One of the primary ongoing missions of the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group (WRWMG) is to raise awareness about the watersheds of Sussex County and generate stakeholder participation in various watershed management activities.
WRWMG Outreach Initiatives:
- Annual Earth Day Celebration at the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority with hundreds of student participants (grades 2-5)
- Educational presentations at schools and publicly attended events
- Partnership with High Point Regional High School for the Woodbourne and Papakating Park reforestation projects
- Partnership with the Newton Public Schools as part of their Choose 2 Connect after school program
- Walking tours of restoration sites
- Informational presentations at county and municipal meetings, conferences, and seminars
- Virtual training workshops for the Paulins Kill Watershed lake communities
- Green infrastructure installation/maintenance volunteer opportunities
- Riparian reforestation volunteer opoprtunities
- Educational displays at the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show
- Tabling at Sussex County Day, North Jersey Rivers Conference, and Green Day at the NJ State Fair
- Watershed Clean-ups
- WRWMG website development
To get involved in the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group's educational initiatives, please email Kristine Rogers at krogers@scmua.org to learn more about upcoming opportunities.
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SCMUA-Wallkill River Watershed Management Group's Earth Day Celebration
