Jersey Stream Team and Middlesex County Parks partners, this was a pretty amazing clean-up. Took advantage of a super low tide to scavenge the Raritan River floodplain like crazy, hauling 57 tires and two dumpsters worth of muddy trash up to the Donaldson Park basketball courts before the tide changed. Then we had to take the tires to the boat launch, wash them, and load them onto a truck for disposal.
