Sustainable Raritan River Initiative

A win for the Raritan River: New grant to help prioritize restoration projects

February 26, 2021

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative is partnering with the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program to undertake an “Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Infrastructure” project.

Sustainable Raritan River Initiative recognizes 2014 outstanding achievement

June 24, 2014

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University recently announced the recipients of the annual Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative outstanding achievement awards at the 6th Annual...

Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystems Services: The Sixth Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, June 13, 2014

May 22, 2014

Registration is now open for the sixth annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, “Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystems Servcies.” It will be held on Friday, June 13 at the Cook Campus Center on the Rutgers University’s New Brunswick Campus, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ...

Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference, December 5. Register now!

November 18, 2013

The Bloustein School’s Sustainable Raritan River Initiative will host the Sustainable Raritan River Mini-Conference on Thursday, December 5 at Duke Farms. This free mini-conference will pick up where the June conference left off, highlighting current issues of concern...

“Renaissance on the Raritan” film to be broadcast on NJTV, August 1

July 24, 2013

“Reimagining our Watershed: A Renaissance on the Raritan,” a 30-minute film produced by the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers iTV studio with the support of the Cape...

Sustainable Raritan River Initiative presents outstanding achievement awards

June 27, 2013

The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University recently announced the recipients of the annual outstanding achievement awards at the fifth annual Sustainable Raritan River...

Workshop on Flood Mitigation and Hazard Reduction, March 16

March 1, 2013

The Raritan-Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission (RMRFCC), in conjunction with the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, is presenting an all-day “Workshop on Flood Mitigation and...

EJB, Middlesex Water event to address environmental quality, impacts on economy at Jan.29 event

January 23, 2013

Experts from the NJ State Legislature, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Bloustein School will be among the distinguished...

Seeking Photos for Rutgers University Press Publication on the Raritan River Watershed

December 20, 2012

The Bloustein School’s Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks images from the Raritan River and any of its tributaries to be considered in an upcoming book on the region. The categories for photographs may be from any...

Fourth Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, June 14

June 4, 2012

There is still time to register for the fourth annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, The Raritan River Region: Flooding, Regeneration and the Next Generation, to be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012. It will be held at Duke Farms, 80 U.S. Highway 206 in...