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Watershed Association Welcomes 6 New Board Members, Honors Award-Winners
At its Annual Meeting on April 28, the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association welcomed six new members to its Board of Trustees and honored its environmental stewards, educator and volunteer of the year. To learn more, read the Press Release.

Princeton Junior School Earns First River-Friendly School Certification
On April 24, the Princeton Junior School in Lawrence, NJ became the first school in the state to receive River-Friendly School Certification through the Watershed Association's RiverFriendly program. To learn more, check out the Press Release.

2nd Annual Watershed-wide Stream Cleanups - April 5-6 & 12-13
This spring the Watershed Association and Americorps Watershed Ambassador Program are coordinating a record breaking number of stream cleanups throughout our watershed. Cleanups are currently being scheduled for Cranbury and Monroe Townships in Middlesex County, Franklin Township in Somerset County, Monroe and Millstone Township in Monmouth County and Heightstown, Lawrence Township, Princeton, and West Windsor Township in Mercer County.

Check out our Calendar of Events for specific dates and times or contact Andy White, Millstone Watershed Ambassador americorps@thewatershed.org, for more information and to sign up!

The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is proud to be a part of a unique collaboration with seven other non-profit organizations - "Greening - Natural Connections, Growing Community". Through this collaboration, a variety of free activities are offered by each participating organization.

The centerpiece of this effort, and the most notable offering, is a special performance entitled "A SENSE OF WONDER" by OBIE Award-winning actress Kaiulani Lee at Passage Theatre in Trenton. Through this one-woman play, Ms. Lee brings Rachel Carson to life, portraying her love for the natural world and her passionate fight to defend it.

Rachel Carson was a trailblazer, not only for her groundbreaking book Silent Spring published in 1962 but also for her forging a path for women in science. As a marine biologist Rachel Carson enjoyed illuminating life in the oceans and the interconnectedness of all living things through her writing in The Edge of the Sea, Under the Sea Wind and the bestseller The Sea Among Us. Ultimately, through her precise and poetic language, Ms. Carson wrote one of the most influential books in American literature, Silent Spring - an impassioned plea that encouraged us to question our impact and role on this planet. The world has not been the same since.

"Now, I truly believe, that we in this generation, must come to terms with nature, and I think we're challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves." - Rachel Carson

We invite you to purchase tickets for this memorable performance. The Watershed Association committed to selling tickets for these performances because we believe that it has the capacity to change the way people think about and care for our natural world.

To get a taste of this performance,
check out this Bill Moyers' interview with Kaiulani Lee, the actress portraying Rachel Carson!

Performance dates are March 20, March 27 and March 28. Each performance begins at 8:00PM. Special receptions with wine and hors d'oeuvres will precede the March 20 and 27 performances at 6:30PM. On March 28 a special dessert and coffee reception follows the performance to honor John S. Watson, Jr., NJ Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner for Natural Resources for his work with New Jersey youth. Each performance is $40 and includes the receptions catered by The Brothers Moon Restaurant in my fair town Hopewell. Brothers Moon is committed to supporting local farmers and using the best quality seasonal and organic ingredients available. Tickets are general admission for this small, intimate 115-seat theater.

Please consider attending a performance. If you don't know the Rachel Carson story, you should, and if you do, well here is your chance to meet that Superwoman, an environmental hero of unparalleled stature.

Please purchase your tickets from Passage Theatre at www.passagetheatre.org or 609-392-0766 - please reference the Watershed Association as SBMWA when you make your purchase. We hope to see you there. We know you will enjoy the show.

Washington Township (Mercer County) is now Robbinsville Township
On November 6, 2007, voters approved renaming the township after Robbinsville, the historic village that lies at the heart of this fast-growing municipality. With five other Washington Townships in the state, concerns were increasing about the potential for confusion. We will be changing our maps, webpages and other information to refer to the new name in the course of the next few weeks.

Join us in planning for the future of your Sourland Mountain Region
Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association are working with Banisch Associates, Conservation Resources Inc. and communities in the Sourlands Region to develop a Comprehensive Management Plan that will help guide future development and preservation.

The Sourlands Region spans 90 square miles (56,000 acres) and is the largest unbroken forest in the heart of Central New Jersey. This initiative is being coordinated by the Sourland Planning Council and funded through a Smart Growth Planning Grant from the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth.

The project is encouraging your participation through an interactive website and mapping application provided by Vertices LLC. To learn more about this exciting project, visit the project website.

No Child Left Inside
A New Naturally Fun Learning Opportunity coming to your community!

Parents begin with an engaging weeknight presentation highlighting the importance of nature exploration in the development of our children. Families continue with a Saturday neighborhood park exploration designed to encourage lasting natural wonder by illuminating a wealth of possible nature activities.

To discover a date and location in your community, please contact the Buttinger Nature Center Teacher-Naturalists at 609-737-7592 or bnc@thewatershed.org.

New Publication
Establishing and Managing Grasslands Naturally

Newly revised and updated
Model Stream Corridor Ordinance and Implementation Package

Order Now!
2007 Catalog of Watershed Conservation Information

New Publication
What Homeowners Can Do About Gypsy Moths

Conserving Water through Innovation
A Water Friendly Fundraising Idea and Order Rain Barrels

Governor Jon Corzine signed into the law the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act (A3301/S2114) on Friday July 6, 2007.

This important new law requires greenhouse gas emissions in the state to be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020 and to 80 percent of 2006 emission levels by 2050. Crucially, the requirement includes not only emissions from electricity generated outside New Jersey but also from electricity generated elsewhere and consumed within the State -- recognizing that our environmental actions and their effects extend across political boundaries, so the solutions must look beyond boundaries as well.

This approach accords with the watershed-management way of approaching environmental issues, by assessing and planning on an ecoregional basis. No wonder that 3 of the 5 Primary Sponsors of the bill in the Assembly (all 3 of whom spoke at the signing ceremony) represent constituents in the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed: Assemblywoman Linda Stender, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora and Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein.

Get Ready for Summer!
ENERGY STAR Air Conditioner Rebate