News & Events
Weston Mill Dam Removed from Millstone River
The Department of Environmental Protection – in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and other partners – is removing the obsolete Weston Mill Dam on the Millstone River between Manville and Franklin Township. The removal of the Weston Mill Dam,...
Fish Can’t Walk Around Dams
Dr. Olaf Jensen (Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences) was one of the guest speakers at the August 10, 2017 riverside ceremony to mark the commencement of removing the Weston Mill Dam (see related post). Dr. Jensen spoke about the resilience of fish species but noted that fish can't walk around dams. Following is the full text of Dr. Jensen's remarks: "As...
Rutgers 2030 Plan Elements Focus of Graduate Planning Studio
This Fall 2017 studio focused on environmental, conceptual design, regulatory and health and safety aspects of planning two components of Rutgers 2030: Rutgers University Physical Master Plan – the Raritan River boardwalk and the bicycle/pedestrian bridge across the river that will jointly help reestablish an intimate relationship between the City of New...
Restoring the Manalapan, Video 3
The third video in a series on Restoring the Manalapan Brook is now available. This video focuses on shoreline restoration along a lake or pond. Manalapan Lake in Middlesex County’s Thompson Park received an ecological makeover this past fall when 600 feet of bare shoreline were planted with native plants. Early this summer, volunteers came out to help...
Fish Cam
Have you ever wondered what a fish ladder looks like underwater? From April to late June, 2017, Rutgers Professor Olaf Jensen and his research team were able to see that view through a streaming camera system at the Island Farm Weir fish ladder. Their goal was to help understand the impact of dams and weirs on spawning migrations of American Shad (Alosa...
10th Annual Conference
Save the Date - Friday, June 8, 2018 The 10th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony All Raritan Stakeholders -- Watch this site for information about our 2018 conference.
Past Award Recipients
2017 Government Innovation Award - Monmouth County Planning Department/Monmouth High Water Program Leadership Award - Daniel Van Abs, Rutgers University Leadership Award - Peter Palmer, Freeholder Director, Somerset County Public Access Award - City of Perth Amboy Public Education Award - Sandra Meola, Communications and Outreach Director, NY-NJ Baykeeper...
9th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
State of the Raritan Status and trends from across the region, where do we go from here? Friday, June 9, 2017 Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ 9th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2017 conference showcased a series of status and trends reports by Raritan stakeholders from across the region. Presentations described...
Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students Explore the Lower Raritan
In Spring 2017, Dr. Richard Lathrop's Advanced Environmental Geomatics class explored the Lower Raritan River from the R/V Rutgers. In addition to robust data collection and visualization, several of the students -- Chris Wanter, Alexandria Ambrose, Steven Weber and Daryl Krusnuk -- developed a story map examining the natural and cultural history of the...
Stakeholder Engagement for NJDEP 2016 Integrated Water Quality Report
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) collaborated with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water Monitoring and Standards (NJDEP) in their effort to engage stakeholders and seek public comment in the development of the 2016 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report), which has a focus section...
Recent Products
Investigation of Indoor Air Quality Determinants in a Field Study using Three Different Data Streams
This pilot-level project investigated the potential to use, integrate, and correlate traditional indoor air quality investigation data and the use of questionnaires with spatially resolved infrared thermography imaging to investigate building deficiencies and their...
Best Innovative Practices for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Multi-Family Buildings through Land Use Planning and Zoning Regulations, Policies and Incentives
Van Epp, T.; Senick; J. and Souder, J. (2015). Best Innovative Practices for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Multi-Family Buildings through Land Use Planning and Zoning Regulations, Policies and Incentives. Tenth Annual Conference of the International...
Acknowledging culture within cultures: Behavioral interventions for improving health outcomes in green buildings
Sorensen Allacci, M., Senick, J., Plotnik, D. (2015). Acknowledging culture within cultures: Behavioral interventions for improving health outcomes in green buildings. 2015 Global Health Research Symposium Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, June 30,...
Comparison of different models to estimate inhalation exposures to mold spores in a multi-apartment residential green building
Sagona, J., Calderón, L., Xiong, Y., Wang, Z., Senick, J., Sorensen-Allacci, M.A., Plotnik, D., Wener, R., Andrews, C. J., Krogmann, U., and Mainelis, G. (2015) Comparison of different models to estimate inhalation exposures to mold spores in a multi-apartment...