OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Educational Events and Things You Can Do to Help
Things You Can Do To Help
- Do you like science and have spare time? Get involved by participating in Community Water Monitoring! For more information, go to: https://www.state.nj.us/dep/wms/bears/comm_water_monitoring.htm
- Become a Wreck Pond Pal
- COA created Wreck Pond Pals with the help of citizens, towns, Monmouth County, Rutgers University, and state and federal agencies, to challenge residents to complete small actions in order to make a big difference in a continued effort to protect the health of the Wreck Pond waters and prevent flooding.
Wreck Pond Outreach & Educational Plan
(The following educational events will be scheduled as dates and funding become available.)
- Clean Ocean Action: Wreck Pond Pals (Wreck Pond Awareness Program)
- NJDEP Watershed Ambassador – Schools Programs:
- School Presentations at all 7 schools;
- Enviroscapes teacher training;
- Wreck Pond Watershed & Beach Clean Up
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Workshops:
- Build-A-Rain Barrel
- Rain Garden
- Green Infrastructure Demonstration Project
- Sustainable New Jersey tool development for Asset Management & Infrastructure
- Clean Ocean Action: Community Nonpoint Source Seminar Series
- NJDEP: Green Infrastructure Seminar for Decision Makers
Education Materials
- Clean Water Raingers Materials (materials for use with youth in the elementary grades)
- Stormwater lessons (Information and lessons for teachers grades K-12)
- Stormwater handout (pdf) (Solutions to Stormwater Pollution)
- Pet Waste brochure (pdf) (Pet Waste Pollutes our Water)
- How to Have a Healthy Lawn and Protect Water Quality (pdf)
- Quick Facts: 2011 New Jersey Fertilizer Law (pdf)
Links