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Nevius Street Dam Removal
Part 1: http://youtu.be/4_BbGp9BrWo Part 2: http://youtu.be/7sxRNuxWf-Y
Fishable and Swimmable – 5th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Fishable and Swimmable: The Clean Water Act at 40 5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference Tuesday, June 11, 2013 The 5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference was all about Water! Is there enough for the people and businesses in our communities? Is it clean? How do we keep it safe? How do we manage it when there is too much? What can we...
5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
Fishable and Swimmable: The Clean Water Act at 40 Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Rutgers University 33 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 The 5th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference was all about Water! Is there enough for the people and businesses in our communities? Is it clean? How do...
Building Bridges: Connecting Classrooms and Communities
Building Bridges: Connecting Classrooms and Communities Civic Square Building Wednesday, May 22 Interested in citizen science in your community? Join the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative for an environmental conversation and pizza to gain the answers to the following questions: WHAT is the link between citizen science and schools? WHAT hands-on...
Climate Change Preparedness in New Jersey: Leading Practices & Policy Priorities
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University Hosted by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance The purpose of this conference is to highlight climate preparedness and resilience activities underway in New Jersey,as well as leading practices throughout the United States, in order...
Reducing Invasives, Retaining our Trees Workshop
Reducing Invasives, Retaining our Trees February 20, 2013 Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ Professional CEUs available Managing Open Space and Tree Canopies Duke Farms, Hillsborough Experts from across the region will present a panel on reducing invasives through better management practices. A second panel will feature arborists who can share...
Regenerative Approach to River Road Corridor, Raritan Township
This Fall, 2012, studio focused on a regenerative vision planning approach for an underutilized and difficult to access portion of waterfront along the South Branch of the Raritan River in Raritan Township (Hunterdon County). The studio's assignment was to develop a conceptual design framework to provide greater coherence and a thematic identity to the...
Restoration and Future Stewardship: Regeneration and the Next Generation – 4th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Restoration and Future Stewardship: Regeneration and the Next Generation 4th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference! June 14, 2012 Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ The 4th Sustainable Raritan River Initiative Regional Conference brought 200 people to Duke Farms on June 14, 2012, to share successes, discuss emerging issues and plan strategies to...
Rutgers Bloustein Planning Studio Focuses on Highland Park Environmental Center
The Highland Park Environmental Commission employed Rutgers University in the spring of 2011 to conduct a revisioning exercise whereby the full potential of the existing environmental center and overall site is realized. This studio project uses restoration as the platform for the redevelopment of the site which will enhance the environmental value of the...
How Local People Make a Difference
M. Greenberg. Restoring America's Neighborhoods: How Local People Make a Difference. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, October 1999.
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Climate Adaption Planning at the Jersey Shore: One Planner’s Experience
Bloomfield Ave. Complete Corridor Health Impact Assessment
The New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative at Rutgers University (NJHIC) conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in conjunction with a Local Demonstration Project funded by Together North Jersey. The Bloomfield Avenue Complete Corridor Plan included the towns of...
Mystic Island Voluntary Buyout Health Impact Assessment: Assessing Health Outcomes of Post-Sandy Decision-Making
A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) provides decision-makers with an opportunity to understand the impacts of decisions on affected communities, and to consider recommendations for how the proposed activities and changes can best support public health, health equity, and...
The New Jersey Industrial Survey Project N.J.A.C.7:1F 1979-1982
Between 1979 and 1982, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection conducted the Industrial Survey Project. The goar of the project was to trace the fate and effect of toxic substances throughout the state. This report will aid the many requests NJDEP has...