Elegant Report
THE STATE OF THE RARITAN RIVER A WORK IN PROGRESS MAY 12, 2009 RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY THE E. J. BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL OF PLANNING & PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMEN TAL & BIOLOGICAL SCI ENCES FUNDED THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF: THE MUSHETT FAMILY FOUNDATION i Rutgers University contributors to this work include: Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Judith A. Shaw, PhD, Project Director Michael Greenberg, PhD Karen Lowrie, PhD Henry Mayer, PhD Joshua Caldwell Jessica Ferrer School of Environmental & Biological Sciences Beth Ravit, PhD Christopher Obropta, PhD, P.E. Jillian Thompson Thanks to our partners in the Collaborative: Beth April, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Assn. Tom Boccino, Somerset County Parks Department Anthony Cucchi, Trust for Public Lands Tim Dillingham, American Littoral Society Troy Ettel, NJ Audubon Society Alan Godber, Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Kathy Haake, Trust for Public Lands Ken Klipstein, NJ Water Supply Authority Rick Lear, Middlesex County Parks Dept. Martin McHugh, NJDEP, Compliance & Enforcement Debbie Mans, NY/NJ Baykeeper Margaret O’Gorman, Conserve Wildlife Foundation Dana Patterson, Edison Wetlands Association Henry Patterson, NJ Water Supply Authority Greg Remaud, NY/NJ Baykeeper Bill Schultz, Raritan Riverkeeper Robert Spiegel, Edison Wetlands Association Ralph Steiner, Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Eric Vowinkel, US Geological Survey David Wheeler, Edison Wetlands Association Melanie Worob, Edison Wetlands Association Thanks to Jen Zhang, Kelly O’Brien, and Tamara Swedberg for help with maps, graphics and web work associated with this report. Maps courtesy of NJWSA and East Coast Greenways. Also thanks to Dave Wheeler and Dana Patterson for editorial review. ii Our special thanks to Henry Daaleman and the Mushett Family Foundation whose support made this work possible.
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