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1. December
Environmental Cleanup in Milltown, Saturday,
December 13th, starting at 9AM at
the Borough Hall, police entrance in Washington Avenue. This is
being organized in coordination with the Milltown Environmental
Commission. Please let us know if you can help on that day and
let your friends know.
Please dress appropriately, wearing clothing which covers your
arms and legs. Flier is attached below.
We
shall be watching the weather, which is currently forecast to be
fine and in the 40's for that day. If the weather makes it
impossible to do the cleanup, we will send a message the previous
evening. Click here for a
printable flyer.
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Environmental Cleanup at Milltown, including Bog
Brook, Sawmill Brook & Lawrence Brook
Saturday, December 13th, 2008, 9AM to 12
Noon
- Rain/Snow
Date: Sunday, December 14th, 9A9M to 12 Noon
Meet: Police Entrance of Municipal
Building at 39 Washington Avenue, Milltown, 08850.
(Meeting place is 400 feet east of
junction with Main Street).
For information or to register, call:
Alan Godber (732) 846-4476 or leave a message at our HQ
at (732) 249-5297 or at web site
www.lbwp.org at
contact@lbwp.org
All are welcome. Bring your friends.
Dress to pick up trash, arms/legs covered, waterproof
boots desirable. Refreshments provided.
Sponsored by:
Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
&
Milltown
Environmental Commission. |
2. "Green"
Holiday Celebration
membership meeting/event at the Milltown Senior Center
on
Tuesday, December 16th, at 7:30PM.
Our members will make several short presentations about various
Sustainability Issues such as Energy Use and Water Use and
about what we can all do
now
to use less of the earth's resources and to be more
environmentally friendly in our day-to-day activities and
especially during the Holiday season.
We shall also provide holiday refreshments and there will be some
music on hand. We also welcome any contributions of holiday
refreshments.
Click here for a
printable flyer |
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Other
announcements
A.
The Rocky Story of Road Salt
Time :
December 9, 2008; 8AM-9:30AM
Place : Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA)
headquarters; 568 Tempe Wick Rd., Harding.
Please join us for a hot breakfast buffet ($12 donation
appreciated) followed by a discussion on The Rocky Story of
Road Salt
Speaker: Ray Cywinski, Manager, Watershed & Environmental
Resources, United Water New Jersey
As temperatures plummet and roads around the region ice,
the ice melt and rock salt bags appear. Learn more about
the major effects of rock salt on the area's water quality
year round, and ways homeowners can ameliorate the effects
of sodium chloride. What you learn might well lower your
blood pressure as well! Call or email with any
questions 973 538 3500 x13
srubin
@
greatswamp.org
B.
Diurnal Cycling of Chemical Constituents in Surface Water and
Related Media – Scientific and Regulatory Considerations
Time : Friday, December 12, 2008; 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Place : New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection; 401 East State Street, Trenton New Jersey
08625
The Workshop provides a forum for speakers and registrants
to share their research results and discuss problems and new
developments. Learn more about these cycles-- What causes
these cycles? How can we predict their occurrence? What do
they mean to data collection efforts? A Closer Look at
Principal Factors Affecting Diurnal DO (Dissolved Oxygen)
Fluctuations
While
there is no fee to attend the Workshop, registration is
required! To register or for additional information, please
do not hesitate to contact Kim Cenno, NJDEP at kimberly.cenno@dep.state.nj.us 609
-2929420 or Julia Barringer, USGS at jbarring@usgs.gov or
609 771-3960
An attachment describing the event in more detail and an
application form was already sent in my previous mailing on
November 18th.
C.
Breakfast Seminar: Redefining Environment
Time: December
19, 2008; 7:30 - 9:30 AM.
Place: Hartman Lounge, the Mansion (Hennessy Hall); Fairleigh
Dickinson University; Madison, NJ
Featuring
Speaker: Dr. John Francis, Author
John Francis, Ph.D., is known the world over as the
Planetwalker. In 1971, Dr. Francis witnessed an oil spill
in San Francisco Bay. The effects of the spill compelled
him to stop using motorized vehicles. Several months
later, to top the arguments about the power of one
person’s actions, he took a vow of silence. His
non‐motorized lifestyle lasted twenty‐two years and his
silence seventeen. During that time, Dr. Francis walked
across the United States earning a B.A at Southern Oregon
State College, an M.S. in Environmental Studies at the
University of Montana and a Ph.D. in land resources at the
University of Wisconsin. He later sailed and walked
through the Caribbean and then walked the length of South
America. Dr. Francis will speak on his journey, his
unique perspective on environment, and how we can each
make a difference in our world. He is the author of
Planetwalker. 22 Years of Walking. 17 Years of Silence.
Presentation highlights include:
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- How the current environmental crisis is a reflection
of world- wide social and economic inequity
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- How attempts to solve the environmental crisis must
address scientific and humanitarian issues
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- Reflection on his journey into environmental awareness
For more information, visit
http://view.fdu.edu/files/Dec08BrkFlyer.pdf
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