June 27, 2008

History's helpers receive $2.1M

25 county grants aim to preserve sites

Thursday, June 26, 2008

BY LAWRENCE RAGONESE

Star-Ledger Staff

An environmental group was awarded $250,000 in Morris County historic preservation funds yesterday as seed money for the potential purchase of Willow Hall in Morristown, an endangered historic site that has been targeted for townhouse development....read more

June 9, 2008

NJ DEP Mapping Contest - In an annual contest for the most creative use of computer mapping technology, our GIS Specialist Lubica Cverckova won 2^nd place in two categories. On Thursday, June 5, 2008, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection held its 21^st annual mapping contest in Trenton, NJ. Over 30 maps were presented in 5 categories, including Best Data Integration, Best Analytical Presentation, Best Software Integration, Best Small Format, Most Unique and Best Instructional Presentation. ...more here

June 6, 2008

Organic Lawn Care Workshop - Join the Morris County Park Commission and AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador Mike Romankiewicz for an afternoon of talks focused on teaching homeowners how to care for their lawns with the environment in mind. The free workshop is going to be held in Frelinghuysen Arboretum on Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 12.30 pm to 4.30pm. For directions, please click here. For more information about the seminar please see the flyer below.

May 20, 2008                                                                                                                      

Passaic River Coalition Stays On Top of Groundwater in Summit - Passaic River Coalition, working with its own Groundwater Protection Committee, spent Saturday, May 10, in Summit, NJ at the city’s first Green Fest to help raise awareness of the uses of groundwater by the residents and local businesses...read more

Please, click below to view/print the maps presented at the Summit Green Fest. Please, note the original size of map 'Aquifer Systems in Summit City and Neighbors' is 41 x 65 inches and the size of map 'Well Head Protection Areas in Summit City, Union County, NJ' is 38 x 65 inches.

May 16, 2008

PRC's Land Trust expanding - Yesterday, the PRC closed on another property - Kind George Road Wetlands Preserve, located in Bernards Twp, Somerset County. The PRC owns now 30 properties with total of 997 acres of open space. Read more about our land trust and properties here.

May 15, 2008

PRC participates in the 4th Annual Passaic River Paddle Relay – On May 10, 2008 the Lower Passaic witnessed a great event – a 9 mile relay of kayaking and canoeing from Riverbank Park in Newark upriver to the Nereid Boat Club in Rutherford...read more

May 14, 2008

In the Middle of America, Passaic River Coalition Rallies with Others for Our Rivers - Once a year, the good people of River Network, a non-profit dedicated to connecting people and saving rivers, hold a River Rally, a gathering of the leaders of watershed protection across the country for a four-day conference described as part education, part inspiration, and part celebration...read more here

Passaic River Coalition gratefully acknowledges the support of Continental Airlines, which provided free air transportation for PRC staff to attend the 2008 River Rally in Huron, Ohio.