Two-fisted approach on Combined Sewer Overflows Meet Us at the

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Spring 2012, Volume XV, Issue 1
HackensackRIVERKEEPER®is the independent, non-governmental advocate for the Hackensack River.
Two-fisted approach on Combined Sewer Overflows
Our litigation and State Senate bills working in tandem to protect public.
By Chris Len
Tidelines readers, here’s the
latest on New Jersey’s ongoing
CSO saga: DEP is dragging their
feet while Hackensack Riverkeeper and NY/NJ Baykeeper
are negotiating the evidence that
will form the basis for our appeal of the state’s illegal CSO
General Permit. We thought that
DEP might see that their permit
left New Jerseyans in danger, but
so far they seem intent on pulling out the legal stops to defend
a permit that does not protect
human health, does not protect
the environment and does not
meet the requirements of state or
federal law.
While our legal case slowly
develops under the watchful eye
of the Pacific Environmental
Advocacy Center, the Columbia
Environmental Law Clinic and
myself, the Waterkeepers continue
to push state officials to address
CSO pollution outside the context
of the illegal General Permit.
Late last year, State Senator
Bob Smith, chairman of the Senate
Environment and Energy Committee, released Senate Bill 3119
(rereleased as S.831 this session)
and then this year released S. 1555
and S.1557. The three bills work
together to make important changes
to how New Jersey regulates CSOs.
S.831 is a CSO notification bill. Its purpose is to alert
residents when there has been
an overflow so they can make
informed decisions on whether it
is safe to fish or swim in area waters. The bill parallels the federal
requirement that CSO permits
require “public notification to
ensure that the public receives
adequate notification of CSO
occurrences and CSO impacts,”
the absence of which is one of
the many major reasons that the
DEP’s CSO permit is illegal.
The best CSO notification bills
Continued on page 3
Meet Us at the River!
And don’t forget to bring some friends along for the ride (or the paddle or the cleanup).
By Hugh Carola
For nearly twenty years
Hackensack Riverkeeper has
been giving people the opportunity to see, explore, appreciate
and take care of our watershed
through our Eco-Programs. You
can see the real Meadowlands
and its wildlife; explore our
region’s maritime history; or
join in some active conservation. And we offer five different
ways to do it all:
US Coast Guard-licensed
Captains Bill Sheehan and
Hugh Carola look forward to
taking you on a fully-narrated,
2½ hour tour that is sure to
Inside
At the Helm
Real Science
Reservoir Challenge
New Faces at Riverkeeper
2012 New Season Program
be fun and educational for all.
Most Eco-Cruises depart from
the docks at Laurel Hill County
Park in Secaucus, NJ aboard
the vessels Edward Abbey and
Robert H. Boyle. We offer three
different Eco-Cruise itineraries:
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Eco-Cruise Update
Watershed Field Notes
Ambassador’s Update
World Series of Birding
Volunteer Corner
Thank you 2011 Donors
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Hackensack Tidelines-Spring 2012
Page 2 At the helm
231 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7304
A word from
Captain Bill
“Common Sense” makes no sense at all
After the Christie administration took office in January 2010.
I warned you that there would be
an all-out assault on our environment. Based upon their Transition
Team’s Report. I must admit that
even as I was sounding that alarm
I honestly (naively?) believed that
since the rules and regulations
relative to environmental protection in New Jersey derive their
authority from laws enacted by
senate and assembly, things might
not turn out as bad as I feared.
After all, those laws were signed
by previous governors of both
parties, and many had passed legal
challenges seeking to weaken or
overturn them. Plus, I assumed
that Governor Christie’s grasp of
all things legal would guide the
implementation of his Executive
Order 2 – his “Common Sense
Principles” order concerning socalled “regulatory burdens”.
Unfortunately I was sadly mistaken. Despite two years of mixed
messages from the administration (good: LNG port opposition,
Barnegat Bay initiative, and DEP
Commissioner Bob Martin’s signing off on the Paramus Wetlands
case; and bad: stopping Raritan
Bay oyster research, limiting public waterfront access, and cutting
DEP staff), things got really bad
in March. That was when Martin
signed the “Waiver Rule”. This
overreaching blanket rule literally
threatens the air we breathe; the
water we drink, recreate on and
swim in; and the wildlife that share
the landscapes and watersheds of
the Garden State with us. Needless
to say, like all anti-environmental
actions, it’s cloaked in “jump start
the economy” rhetoric.
Simply stated, the rule allows
the DEP to waive any environmental and/or public health laws,
rules, regulations & safeguards
under the guise of creating more
“flexibility” in the permitting
process for any entity that seeks
to pave open space, pollute the air
and/or water or degrade habitat.
The administration claims that the
rule gives the regulatory agency
“flexibility to modify compliance with rules in certain limited
circumstances that do not compromise protections for the environment or public health.” I contend
that in reality it is a thinly-veiled
attempt by the Christie adminContinued on page 17
Phone:
201) 968-0808
Fax:
(201) 968-0336
Hotline: 1-877-CPT-BILL
[email protected]
www.hackensackriverkeeper.org
Board of Trustees
Ivan Kossak, CPA, President
J. Michael Parish, Vice President
Susan Gordon, Secretary
Dr. Beth Ravit, Treasurer
Robert Ceberio
Virginia Korteweg
Kelly G. Palazzi
Ellie Spray
Margaret Utzinger
Nancy Wysocki
Honorary Trustees
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
William “Pat” Schuber
Executive Director
Captain Bill Sheehan,
Hackensack Riverkeeper
HRI Staff
Hugh Carola, Program Director
Emilio DeLia , Development Director
Jodi Jamieson, Project Manager
Chris Len, Staff Attorney
Mary Knight, Operations Director
Sarah Menchise, Outreach Coordinator
Urszula Surgal, Watershed Ambassador
Jodi Jamieson, Tidelines Editor
Sarah Menchise, Webmaster
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Two-fisted Approach
Continued from page 1
let people know that a CSO is
likely to occur before it happens;
information about overflows that
arrives after you’ve been in the
water “closes the barn door after
the horse has fled”. The best bills
also notify a broad swath of the
community and require the state
to keep records to assess the impact of sewer overflows on water
quality. Unfortunately, Senator
Smith’s bill doesn’t go that far.
S. 1555 gives municipalities
tools to fund stormwater infrastructure improvement projects.
