Welcome to the web site
to
Restore
the East Branch of
the Rahway River in
South Orange, New Jersey
Dedicated
to restoring the
beauty and
ecological and recreational value of the River.
http://www.restorerahwayriver.homestead.com
Phone 973-313-1218
email kirkrbarrett@yahoo.com
Rahway River Appreciation Day
in South Orange
Saturday June 11 2005. (Rain date June18.)
Click here for Pictures of the Day
10am-12pm: River clean-up in both Meadowland Park (meet by the pool)
and Waterlands Park. Wear long pants and close toe shoes.
12-2pm: "Rahway River Ramble" with child-oriented
environmental educational stations set up along the River. Each
station will have staffed table where there will be a small exhibit or
demonstration. A small prize for kids will be given at each
station -- with a bonus for visiting all stations!
The stations ...
1. What's your watershed -- view an large aerial photograph of
the Rahway River watershed to learn where the runoff (and anything
dumped in the river) goes when it rains
2. Enviroscape watershed model to see how runoff water becomes polluted and how you can prevent this (see http://www.enviroscapes.com/)
3. What animals living on the bottom of the River. See benthic invertebrates (worms, insects, crustaceans) captured with a "kick net" and maybe try a hand at it yourself.
4. What's going on underground? See a visible model of
groundwater flow and contamination in action.(details at
http://www.uwsp.edu/stuorg/awra/h2omodel.html).
Donated by Montclair State University Department of Earth and Environmental Studies.)
5. Basic water quality testing (dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, phosphorus; for
details, click here)
Thanks to the Essex County Environment Center for donating the equipment!
| Primary Sponsors:
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Village of South Orange |
| Greenway Partnership of South Orange |
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Cooperating Organizations |
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Montrose Park Historic District Association |
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Passaic River Institute at Montclair State University |
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Main Street South Orange
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Seton Hall University |
LATEST INFO
4/20/2004: US Reps. Pascrell and Payne work to secure 400,000$ in
federal
funding for Rahway River Rehabilitation Project. Star
ledger story. Story
of Village's web site.
Click
here to email a thank you to Rep. Pascrell.
Riverfest/River Cleanup, Saturday, June 12 2004. Clean up starting at 10:00 am; meet by pool house. Other activities planned: bocce tournament, volleyball, a fishing derby, a bike tour and outdoor concert. Rain date is Saturday, June 19th.
LINKS
Archived information -- River Rehab Project
(Reverse chronological order)
4/3/2003: The Township of South Orange Village is requesting qualifications from experienced firms or teams to prepare a Concept Design and Master Plan for improvements to the corridor along the East Branch of the Rahway River. Click for details
November 2002: Representatives of Main Street South Orange have developed a proposal calling for rehabilitation of the river corridor through Meadowlands Park to South Orange Avenue. The goals of proposed project are to improve the ecological, recreational and aesthetic value of the presently neglected East Branch of the Rahway River and its adjacent lands, and to establish the River as an educational resource for the adjacent Middle School. Long-term goals include extending the improvements through Waterlands Park and the eventual development of continuous pedestrian and bicycle pathway from Meadowland Park to Memorial Park in Maplewood. The proposal will be presented to the Village Board of Trustees at their December 9th meeting.
More info:
Other Archived information (River Cleanup)
(Reverse chronological order)
MAKE
A SPLASH PICK UP SOME TRASH
The 4th Annual South Orange River Clean-Up
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2003 10:30 AM TO 2PM (rain date June 14)
Please help us clean up the river and make it something to be proud of.
Meet at the footbridge between the Pool and the Middle School in
Meadowlands
Park.
Be sure to bring boots, gloves, rakes if you have them and enthusiasm.
We'll provide trash bags & refreshments
River
Cleanup is sponsored by
MAIN STREET SOUTH ORANGE, INC.
Montrose Park Historic District Association
Newstead Association
Township of South Orange Village
Coalition to Preserve South Orange
Special
thanks to:
Rapid Print
Bunny's Pizzeria
Dunkin Donuts
Home Depot
River Clean Up 2002 on Saturday June 8th was a big success, click here to read the press release and look at photos
River Cleanup 2001
Was a great success, even though we were
rained out on our
first attempt. The weather was beautiful on our second try on
June 9th, and over 60
people turned out. Thanks to everyone who helped! And to
the sponsors, MAIN
STREET SOUTH ORANGE, INC.; Montrose
Park Historic District Association; Newstead Association; Coalition to
Preserve South
Orange; Township of South Orange Village.
Read the press release
RIVER RESTORATION WALK AND TALK, Tuesday, July 10th, 2001 6:30pm
Walk the East Branch of the Rahway River in South Orange NJ with stream restoration specialist Wendi Goldsmith, President and Founder, of The Bioengineering Group, Inc. of Salem, Massachusetts (www.bioengineering.com) - Tuesday, July 10th, 6:30pm. The field visit is open to everyone to discuss challenges and opportunities related to urban stream restoration with Ms. Goldsmith and other participants. Meet at Mead St. and Meadowbrook lane in South Orange NJ (click for a map).
Following the field visit at 7:45, she will be giving a presentation on "Stormwater Management and Stream Stabilization for Healthy Watersheds and Waterways", sponsored by the South Orange Environmental Commission and open to the public at the Baird Center on Mead St. For details, visit www.restorerahwayriver.homestead.com or contact Kirk Barrett at 973-313-1218 or kirkbarrett@bigfoot.com
A more formal lecture by Ms. Goldsmith with a reception following is being held Tuesday afternoon at Rutgers University in Newark. Click here for more information.
River Cleanup 2000: Young and Old Turnout For Successful Clean Up Of Rahway River in South Orange, June 3,2000
