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ForkRaising: A Fruitful Benefit for North Jersey RC&D
North Jersey RC&D would like to invite you to the second forkraising event on May 4, 2013 at Back to Nature Home and Garden Center in Basking Ridge.
For more information about the event please take a look at the event flyer.
You can also fill out the order form and either mail it to:
North Jersey RC&D
1100 Black River Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Or, save the filled out form to your computer and email to gmessinger@northjerseyrcd.org
NJRC&D Front Page News
North Jersey RC&D is currently working on securing funding for a project that will help improve water quality in the Lopatcong Creek while simultaneously protecting further deterioration of the Morris Canal. To read more about this project in the local news follow this link.
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program Deadline Extended
Agricultural producers and land owners who have an interest in an agricultural operation predominantly located within one of three designated sub-watersheds of the Raritan River basin can apply for technical and financial assistance to implement farm practices that improve water quality. Application must be received by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) by April 19, 2013, to be eligible for current funding.
To find out if you are within one of the three sub-watersheds you can click here.
To better determine if AWEP funding is available to you in your specific watershed please visit the links below:
Spruce Run/Mulhockaway Watershed
Neshanic Watershed
Long Valley/South Branch Raritan Watershed
National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils Intern Search
The National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils is seeking a Future Farmer of America High School Graduate or Alumni for a summer internship. If you or someone you know would be interested in this position you can get more information downloading the full internship announcement.
Back to Nature Fund Update
North Jersey RC&D and Back to Nature want to help you create the perfect backyard habitat! Each month throughout the year North Jersey RC&D and Back to Nature will provide tips to help you improve your outdoor spaces. If you would like to receive these monthly tips through email please sign up above for our newsletter!
Otherwise you can visit this portion of our website each month to get a new tip!
Monthly Tip: January 2013
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NJRC&D 2011 Annual Report
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North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council
Organizational Address:
1100 Black River Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Phone & Fax:
908.441.9191
About Us
The Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D) was initiated in 1962 to help people care for and protect their natural resources to improve an area’s economy, environment and living standards. The program provides a way for local residents to work together and plan how they can actively solve environmental, economic and social problems facing their communities. Today, the program continues to successfully deliver coordinated resource conservation and rural development assistance.
RC&D pulls together communities, various units of government and grassroots organizations and helps them establish direction for the local program. Currently, there are 277 (two in New Jersey) authorized RC&D areas serving 2,016 counties in about half of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. More than 20,000 volunteers annually contribute their time and resources to revitalize and sustain their communities.
The RC&D Program Activities fit into four areas:
- Land Conservation – Protects the resource base and finds the best ways to use it.
- Community Development – Improves economic and community development in rural areas.
- Water Management – Helps local people conserve, utilize and improve the quality and quantity of available water.
- Environmental Enhancement – Improves the environment.
North Jersey RC&D Council Members:
Barbara Rosko – Chair
Sussex County Soil Conservation District
Dave Dech – Vice Chair
Warren County Planning Department
Eric Snyder – Secretary
Sussex County
Ken Bogen – Treasurer
Hunterdon County
Virginia Michelin
Morris County
Anthony Soriano – Alternate
Morris County
Frank Calo
Somerset-Union County Soil Conservation District
Tom Boccino
Somerset County
Sandra Myers
Warren County Soil Conservation District
Vacant
Union County
Linda Cody
Member-at-Large
Sylvia Kovacs
Member-at-Large
North Jersey RC&D Annual Reports