The bill lifts the 2% budget cap to
deal with stormwater infrastructure. Moreover, it appropriates $5
million from the state’s General
Fund to endow a green infrastructure (GI) grant program. The
program’s purpose would be to
fund innovative solutions to New
Jersey’s stormwater problems.
More on that later.
S. 1557 goes one step further
by allowing CSO communities to form stormwater utilities.
Stormwater utilities would be
able to borrow money in their
own name, and charge users for
the amount of stormwater they
generate. Right now, to the extent
that anyone pays for stormwater,
that payment does not take into
account the impact they have on
the system because they aren’t
invested in it. For example, when
I lived in an apartment building
where heat was included, winters
were always toasty indoors; now
that I pay to heat my apartment,
it’s cooler indoors.
Taken together, S. 1555 and S.
1557 create market incentives for
municipalities/utilities and property owners to reign in the stormwater they send to the sewer system.
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Governments would be incentivized to come up with innovative
green infrastructure solutions giving them access to state and federal
funds; and landowners would be
incentivized to implement green
infrastructure to reduce their runoff and thus their stormwater bills.
Because huge stormwater generators (think giant parking lots) are
currently being charged the same
rate as single-family homeowners,
many fees across the state would
stand to go down.
The hallmark of green infrastructure is that it replicates
the hydrology of a functioning
watershed. It aims to keep each
drop of rain as close to where
it falls as possible. It therefore
ed tree swales and rain gardens
planted with native wildflowers.
Trees are big GI components,
which can shade buildings and
reduce cooling costs. Green roofs
can reduce utility bills because of
the insulation they provide, and in
some areas of New York have even
been used for urban farming. But
perhaps best of all, GI means jobs.
A recent study by Green For All
(www.greenforall.org) found that
New Jersey has “the greatest documented need for water infrastructure of any state” and addressing
the shortfall would add 55,000 to
263,000 job years to New Jersey’s
economy.
Increasingly, green infrastructure is the answer municipalities
The hallmark of green infrastructure
is that it replicates the hydrology
of a functioning watershed.
keeps as much rain as possible
out of combined sewers and their
receiving waters; and instead uses
it to irrigate plants and recharge
groundwater. GI needn’t be expensive or complex; anything that
keeps water out of a sewer system
or diverting it to a river or stream
counts. It can be as easy as putting
a rain barrel under your downspout
or using gravel on your driveway. It can also be as complex as
repaving parking lots with porous
pavers or engineering tree swales
to collect and disperse runoff from
a commercial property.
Green infrastructure does
more than abate combined sewer
overflows. It also reduces flooding,
as each drop of water that stays put
is a drop of water that isn’t rushing
downstream or into your basement.
Green infrastructure also beautifies
cities; often incorporating expand-
use to address combined sewer
pollution. Philadelphia is a model
for tackling pathogenic pollution
with GI. New York State and City
have just announced a new plan
to reduce the city’s CSO pollution
through the aggressive application of green infrastructure. In
between New York and Philadelphia sits New Jersey with its 206
CSO points and 23 billion gallons
of annual CSO pollution. New
Jersey, whose water infrastructure
needs are more than twice that of
all of California, despite being
only a fraction of the size. If New
York City and Philadelphia can do
it, we think New Jersey should at
least try. I hope that you will join
with Hackensack Riverkeeper by
asking your legislators to adopt
real and meaningful responses to
our serious CSO problem.
Page 4 Real Science for Real People
Students Get Angry
By Dr. Beth Ravit
Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) connect
pipes carrying raw sewage with pipes carrying
rainwater. When the water volume in this combined
plumbing exceeds the system’s capacity, waters
containing untreated sewage are released into surface
waters, including the Hackensack River.
I teach a course at Rutgers called Introduction to
Environmental Science 101. This is a course usually
taken by non-science majors in order to meet a university graduation requirement. The homework assignment which receives the highest number of grade
points is writing a paper that addresses a specific
environmental issue where the student lives. This
assignment forces my students to conduct research
about environment issues in their own hometown.
Each semester I have students from older urban
New Jersey communities who are horrified to learn
that their municipality is dumping raw sewage into a
local brook or river via a CSO system. Their first response to finding out about their town’s management
of stormwater water is disbelief – they can’t conceive
of untreated sewage overflow being used as a regular
practice for water management in New Jersey. Their
second response is anger – anger at the adults in their
lives who do not know that this practice is occurring;
and anger at local, state, and federal governments for
allowing CSO discharges to occur and not taking action to fix the problem. Their anger is especially great
if the receiving water body is located near their home
or is a waterway where
CSO next to residential area and fishing dock at
Stephen R. Gregg Park in Bayonne.
they played as a young child.
When my students express their reactions to me,
I do not have a good response. Four decades after
passage of the Clean Water Act, this unsanitary practice continues in the most densely populated state
in the country. As my students point out, we can do
better. I believe we owe it to our children to take all
available steps to stop stormwater CSO discharges
into the waters of New Jersey’s communities. As
Chris Len points out in his front page article, there
are green infrastructure options that elected officials
and residents can encourage that will not “break the
bank” and that would improve the current situation.
My goal is to raise the awareness of the next generation, and hopefully their anger at this situation will
translate into action to finally fix an unsanitary and
unsustainable practice.
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ReservoiR Challenge
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Lake Shore Drive, Haworth, NJ
2012 Reservoir Challenge Schedule
8:00 AM
9:30 - 11:30 AM
10:00 - 11:15 AM
11:45 - 12:15 AM
12:00 — 2:30 PM
12:15 - 12:30 PM
1:30 — 3:00 PM
2:00 — 3:15 PM
3:30 — 5:00 PM
Check-in Opens
Reservoir Challenge Races (5k and 10k)
Nature Walk
Mayor’s Cup Race
BBQ Lunch from Whole Foods Market
Awards Presentation
Guided Paddle #1
Nature Walk
Guided Paddle #2
Rain Date:
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Registration Fees:
$25 per paddler per event
$25 rental fee per boat
Bring your own boat(s) or rent one
of our canoes or kayaks!
Advance Registration is Required
for ALL Paddlers Registration Deadline is May 25th, 2012
Not a Paddler? No Problem!
Spectators get in FREE. Come cheer on the paddlers and
enjoy delicious food, great music, nature walks and more!
SAVE THE DATE !
Pre-Challenge
Rock and Roll Reception
Friday, June 1, 2012
7:00-10:00 pm
United Water Facilities
200 Old Hook Road, Harrington Park, NJ
$25.00
Friends - Food - Drinks - Rock & Roll
Call 201-968-0808 or
visit www.hackensackriverkeeper.org
to download a registration form.
Don’t miss out on your chance to
paddle the Oradell Reservoir!
All pre-registered participants
will recieve a FREE
2012 Reservoir Challenge t-shirt.
The Reservoir Challenge is a fundrasier for Hackensack Riverkeeper; all funds received support the ongoing work and programs of the
organization. This is not a day of open paddling; all paddlers must be registered in a race or guided paddle to be on the reservoir.
Page 6 Journeys Ended, Journeys Begun
Hackensack Riverkeeper adds new Trustee, staffers; bids farewell to a true colleague
By Hugh Carola
One hallmark of any successful company or nonprofit organization is its ability to grow by
attracting dedicated, talented individuals to serve on its staff and
governing body. Over the years
Hackensack Riverkeeper has not
only attracted such people; it has
also seen several of them move on
to new careers in various fields.
To you, our readers and friends,
we introduce three new colleagues
and ask you to join us in wishing
a good friend farewell.
Robert R. Ceberio,
Trustee
Before honoring Hackensack
Riverkeeper by accepting Capt.
Bill’s invitation to join the Board
last year, Bob served as Executive
Director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC)
from 2002 when he was appointed
by Governor James McGreevey
until his retirement in 2010.
During those eight years he was
responsible for overseeing a large
professional staff and an annual
budget of over $25 million. Most
importantly, it was his leadership
that led to the agency’s adoption
of the 2004 Meadowlands Master
Plan protecting the region’s remaining 8,400 acres of wetlands.
That year, Bob was recognized
by Hackensack Riverkeeper and
received the 2004 award for Excellence in Public Service at our
annual gala.
During his tenure at the
NJMC, he was also instrumental
in the acquisition of over 3,000
acres of wetlands for habitat restoration, the creation of the Meadowlands Environmental Research
Institute, and the development of
trails and parks throughout the
Meadowlands District.
Bob holds undergraduate and
graduate degrees from Fairleigh
Dickinson University in Political Science and Public Administration. Bob is also a Certified
Government Financial Manager
(CGFM) and President of RCM
Ceberio, LLC, a management
consulting firm specializing in
planning, performance auditing /
evaluation, organizational development and staff training.
A published author, Bob and
his wife Carol have three children
and live in Wayne, NJ.
her working life in various retail
positions developing many useful
skills – all of which helped secure
her new job. The nonprofit world
is nothing new to Mary. Despite a
long career in the floral industry
(first an entry-level counter help
position, progressing to skilled
floral designer, store manager,
and ultimately opening her own
Montclair, NJ flower show with
her husband Alan), success in
business alone wasn’t enough for
Mary. At the same time she was
Mary Knight,
Operations Director
Stepping into what could be
labeled as the Most Important Job
at Hackensack Riverkeeper; Mary
joined the crew on January 24.
She handles all administrative
duties including financial recordkeeping, benefits, payroll and
serves as Capt. Bill’s auxiliary
left brain. Mary spent much of
Mary Knight
Robert R. Ceberio
Sarah Menchise
honing her management skills,
she became an active volunteer of
several nonprofit groups, serving
in many different capacities over
the years including committee
chair, vice president and president. Her work in and commitment to those groups ignited her
passion for causes in which she
believes.
According to Mary, she’s
happy that her new career finally
gives her the unique opportunity to contribute to the cause of
clean water and environmental
protection while getting paid to
do so. She and Alan share their
home with two adorable rescue
greyhounds, Gabe and Cindy.
Avid outdoorspeople, they enjoy
hiking, photography, fishing,
astronomy and pond gardening as
well as cooking and good ‘ol rock
and roll music.
Sarah Menchise,
Events & Outreach Coordinator
This past January, Sarah rose
above a large field of candidates
vying for this newly-created
position and came aboard with us
on January 31. A recent graduate
of William Paterson University,
she holds a BFA in Sculpture and
Art History. Sarah now coordinates the efforts of Hackensack
Riverkeeper’s dedicated volunteer
corps, including our effective
River Cleanup program. In addition she is the new point person
for special events like the Reservoir Challenge, Lake Tappan
Paddle Day and the Meadowlands
Festival of Birding. Sarah also
steps into the role of Hackensack
Riverkeeper spokesperson – along
with Captain Bill and me – at outdoor festivals and tabling events.
An artist in her own right, the
subject matter of her art explores
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Lisa Ryan
the relationship of animals to
their environment. She visually
crossbreeds various land and sea
creatures to explore the boundaries of anatomy function to various
habitats. Sarah interned at the
Riverdale Art Center, a nonprofit
community- based facility for
the arts located in Riverdale, NJ.
There she developed the vital
skills of community outreach and
promotional programming – skills
she will have no trouble putting
to good use in her new position.
Among the other talents she
brings to Hackensack Riverkeeper
are visual ways of communicating
to the masses about the organization and how we, as a community
directly affect our watershed.
Lisa Ryan
Of course, the departure of
longtime Operations Director/
Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Ryan
is what made room (physically
and financially) for Mary and
Sarah to join us. After serving
with us for more than eight years,
during which time she built up
our River Cleanup and Volunteer
programs making them sustainable and profitable in many ways,
Lisa realized a lifelong dream by
purchasing a home and moving
to South Jersey in February. Time
and time again throughout her
tenure, Lisa stepped up to help all
of us at Hackensack Riverkeeper
meet the challenges of our unique
urban watershed.
Starting out as a volunteer,
Lisa instituted our River Cleanup
program and jump-started our
now-extensive Volunteer corps.
When our first Operations Director Kathy Urffer announced she
was leaving Hackensack Riverkeeper in 2002 to pursue a career
in Vermont, it was a no-brainer
that her longtime friend Lisa
should step into the position. The
rest, as they say, is history.
Ever humble, Lisa did not
ask that she be given any sort of
testimonial or special credit for
the work she did. However, all
of us at Hackensack Riverkeeper
(Trustees, staff, and volunteers)
will always treasure the time she
spent with us and will forever
appreciate all the work she did to
make this organization more successful and effective. Bon chance
mon ami!
Page 8 ---------- 2012 Eco-Cruises -----------
OPEN ECO-CRUISES:
Open Eco-Cruises are open
to individuals, couples, families,
and the like. Seats are available
for a donation of $25 each ($10
for children ages 4-12). To reserve
your seats, call Capt. Hugh at
201-968-0808. Open Eco-Cruises
are not available for large groups.
CHARTER ECO-CRUISE:
Group Charter Eco-Cruises
can be arranged for any available date/time other than those
listed below. An Adult Charter
(13 persons max) can be arranged
for a donation of $300 per boat;
a Youth Charter for $250 (1317 persons max) per boat. Your
choice of itinerary.
COMBINATION PROGRAMS
Combination Programs can be
arranged for school groups of between 26 and 34 persons. “Combos” include a pair of 1.5-hour
Eco-Cruises and age-appropriate
landside educational activities over a 3-4 hour period for a
donation of only $300. Call Capt.
Hugh for details.
---------- 2012 Open Eco-Cruise Schedule -----------Sat
Sun
Sat Sun Sun
Sun Sat May
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June 26
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MEADOWLANDS DISCOVERY (M)
This is the original Hackensack
River environmental education
tour featuring wildlife-watching,
wetlands exploration, and stories
illustrating the natural and human
history of the region. Be sure to
bring your binoculars!
BOATING THROUGH BERGEN (H)
Travel from the southern Meadowlands to the heart of Hackensack
following the route traveled by
long-gone coastal schooners that
once carried cargo to and from
Bergen County. Plus, we’ll see
some great birds along the way.
Sat
Sat
Sun
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Sun
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Sept 1
Sept 15
Sept 16
Sept 22
Sept 23
Sept 29
5 PM 5 PM 5 PM
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Oct 7Noon
Oct13 Noon
Oct 14 Noon
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We offer three different
Eco-Cruise itineraries.
EXCURSION AROUND THE BAY (B)
We motor past the mouth of the
Hackensack River onto Newark
Bay; and past bustling port facilities to the north shore of Staten
Island. Heading back we explore
the Bayonne bayshore, home to
numerous parks and historic sites.
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-------- 2012 Paddling Center @ Laurel Hill Park -------GUIDED PADDLES
Come explore the Meadowlands and get a nice upper-body
workout by paddling a canoe
or kayak with us. Most Guided
Paddles include an exploration of
the Sawmill Creek and Kingsland
Marshes over a 2-3 hour period.
Our Guided Paddles are great for
both novice and experienced paddlers alike.
Costs: $30 per paddler; $15
per canoe passenger; $15 per paddler with their own boat(s). Reservations secured with a credit card
are required. Some age restrictions
apply; call Capt. Hugh at 201-9680808 for more information and to
reserve your boat(s).
GROUP PADDLING TOURS
These can be arranged for
$200-$300 depending upon the
number of participants involved.
In addition to weekends, there is
some limited weekday availability. For more information or to arrange a group event, call Captain
Hugh at 201-968-0808.
CANOE & KAYAK RENTALS
The Paddling Center is open
on weekends (April 21/22 through
October 27/28, 2012 conditions
permitting) as well as Memorial
Day, Independence Day and Labor Day to rent canoes and kayaks
to parties of 2 or more. We cannot
rent to solo paddlers.
Costs: $25 per paddler /
$10 per canoe passenger. Reservations are not required but call the
Center (201-920-4746) to check
weather conditions and boat availability.
---------- 2012 Guided Paddle Schedule -----------Sun April 22
Sun April 22
9 AM
2 PM
Incoming
Outgoing NPC
Sat May 5
Sun May 6
Sat
May 26
Sun May 27
Noon
9 AM
9 AM
2 PM
Low
High Incoming
High
Birding
Birding
Sun Sept 2
Sat Sept 22
Sun Sept 23
10 AM
9 AM
10 AM
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Low
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Birding
egular Laurel Hill Park (LHP) Guided Paddle Costs:
R
$30 per paddler / $15 canoe passengers
$15 per paddler with your own boat
Sat
June 2 ALL DAY*Reservoir Challenge
Fri June 6 7:30 PM
Moonlight
Sun June 17
9 AM **Overpeck Father’s Day
Sat June 23
10 AM Incoming
Sun June 24
10 AM Incoming
MAXIMUM of 16 paddlers for Group Paddle Tours
Tue
Sat Sun Sat
Sun All paddling events start at our Paddling Center (LHP)
in Secaucus, NJ– unless otherwise noted.
July 3 7:30 PM
Moonlight
July 7
9 AM Incoming July 8
9 AM Incoming July 21
4 PM Low
Birding
July 22
10 AM High
Wed Aug 1 7:30 PM
Moonlight
Sat Aug 11 ALL DAY* Lake Tappan Paddle Day
Sat Aug 18
9 AM High Sun Aug 19
10 AM High
All paddlers MUST be 16 years or older.
All boats MUST have 1 adult aboard.
Sorry, we can not accomodate children under age 7.
* Reservoir Paddles MUST be pre-registered
$50 per paddler / $25 per paddler with your own boat;
ONLINE registration only.)
**Overpeck Father’s Day Paddle is at Overpeck Park Call
201-446-2652 for reservations.
Continued on page 6
Page 10 -------- 2012 River Cleanup Program -------These active conservation activities are excellent
opportunities to give back to your community and the
environment by doing some “watershed housekeeping” along the Hackensack River and its tributaries.
We provide the equipment and refreshments; you
just show up in clothes you can get dirty in. There’s
no cost or registration for individuals and families.
Just look for our Mobile Cleanup Unit and the big
tent; then check in with Outreach Coordinator Sarah
Menchise to get started.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Civic groups like
Scouts from Hackensack River Watershed communities are welcome at our public Cleanups. However, so
that all volunteers can enjoy a fun, safe and meaningful experience, we ask such groups to bring no more
than ten people. Group leaders should register with
Sarah in advance at 201-968-0808. Got a BIG group?
Call her and find out how to organize a Cleanup
event in your community.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: If you’re looking for a corporate team-building activity that’s fun,
meaningful, has lasting effect and is as green as can
be, sponsor a Hackensack River Cleanup for your
employees or members. To learn more about how
your company or board can join our Corporate River
Stewardship Program, give Sarah a call or send an
e-mail to [email protected].
---------- 2012 Cleanup Schedule -----------Sun April 22 10 AM – 2 PM
Sun May 20
Overpeck Park
8AM –Noon KBG Park, River Edge
Sat June 23 1 PM – 4 PM
Laurel Hill Park BBQ
Sat July 14 10 AM – 2 PM 16th St. Park, Bayonne
Sat Aug 4 10 AM – 2 PM Johnson Park, H’sack
Sat Aug 25 10 AM – 2 PM
Oradell Reservoir
Sun Sept 16 10 AM – 1 PM
Sat
Oct 20 Noon – 4 PM
Van Saun Mill Brook
Mill Creek Marsh
BIRD-WALKS
Looking to set up a spring warbler walk, fall
hawk watch or winter waterfowl trek but don’t know
where to look or how to begin? We can help you pick
a great birding hotspot within our watershed region;
and we’ll lead a trip for up to 12 people.
Call Hugh at 201-968-0808 for more info.
Costs: $150 for a 2-hour Bird-Walk;
$200 for a 3-hour Bird-Walk or hawk watch.
INDOOR PRESENTATIONS
Check our website for outdoor eco-activities!
One day self-guided eco-excursions that you can
get to by mass transit. NO CARS!
www.GreenDaycations.org
“Like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/GreenDaycations.org
Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/GreenDaycations
Captains Sheehan and Carola can bring the watershed to you with a multimedia presentation to your
club, school or organization in the comfort of your
own space. We have a wealth of presentation materials appropriate for a diverse group of audiences,
including Power Point Slideshow and video screenings. Plus the Captains will be sure to bring enough
literature for all.
Requested honoraria: $150 if presented within
the Bergen/Hudson/E. Passaic/S. Rockland area;
$200- $300 if presented outside of our watershed
region. Call 201-968-0808 for more info.
See you at the river!
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Eco-Cruise Update: Reservation Changes & New Coast Guard Rule
By Hugh Carola
You might not realize it but when you book an
Eco-Cruise with us, you don’t buy a ticket. You make
a donation to Hackensack Riverkeeper. Unlike booking passage on a NY Waterway ferry or a party boat
out of Point Pleasant, your trip aboard the Edward
Abbey or Robert H. Boyle is a thank-you gift for supporting Hackensack Riverkeeper. In order to bring our
program more in line with that reality (and to better
guard against identity theft), we’re changing our Open
Eco-Cruise booking procedure. In previous years, the
process for booking seats on Open trips was:
a. Person reviews our schedule online or in Tidelines
and calls to make reservations;
b. Person reserves his/her seat(s) and secures same
with a credit card;
c. We take all applicable information and mail confirmation with directions and trip tips but do not
process credit card;
d. If the weather cooperates, the card is processed the
day of the trip and the receipt given at the dock.
If the trip does not take place, we hold onto the
reservation info for ease of rescheduling. At the
end of the season, all “un-run” credit card info is
properly shredded and discarded.
THE NEW PROCESS:
a. and b. Same;
c. We will process the credit card; and mail you the
receipt, along with the confirmation packet and a
newly-designed boarding pass.
d. If the trip is cancelled due to inclement weather; or
if for some reason you cannot participate, the pass
can be used on any subsequent Open Eco-Cruise
in any year with no expiration date. The boarding
pass is 100% transferrable.
We are making these changes to better reflect the
donation nature of the program; and to better protect
you from identity theft by processing their credit
information in a timely manner. We are not changing
the requested donation amounts; they remain $10 for
children 4-12 years; and $25 for persons 13 and up.
These changes only affect our Open Eco-Cruises
and do not affect Charter Eco-Cruises, Combo programs or Guided Paddles.
THE COAST GUARD RULE CHANGE:
On December 1, 2011, the US Coast Guard issued
new vessel capacity rules, based on 185 pounds per
person - the average weight of an adult American according to the Centers for Disease Control. Previously
the weight was listed as 160 pounds.
The new restrictions were drawn up in part as a
response to boating tragedies on Baltimore Harbor
in March 2004; and on Lake George, NY in October
2005. In both cases, the boats were carried the proper
number of passengers but an excessive amount of
weight when they capsized. In order to comply with
the new rule and maintain our commitment to your
safety, we have lowered the number of people we can
take on our Eco-Cruises. Based on the recalculation,
the numbers of people we can take aboard each boat
have been adjusted accordingly.
As built, our pontoon boats were certified for a
maximum of 18 adults. Ten years ago we voluntarily
cut back the number of adult participants to 15 as it
was clear to us that the boats were carrying too much
weight. Starting this season we will take a maximum
of 13 adults on Open and Adult charter trips. For youth
tours, we will be able to take between 13-17 people
depending on the age group.
Page 12 Hackensack Watershed Field Notes
Edited by Hugh M. Carola
With the warm winter we experienced this season, I had initially
expected a massive outpouring of
reports from all across our watershed; especially since many of
us were outdoors a lot. Looking
at this issue’s column however,
you’ll no doubt note the lack of
same. At first I was puzzled but by
late January it dawned on me that
I wasn’t getting reports because
birds (and other animals) had no
need to concentrate anywhere.
Without snow cover, bird feeders
had less “customers” than usual;
and with no ice, waterbirds didn’t
have to congregate at rare openwater spots. Mammals like Whitetailed deer & Eastern coyote also
enjoyed better-than-usual winter
foraging. Young of all species benefitted as well. And now the list…
Bald Eagle – A friend in
Woodcliff Lake got a welcome
surprise on 1/9 when an adult
eagle flew not twenty feet over his
head. Two intrepid naturalists got
close-up views of an adult and an
immature just south of the Lake
DeForest dam in Clarkstown,
NY on 2/1. On 2/27 an observant
commuter on n NJ Transit train
reported an adult perched in a
tree alongside the Woodcliff Lake
Reservoir. The Ridgefield Park
pair is back and hatching was confirmed on 3/19.
Belted Kingfisher – A pair
was noted on 2/20 and 2/28 along
the river near Van Buskirk Island
in Oradell. With no ice this past
winter, Kingfishers had a very
easy time of it.
Canvasback – The annual
Meadowlands winter flock of these
large diving ducks tallied out at
Hen Turkeys at the Ice House
66 individuals on 1/2 at Saw Mill
Creek Marsh in Lyndhurst.
Cooper’s Hawk – A large
female was seen at close range
in a Maywood neighborhood on
12/30. Another was observed
attempting to catch a Northern
Mockingbird feeding on Arborvitae berries there on 2/21.
Glaucous Gull – A rarity from
more northern latitudes, nonetheless an immature bird was noted
at found at Richard W. DeKorte
Park in Lyndhurst on1/2. Greater White-fronted
Goose – This rare goose of the
winter was found among a flock
of Canada Geese at Overpeck
Park in Leonia on 1/3-5. The bird
was observed in the water across
from the stables.
Green Heron – On New
Year’s Day an “unseasonal” bird
was found roosting with the usual
flock of Black-crowned Night
Herons at the back pond of Lincoln Park West in Jersey City.
Horned Lark – A flock
of twenty-four of these winter
visitors was seen on 1/15 near the
Christopher Columbus monument
at Liberty State Park in Jersey
City. Other flocks were observed
near DeKorte thru February.
Iceland Gull – Every few
years New Jersey hosts several
of this northern species. On 1/25
single birds were observed at Kearny Marsh and Liberty State Park.
Long-eared Owl – Two roosting owls were located near The
Daewoo Building on Chubb Ave.
in Lyndhurst on 3/6. Often hard to
spot due to their habit of roosting
in evergreen trees, “LOEs” are
always a great bird to spot.
Orange-crowned Warbler –
Some folks on a NJMC bird walk
were unexpected treated to good
views of this bird at DeKorte on 2/5.
Palm Warbler – Not usually
reported until the spring issue,
nonetheless, three birds were listed
on a field trip at DeKorte on 1/2.
Snow Bunting – Forty of
these Arctic tundra-nesting sparrowlike birds were observed on scrublands near the closed Erie Landfill in
Lyndhurst on 1/2. A flock of sixteen
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Field Notes
Continued from page 12
was observed at Global Terminal
in Bayonne on 1/15.
Wild Turkey – A pair of hens
was observed on 1/29 at a very
unlikely place: outside the Ice
House in Hackensack. They were
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also seen in the nearby Bowler
City parking lot on 2/5.
Woodcock – At least two
males were heard calling (peenting) at Laurel Hill Park on 2/20 –
much earlier than usual.
Thanks to all our spotters and
as always, a tip o’ the naturalist’s
hat (from A to Z) to: Anonymous,
Joe Augeri, Pete Bacinski, Scott
Barnes, Dan Carola, Ray Duffy,
Gene Dunton, Bob Dupee, Gil
Hawkins, Jodi Jamieson, Lynn
Kramer, Joseph Labriola, Erika
Muller, Don Torino, Jim Wright
and John Zuzeck.
Captain Bill to Receive
Environmental Legacy Award from
NJ Environmental Lobby
On Monday, April 23, Capt.
Bill will be honored by one of
Hackensack Riverkeeper’s oldest
friends: the NJ Environmental
Lobby. The event takes place at
5PM at Seton Hall University’s
University Center located at
400 South Orange Ave. in South
Orange, NJ.
In addition to Capt. Bill, NJEL is
also honoring NJ Assemblywoman Connie Wagner and Assemblymen Upendra J. Chivukula
and John F. McKeon that evening
for their longstanding work on
behalf of environmental protection in New Jersey.
We’ll all be there and we
hope you will join us. Tickets
cost $40 for NJEL members / $45
for nonmembers and are available at www.njenvironment.org.
Page 14 WMA 5 Ambassador Update
Have Some Fun Looking for Bugs!
By Urszula Surgal
Hello again! It is hard to believe that I’ve accomplished half of my term of service with AmeriCorps.
It feels like I’ve only just started.
The weather is getting nice and warm, so my time
will be outdoors assessing our streams, looking for
macroinvertebrates, a.k.a. bugs. Yes, you read right:
bugs. Macroinvertebrates are excellent biological
indicators to tell us the story of our streams. Certain
bugs can only survive in healthy clean waters; and
then we have those that are pollution-tolerant. Did
you know that the pesky black flies that we see flying around everywhere in springtime are hatched as
larvae in streams? It is one species of macroinvertebrates that can live in very polluted water. When
doing a biological assessment, I always want to find a
variety of bugs, not just one type throughout, because
a diverse stream is a healthy stream which attracts
many different species of wildlife.
Now that you know what I am planning this
spring, would you like to join me and become a
citizen scientist? I will be hosting volunteer monitoring trainings, teaching people visual and biological
stream assessment protocol. Our first one was held in
Park Ridge, NJ on March 3 and everyone had fun. It
was a beautiful day and we identified a lot of macros.
The next training will be held on Saturday, March
31at 9am at Morristown National Historical Park,
located at 586 Tempe Wick Road in Morristown, NJ.
There will be three other Watershed Ambassadors
working with me at this regional training. We will
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Mayfly (l) and Scud (r) are a couple of the macros we look
for as signs of clean water.
conduct both a visual and biological training. Interested in attending? Contact me so we know how
many people to prepare for.
In addition to the Macro training, I will help
coordinate some cleanups. One in particular will take
place at 9am on April 14 in Bayonne, NJ with the
Bayonne Nature Club. We will be working on the
bayshore at 175 Avenue A; behind the now-closed
A&P supermarket. There’s a nice walkway that leads
to the Boat Works community, but it needs some
TLC. I will also partner with the Park Ridge Green
Team to do a stream and lake cleanup in that community. We will meet behind the Municipal Building (in
the park area) at 9:30am at 55 Park Avenue in Park
Ridge.
Interested in volunteering?! Email me at [email protected] and I will provide
you with more information.
In the meantime, enjoy our beautiful weather and
become a steward to help keep our waterways and
communities clean!
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Step Up For HackensackRIVERKEEPER
It’s RiverCreeper Time!
The 2012 World Series of Birding is just around the corner!
On May 12, 2012 your Hackensack RiverCreepers
will once again take to the fields, woods, wetlands and suburbs of our watershed region to list
as many bird species and raise as much cash as
we can to support the ongoing work of Hackensack Riverkeeper. NJ Audubon’s World Series of
Birding (WSB) is America’s premier birding event
and we’re proud to be taking part in our eleventh
WSB effort. But we never do it alone.
From the beginning, we’ve been sponsored by
the good folks at Shop Rite Supermarkets, whose
support allows us to participate as a Level One
team alongside some of the best birders in the
world. In recent years, we’ve also been joined
by our friends at Toyota of Hackensack, whose
loaner vehicle allows us to bird in comfort and
safety. But we need YOU to complete the picture.
Here are the two ways you can support the team
and a help make the Hackensack River a cleaner,
more wildlife-friendly place:
•Fill out the coupon below and send in a
per-species pledge*. Or you can e-mail your
pledge to [email protected].
Be sure to include your snail-mail address &
phone number. After the WSB, we’ll multiply
our species total by the amount pledged and
send you a receipt letter and envelope for your
tax-deductible donation; OR…
•Send in a WSB-earmarked donation. You can
use the coupon below and send a check (be
sure to write “WSB” on the memo line); or
go online to www.hackensackriverkeeper.org.
Hit the Click&Pledge icon located under the
WATERKEEPER sturgeon and follow the easy
directions with a credit card handy. Be sure to
choose the WSB option.
However you choose to support the team, know
that you’ll be helping Hackensack Riverkeeper
protect, preserve and restore the Hackensack
River for birds, wildlife and people alike.
This year we welcome Secaucus’ own Ray Duffy
to the team while long-time ‘Creeper Ivan Kossak
takes a break. Ray brings a wealth of birding
expertise & local knowledge.
Hey Capt. Hughie!
Sign me up to support the Hackensack RiverCreepers in the 2012 WSB!
Name______________________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip_______________________________________________________________
My pledge is $_________ per bird
– or –
I’ve enclosed a donation of $___________
I’d like to pledge/donate by plastic! Here’s my credit card info: (circle one) Visa M/C Amex
Number:___________________________________________________________________
Expiration Date:_________________ CVV code:_________________
Mail to: Hugh Carola, Hackensack Riverkeeper, 231 Main St., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Thanks!
Last year we listed 106 bird species. Based on that tally, a $1 per species pledge equaled a $106 WSB donation;
a 50¢ per bird pledge netted us $53 donation; and so on. Please pledge what you can.
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Volunteer Party – 2/14/12
The theme–Nautical–was interpreted in many ways. While most came as sailors
we had a fisherman, a mermaid, even Popeye and Olive Oyl. We also honored
Michael Bolles, our 2012 Volunteer of the Year. And a great time was had by all!
Our volunteers enjoy linguine & clam sauce from Natoli’s Pizzeria in Secaucus.
Staib Park, Hackensack – 2/14/11
This was our first cleanup of the season; set up to introduce Sarah to some of our top volunteers.
At the helm
continued from page 2
istration to overstep its constitutional authority and rewrite
environmental law for the benefit
of a select, well-heeled few.
Under state law, the DEP may
only grant waivers when granted
the specific power to do so by the
State Legislature. It’s their job
–not the administration’s–to determine if and when protections
should be waived. In addition,
any waivers must be limited to
the specific situations described
in the statutes. There is no law
that allows any governmental
body the power to issue a blanket
waiver rule. One would think that
with such a solid résumé as a federal prosecutor, Governor Christie would understand and respect
the laws that govern his office.
Regarding the Waiver Rule
itself, it creates “standard-less
exceptions” that can and will lead
to uneven and unfair enforcement
(or non-enforcement) of environmental protections. It perverts the
core mission of the Department
of Environmental Protection by
sweeping away hundreds of environmental protections with the
stroke of a pen. Under the rule, an
applicant can use any one of four
criteria in seeking a waiver. Here
is each along with just some of
the problems that I along with the
rest of New Jersey’s environmental community have with them:
1. Unduly Burdensome. The
Waiver Rule contains no definition as to what exactly constitutes such a burden. As such,
the administration will be able
to waive any protections at will.
2. Net Environmental Benefit. No
scientific principles guide this
criterion– only the subjective
determinations of DEP officials. It also begs the question
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as to how waiving environmental protections can benefit the
environment.
3. Conflicting Rules. There is no
standard for when a “conflict”
makes compliance with two
or more rules “impracticable”.
The Waiver Rule also allows
DEP to waive important regulations for minor technicalities.
4. Public Emergency. This was
used last year when Gov.
Christie declared a State of
Emergency due to Hurricane
Irene. All wastewater discharge
rules were waived so that
sewage treatment plants could
discharge untreated sewage and
prevent additional flooding. As
I see it, when an emergency
happens, government already
has the ability to deal with it
and should not have the power
to artificially maintain one.
Finally, lest you think this
column is just a matter of me
spitting out sour grapes, I offer
quotes from two former governors
– Brendan Byrne and Thomas
Kean – on this very same issue.
In their March 19 column in the
Star-Ledger, Gov. Byrne wrote,
“This is potentially the worst thing
the administration can do. I would
urge the governor to be very careful that we not become advocates
of abandoning environmental
protection.” In response, Gov.
Kean wrote, “It makes me very
nervous.”
I couldn’t have said it better
myself, Governors.
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Page 18 Sincerest Thanks to All Our 2011 Supporters!
The following includes Monetary, In-Kind, Event & Program Donations.
Please inform us of any unintentional omissions.
In Honor of
Charlie Stelling’s
Retirment
Ethel E. Abrams
Mark Altschuler
Joan Dalrymple
Eleanor D’Avino
Jianhua Falcone
Randolph Forsstrom
Jean Goldstein
Mark Kassop
Donna Lemke
Marilyn MacDonall
Anne Maganzini
Kimberly Makoe
Janet Masiello
Katherine & James
McGivern
Richard & Margaret
McLaughlin
Charles & Christine
McNerney
Caroline Ofodile
Douglas Short
Edith Sirianni
In Memoriam
For Patricia Carola
Fyke Nature Association
Lorraine Matys
For James DiCola
Jessica Dennsteadt
For Charles Dobeck
Doris Smith
For Dix McDonald
Sister Josephine Pate
For Bill Moran Friend of the River and
Captain Bill.
Jinnie Moran
Foundations
Beatman Foundation
C. Jerome Lombardo
Family Foundation, Inc.
Gallagher-O’Flaherty
Family Fund of the
Community Foundation
of New Jersey
Gardinier Environmental
Fund
Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation
Helen & William Mazer
Foundation
Huisking Foundation, Inc.
Joan V. & Edward F.
Johnson Charitable Trust
Johanette Wallerstein
Institute
Leavens Foundation
Mary Reinhart
Stackhouse Foundation
Naomi & Alan Epstein
Fund of the Community
Foundation
Norcross Wildlife
Foundation, Inc.
