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Thank You, cub
scouts of Pack 61 (East Brunswick) for
cleaning up the park along Washington Avenue
in Milltown (4/12/2008). You picked up an old
bicycle, tires, old coolers, crates and lots of
plastic bottles , many things
that don't belong in
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Definitions: |
| riparian buffer (often known as
riparian forest): vegetated area that borders a
water body. This area is essential to
protect the body of water from
erosion and from run-off pollution. Damaging
the riparian buffer is regarded as damaging
the body of water itself. (Riparian = "of the
river.") |
| watershed : geographic area
that collects water for a given body of water.
A large watershed is called a basin (e.g. the
Mississippi Basin). In a mountain area, any
valley is a watershed. The Lawrence Brook watershed
spreads over 5 towns in NJ (East Brunswick, North
Brunswick, New Brunswick, South Brunswick and
Milltown). |
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Canoeing on the Lawrence Brook, water lilies,
cattails and painted turtles
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LBWP Events
(Details below)
1.
Partner in Raritan River Cleanup, Saturday, April
19th, 9:30AM-1PM. Meet at Loew's Theatre on Route 1 just
north of Route 18.
2.
April Nature Walk. Sunday, April 20th, 1PM. Ireland
Brook.
3.
Exhibitor - Rutgers Coop. Research & Ext. EARTH Day
Event, Tuesday, April 22nd, 4:00PM-7:00PM, Davidsons Mill
Pond Park.
4.
April Membership meeting
with conference, Tuesday, April 22nd,
7:00PM. Davidsons Mill Pond Park, Earth Center, Speaker,
Professor William Hlubik.
5.
Exhibitor at Rutgers Ag-Field Day, Saturday, April
26th, 9AM - 4PM.
6.
7th Annual Farrington Lake Cleanup, Saturday, May
10th, 9AM to 12 Noon, based at BiCentennial Park, East
Brunswick.
7.
Milltown area cleanup, Saturday, May 17th. 9AM to 12
Noon. Meet at Milltown Borough Hall.
8.
May Nature Walk. Probably Milltown Mill Pond Park.
Leader, Brian Racin.
9.
Exhibitor at Water Festival, North Brunswick Sabella
Park, Saturday, May 31st. 12PM to 2PM. Details to follow.
10.
June Membership meeting
with conference, Tuesday, June 17th, 7:30PM,
Milltown Senior Center. Speaker, Dr. David Robinson, NJ
State Climatologist.
Other Environmental Meetings/Events
A.
Raritan River Cleanup, Sat. April 19th, organized by
NJ Community Water Watch. Meet at Loew's Theatre parking
lot, Rte 1 North of Rte 18 at 9:30AM.
B.
Rutgers Coop. Rsrch & Ext. EARTH Day Event, Tues,
April 22nd, 4PM-7PM. EARTH Center, Davidsons Mill Pond Park,
South Brunswick.
C.
Rutgers Ag-Field Day, Saturday, April 26th, Cook
College Campus, New Brunswick. 8AM to 4PM.
D.
South River Arbor Earth Day Event, Sunday, April
27th, 1PM, Grekoski Park. Details to follow.
E.
Sustainable Bus. Incubator at Fairleigh Dickinson
Univ. presents "Growing the
Next Generation of Green Ventures", Friday,
May 2nd, 8AM to 4PM.
F.
19th NEIWPCC NPS Conference, Mystic Marriott, Groton,
Conn. Monday - Wednesday, May 19th-21st.
G.
Water Festival North Brunswick Sabella Park,
Saturday, May 31st, 12PM - 2PM. Details to follow.
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1.
Partner in Raritan River Cleanup, Saturday,
April 19th, 9:30AM to 1PM. We will be partnering the NJ
Community Water Watch group in this cleanup. If you would
like to volunteer,
please contact us. See A below.
2.
April Nature Walk. Sunday, April 20th,
1PM. Ireland Brook, Riva Avenue, East Brunswick.
Leader, Andrew Besold, LBWP Naturalist. We will meet at
BiCentennial Park, Riva Avenue and Hardenburg Lane, in the
main parking lot to the right and we will car pool to
Ireland Brook, as parking at the Brook is very limited. See
flier.
3.
Exhibitor - Rutgers Coop Research & Ext. EARTH DAY,
Tuesday, April 22nd, 4PM-7PM, Davidsons Mill Pond Park,
EARTH Center. We shall have a table at this event. We will
need volunteers to
help at this event from 3PM. See B below.
4.
April Membership Meeting, Tuesday, April
22nd, 7PM, Davidsons Mill Pond Park, Earth Center, Riva
Avenue, South Brunswick. Speaker: Professor William T.
Hlubik, Director of the EARTH Center. Topic: "Earth-Wise
Lawn and Landscape Care" In this presentation,
Professor Hlubik will provide tips on design
principles, establishment, care and pest control for
landscape plants. He will focus on practical methods to
keep plants healthy while reducing or eliminating the
excessive or unnecessary use of pesticides, fertilizer and
water.
5.
