The Wallkill River Watershed Management Group (WRWMG) has been awarded a $1,600 grant from the Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation to install bluebird and bat boxes at the WRWMG’s streamside tree planting projects throughout the Wallkill River Watershed. In September, the WRWMG will be working with volunteers from the Sussex County Associat

Did you know that only 1% of freshwater on earth is accessible – and 13 million people rely on the Delaware River for clean drinking water - including people right here in New Jersey? #WaterQualityMonth is the perfect time to find out where your water

The Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (SCMUA) and the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group (WRWMG) created a joint display at the NJ State Fair. Come check it out for yourself in the Sussex County Building at the Sussex County Fairgrounds

Want to organize partnership projects, conduct stream assessments, and provide watershed presentations at schools and other community events? Then sign up to complete a term of service with the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador Program! Positions are available throughout NJ. 

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The WRWMG's Education and Outreach Specialist worked with Halsted Middle School students as part of the Summer STEAM program. The students participated in a demonstration using a watershed model to learn how rivers and streams can become contaminated by f

Mark your calendars and get your tickets: the Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference will be returning for the first time in two years to the Lackland Center at Hackettstown’s Centenary University on September 17! The NWNJ Rivers Conference is the premier

The WRWMG has been awarded a $609,434 grant from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection for restoration work within the Wallkill River Watershed. The funding will pay for streamside reforestation projects in Sussex Borough and Wantage Township’s municipal parks, porous asphalt installation at Borough Hall in Sussex, and the continuat

The Swartswood Lakes Watershed Association hosted a public meeting with presenters from the SCMUA-WRWMG, Rutgers Water Resources Program, Princeton Hydro, and Clean Waters Consulting to educate residents from Swartswood Lake and the surrounding communities about the work that is currently being done to improve the water quality of Swartswood Lake

Newton middle school students enrolled in the Summer STEAM program worked with the WRWMG's Education and Outreach Specialist as part of a maintenance day to weed the rain garden that was installed at the school in summer 2019. The rain garden co

Ian Keebler, the WRWMG's AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador, organized a litter clean up at Wheatsworth Park in Hardyston with students from Pope John Regional High School as well as other local Sussex County residents who were interested in volunteer

The WRWMG installed a new interpretive sign at the Newton High School rain garden to educate students, teachers, and parents about how rain gardens function and the benefits that they provide to enhancing water quality and wildlife (pollinator) habitat.

The NJ Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership voted yesterday to award the WRWMG $8,000 to continue expanding its floodplain reforestation project within the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. The funding will help the WRWMG purchase interpretive signage as

18 volunteers from the Wallkill Valley Girl Scouts worked with the WRWMG and the Wallkill River Watershed AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador as part of a litter clean-up at Franklin Borough Park. The girls were able to remove 3 bags of garbage and 4 bags of recycling from the park, helpin

The Paulins Kill Watershed Tree Stewardship Event invited residents from throughout the Paulins Kill Watershed to participate in a work day at Newton’s Memory Park where volunteers helped the WRWMG, The Nature Conservancy, and the Paulins Ki

Kristine Rogers, the WRWMG’s Education Specialist, attended a Project WET Climate, Water, and Resilience Training sponsored by the NJDEP in order to learn how to best communicate to children about the impacts of climate change. Beginning this fall,

The WRWMG, Newton Township employees, Thor Lab employees, and Newton community members spent the day weeding and mulching the Memory Park rain garden. The volunteers were able to spread 12 cubic yards of mulch on the rain garden throughout the course of

The WRWMG Education Specialist attended the Newton Community Schools Healthy Family Night and had an opportunity to speak to Newton residents about all of the green infrastructure stormwater management projects that have been installed at the Newto

The WRWMG worked with Rutgers Cooperative Extension-Water Resources Program and the Pope John High School students and staff to install a new rain garden within th

Hampton Township students in the 5th and 6th grade helped the WRWMG perform maintenance on the McKeown School rain garden by pulling weeds and spreading mulch throughout the garden. The rain garden was installed on the McKeown School campus in October 20

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Ian Keebler, the SCMUA-WRWMG's AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador for 2021-2022, continued restoration efforts at Wawayanda State Park on Wednesday with help from the WR

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s be part of the solution for protecting species close to home and on the other side of the globe!

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Pollinators are crucial for feeding future populations in a sustainable way and are essential for maintaining biodiversity within our ecosystems. Celebrate World Bee Day by planting an easy-to-manage, pollinator friendly garden in your yard. Some New Jersey native wildflowers you can plant are New England Aster, boneset, Joe pye weed, goldenrod,

Newton Middle School students in the Choose 2 Connect program helped with rain garden maintenance at Memory Park. The weeding that the students were able to complete prepped the rain garden perfectly for a new coat of mulch to be spread arou

Halsted Middle School students who participate in the Choose 2 Connect (C2C) after school enrichment program worked with the SCMUA-WRWMG on spring maintenance for their school’s rain garden that was installed in July 2019.

The Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority and the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group worked together to plan an Earth Day event at the SCMUA’s Paulins Kill Water Treatment Facility for middle school students at Frankford Town

The SCMUA-WRWMG partnered with the Newton School District and the Newton Department of Public Works to install a rain garden at Merriam Avenue Elementary School. The 400 square foot rain garden is capable of managing 1,055 gallons of runoff from a portion o

In honor of Earth Day, the WRWMG partnered with Norwescap, JCP&L, and Sussex Borough for a day of sapling planting at T.J. Dunn Community Park in Sussex, NJ. 27 volunteers came out to plant native trees and shrubs within the park. This event bu

The SCMUA-WRWMG partnered with the Newton School District and Ray Bears Landscaping to install a porous paver green infrastructure project within the high school’s courtyard area. The project, funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will all

The WRWMG Education Specialist organized a litter clean up at Newton’s Memory Park with the 6th grade students at Halsted Middle School. Approximately 65 students from the school heard a presentation about how non-point source pollution impacts the Paulins Kill River and then had a

Beginning May 4th, grocery stores will no longer be able to provide single-use plastic and paper bags to consumers in an effort to reduce ocean and stream contamination by plastic waste. According to the Act, “The L

Ian Keebler, AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador for the Wallkill River Watershed, has developed a series of virtual presentations for the Dorothy Henry Branch of the Sussex County Library System.

Topics include:

1) Trail Stewardship (April 5th 6:00-7:

The Fred S. Burroughs Chapter of Trout Unlimited recently worked with the WRWMG to remove tree tubes and stakes off of mature trees that were planted along the Paulins Kill River almost a decade ago. In total, 175 tree tubes and 95 PVC stakes were removed from the site by Trout

Ian Keebler, the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador for the Wallkill River Watershed, recently hosted a weekend volunteer event to remove invasive species fr

Nathaniel Sajdak, WRWMG Watershed Director, was asked to present at the NJDEP’s Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Summit. Nathaniel’s presentation focused on the importance of Watershed Protection and Restorati

The WRWMG’s AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador recently presented about how to build a rain garden to the Highland Lakes Ecology Committee. His presentation focused on how to select a rain garden location, how to size a rain garden appropriately, and what types of native plants should be installed within a

Join Ian Keebler of AmeriCorps on a virtual hike through the basics of trail stewardship.

You’ll learn: