Building on Your Ambassador's Work: A Host Agency Perspective

Volunteer Monitoring Summit November 13, 2015

Raritan Headwaters Region 470 square miles

located in 3 Counties: Hunterdon, Somerset & Morris

includes all or parts of 39 municipalities

home to nearly 400,000 people

contains large areas of undeveloped, environmentally significant land

provides drinking water to more than 1.5 million citizens beyond the region into NJ’s urban areas

part of the Highlands Water Supply, which serves more than half NJ’s population

On a mission to protect clean water in the north and south branch regions of the Raritan River

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What Does RHA Do?

Science Educate Advocate Stewardship

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program

RHA’s Goal: At least one stream monitoring site in each sub-watershed

Annual Stream Cleanup

Washington Twp Chester Twp

Tewsbury Twp

Bedminster Twp

Union Twp

Clinton Township

Readington Twp

Raritan Twp

Participating Towns

Stream Cleanup Sites

Education

Stewardship

Warm & Fuzzy

Thank you!!