Exhibitor at Rutgers Ag-Field Day, Saturday, April
26th, 9AM - 4PM. We have participated in this event
for several years and for the past three years selling our
organic products. We will need a number of volunteers to
help on the day and during the previous week to organize our
presentations. See C below.
6. 7th Annual
Farrington Lake Cleanup, Saturday, May 10th, 9AM -12
Noon. Meet at BiCentennial Park at 9AM for assignment.
We expect to be cleaning up around Farrington Lake in East
Brunswick, Milltown and North Brunswick. We will be needing
lots of volunteers for this event. Refreshments provided.
7.
Additional area cleanups, May. Dates and
location to be confirmed. We are interested in doing
cleanups in Milltown, North, East or South Brunswick
before the weather becomes too warm and the vegetation has
grown too long to be able to see the trash. Individuals and
groups, please contact us to volunteer.
8.
May Nature Walk. Probably Milltown
Mill Pond Park. Leader, Brian Racin. Date to be
determined.
9.
Exhibitor at Water Festival, North Brunswick,
Sabella Park, Saturday, May 31st, 12PM - 2PM. Details
to follow.
10.
June Membership Meeting, Tuesday, June
17th, 7:30PM, Speaker, Dr. David Robinson, NJ State
Climatologist. Title of presentation to follow.
A.
Raritan River Cleanup, Sat. April 19th,
organized by NJ Community Water Watch. Meet at Loew's
Theatre parking lot, Rte 1 North of Rte 18 at 9:30AM.
Cleanup
will take place between 10:30AM and 1PM at Loew's
Theatre area and at the Lawrence Brook Westons Mill Pond and
below the Westons Mill Dam.
B.
Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension of
Middlesex County, EARTH DAY Event, Tuesday, April 22nd,
4PM-7PM, at Davidsons Mill Pond Park, EARTH Center, off
Riva Avenue in South Brunswick. Event is being held on the
actual Earth Day. See the attached flier below.
http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices/
C.
Rutgers Ag-Field Day, Saturday, April 26th,
Cook College Campus, New Brunswick. The activities
start from about 8AM and continue until at least 4PM with
many exhibits and demonstrations and musical events. Many
Rutgers plants and seedlings sold early in the day. Many
exhibits by students. Farm exhibits and
some indoor exhibits also in various college rooms. Takes
place between College Farm Road in the south and extends as
far as Georges Road to the north, including events
and displays around Passion Puddle.
D.
South River Arbor Earth Day Event, Sunday,
April 27th, 1PM onwards, Grekoski Park. Details to be
provided shortly by Brian Racin, Env. & Shade Tree
Commission
Chair.
E.
The Sustainable Business Incubator at
Fairleigh Dickinson University presents "Growing
the Next Generation of Green Ventures" Sustainable
Entrepreneurship Symposium and Expo An
NCIIA Invention to Venture Workshop,
Friday, May 2nd, 8AM to 4PM. Followed
by a networking reception 4PM - 6PM and Green Enterprise
Showcase. Fairleigh Dickinson University's Silberman College
of Business College at Florham, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison,
NJ.
F.
19th NEIWPCC NPS
Conference, Mystic Marriott, Groton, Conn. Monday -
Wednesday, May 19th - 21st. The
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission is
now accepting registrations for the 19th Annual NPS
Conference on May 19-21, 2008, at the Mystic Marriott
in Groton, Connecticut. This year's conference, "Progress
Through Partnerships: Collaborating to Protect Our
Watersheds," will feature presentations, field trips, and a
one-day workshop on Stormwater Funding & Utility Development
taught by Andrew Reese and Charlene Johnston of AMEC Earth
and Environmental. To view a detailed agenda, please go
to: http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/nps_pdfs/08Agenda.pdf
**Please note that the conference room rates
at the Mystic Marriott ($149/night for conference attendees;
$98/night for conference attendees with government-
issued ID) will only be held until April 22 or until
the room block is sold out. Please contact the Mystic
Marriott directly at 860-446-2600 to make your reservations
and mention the Nonpoint Source Conference to access the
room block.
Since 1990, New England Interstate Water
Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), in partnership with
its member states, has been coordinating the Annual Nonpoint
Source (NPS) Pollution Conference, the premier forum in our
region for sharing information and improving communication
on NPS pollution issues and projects. The three-day
conference brings together all those in New England and New
York State involved in NPS pollution management, including
participants from state, federal, and municipal governments,
private sector, academia, and watershed organizations.
The importance of partnerships among local,
regional, state, and federal agencies cannot be overstated.
At the 2008 NPS conference, we will focus on building
partnerships and integrating programs to work towards the
common goal of reducing NPS pollution in our watersheds.
Opportunities are also available for
sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference. For more
information, please contact Laura H. Chan, Environmental
Analyst at
lchan@neiwpcc.org or ph. 978-323-7929 x253. fax
978-323-7919 New England Interstate Water Pollution
Control Commission, 116 John Street, Boott Mills
South, Lowell, MA 01852
G.
Water Festival, North Brunswick, Sabella Park,
Saturday, May 31st. 12 Noon to 2PM. Details will be
supplied by Debbie Druker shortly.
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