The Prudential Foundation
The Watershed Institute
Solomon R. Guggenheim
Foundation
Victoria Foundation
E.J. Grassmann Trust
United Water Foundation
Businesses
A Self Storage of
Little Ferry
Ajinomoto USA
Aljira
Annabella’s Salumeria E
Groceria
Applied Ecological
Services
AT&T Network for Good
Axiom Communications
Bank of New Jersey
Baroan Technologies
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
BFI
Blue Dog Graphics
BML-Blackbird
Blue Moon Mexican Café
BOWES ODDITIES
California Pizza Kitchen
Campmor, Inc.
Chatham Business
Associates LTD, Inc.
The Cheesecake Factory
Children’s Studio
Chubb & Son
Comic Strip Live
Cranbury Therapeutic
Massage
David Meredith Agency
Eastern Mountain Sports
Edison Properties, LLC
EHS Spectrum
Elegant Desserts
Elizabeth Hays
Communication
Ernst & Young
Eventlights
Family Co-Options
Fidelity Charitable Trust
Fraternity Meadows LLC
Garden State Outdoor
Sportsmen’s Show
Greater Good Giving
Green Collar Futures
Hackensack University
Medical Center
Haftek CWS, Inc.
Harvest Bistro
Holiday Inn
Hasbrouck Heights
Hudson County Motors Inc.
IBM Corporation
ING Financial Services
Inserra/LML
Supermarkets Inc.
James D. Miller
Insurance Services
JB Offset Printing
Jerry’s Homemade
The Jersey Paddler
John Dull Music
John’s Scrap Metal
Removal & Cleanouts
Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc.
Karma Spa
KEEN Shoes
Kirk’s Goodyear of
Hackensack
La Toscana
Lark Street Music
Lexis Nexis
Liquid Glass
Enterprises, Inc.
Madeleine’s Petit Paris
Maggiano’s at
Riverside Mall
Metropolitan
Exposition Services
Morgan Stanley
New York National
Boat Show
North Jersey Media Group
Old Hook Farm
Orange & Rockland
Utilities, Inc.
Otterstedt Insurance
Panasonic
Park & Orchard Restaurant
Paris Gourmet
PJ Finnegan’s
Pole Position Jersey City
Poofy Organics
Provident Bank
PSEG
Ramsey Outdoor
RCL Agencies
Redd’s Restaurant
Red Roof Inn, Secaucus
REI
Renaissance
Meadowlands Hotel
Ridgewood Party Rentals
River Terminal
Development
Rockland Electric Company
Room & Board
Samsung Electronics
America
Sanzari’s New Bridge Inn
Scarinci Hollenbeck
Shop Rite Supermarkets
South Shore Marina
Steffens Realty
The Melting Pot
Torrenegra IP LLC
Town Motors of
Englewood - Subaru
Toyota of Hackensack
Triple Five
Worldwide, LLC
UBS
Unilever United States
Foundation, Inc.
United Water New Jersey
Urban Systems
Concept Group, Inc.
Verizon
Victoria’s Nursery
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Logistics
Wal-Mart
West Marine
Whole Foods Market
Wild Birds Unlimited
Wilenta Carting
Wolff & Samson
Counsellors at Law
Xchange at Secaucus
Junction
Schools
Academy of the
Holy Angels
All Saints Episcopal
Day School
Ben Porat Yosef School
Bergen Community
College
Bloomfield College
Bloomfield High School
Brooklyn College
Alumni Association
Caldwell College
Cavellini Middle School
Dwight Englewood
School
Edith A. Bogert School
Fair Lawn High School
Fairleigh Dickinson
University
Felician College
Hackensack 5ive 6ix
School
Hawthorne High School
Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken High School
Hoboken Red Wings
Camp
Learning Community
Charter School
Leonia Middle School
Lindgren Nursery School
& Camp
Lovell J. Honiss School
Lyncrest School
Manhattan College
New Jersey City University
NJ Institute of
Technology
NYC High School for
Law & Public Safety
Parsons School of Design
Passaic River Institute at
Montclair State University
Pratt Institute of
Architecture
Ridge School
Rutgers University School
of Law & Justice
Rutherford High School
Secaucus Middle School
Seton Hall University
Solomon Schechter
Day School
Tenafly High School
The Dalton School
The Elisabeth Morrow
School
The New School
The Willow School
Winfield School
Government
Asm. Thomas Giblin
Asm. Vincent Prieto
Asw. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
Bergen Co. Exec.
Kathleen Donovan
Bergen County Department
of Health Services
Bergen County League of
Municipalities
Bergen County Parks
Bergen County
Soil Conservation District
Bergen County
Utilities Authority
Borough of Bloomingdale
Borough of Fairview
Borough of Haworth
Borough of Old Tappan
Borough of Oradell
Borough of Woodcliff Lake
City of Hackensack
City of Newark
Essex County
Environmental Center
Hudson Co. Exec.
Thomas DeGise
Hudson County Parks
NJ DEP
NJ Meadowlands
Commission
State Sen. Robert Gordon
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg
Town of Morristown
Recreation Department
Township of North Bergen
US EPA
Village of Ridgewood
Recreation Department
Organizations
Activities Unlimited
Alliance for NJ
Environmental Education
Altrusa Club of
Bergen County
American Association of
University Women
Alliance for NJ
Environmental Education
Assn. of NJ Environmental
Commissions
Bayonne Nature Club
Bergen County Audubon
Society
Bergen Irish Association
Bergenfield Elks
Lodge #1477
Boy Scout Troop 3
Boy Scout Troop 8
Boy Scout Troop 210
Coastal Flyrodders
Center for
Urban Pedagogies
Cub Scout Pack 17
Cub Scout Pack 86
Cub Scout Pack 141
Cub Scout Pack 331
Church of the Presentation
Clean Water Network
Closter Lions Club
Crane’s Mill Retirement
Community
Deirdre Imus
Environmental Health
Center
Ducks Unlimited Hudson
River Chapter
Earth Share New Jersey
Environmental Defense
Fund
First Presbyterian Church
of Hackensack
Flat Rock Brook
Nature Center
Forest Hill Community
Association
“Frankly Scarlets” Red Hats
Friends of Hackensack
River Greenway
Geese Peace
Girl Scouts Heart of NJ
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