Winter 2010, Volume XIII, Issue 1
Hackensack Riverkeeper® is the independent, non-governmental advocate for the Hackensack River.
Come Paddle the
Oradell Reservoir!
Speaking Truth To Power
Hackensack Riverkeeper responds to
Governor’s DEP Transition Team Report
By Hugh M. Carola
On January 15, Governor
Christie’s Transition Team released
a series of reports drafted by its
nineteen subcommittees; each one
dealing with a particular area of
state government and recommending specific changes under the new
administration. Reading through
each of them, it is easy to recognize their expected conservative
bent; however the report dealing
with the NJ Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP)
went way beyond anything we had
expected.
Reviewing the report’s twentyone pages, it becomes painfully
obvious that in addition to bashing
the DEP, calling for rollbacks of
environmental protections, and
supporting an unapologetically pro-
development agenda, the subcommittee has gone even further. It has
taken it upon itself to try and literally change the department’s mission from protecting New Jersey’s
environment to “encouraging economic vitality” – something that
would remake the Department of
Environmental Protection into a
“Department of Environmental
Permitting.” Hackensack
Riverkeeper’s Staff Attorney Chris
Len drafted an 18-page response
that was sent to Governor Christie,
DEP Commissioner-nominee Bob
Martin, EPA Region 2
Commissioner Judith Enck and
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
This point-by-point response (and
often refutation) of the
Subcommittee’s characterizations
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Second Annual Reservoir
Challenge set for June 5
Last year over three hundred
people joined us at the Oradell
Reservoir for our first-ever
Reservoir Challenge - a great day
of kayak races, recreation, food,
music and enjoyment.
This year, the 2010 Reservoir
Challenge promises to be even bigger and better! Working with
United Water NJ and our other RC
partners, we’ve added activities,
opened the races to canoes and
more. You’ve got to be there!
See Page 15 for Details
2010 Eco-Program Schedule Announced
See Pages 3-5 for Details
Litigation and
Advocacy Update
Staff Attorney Chris Len
summarizes our most
pressing legal issues
See Pages 6 & 7
INSIDE:
2010 Program Schedule
ANJEE Award
Better Know a Colleague
Watershed Field Notes
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9
11
Nature Program Cooperative
2010 World Series of Birding
2nd Annual Reservoir Challenge
Volunteer Corner
Ron Vellekamp Scholarship
2009 Supporters
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At the
helm
231 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7304
A word from
Captain Bill
Change is in the Air
(Unfortunately it’s the wrong kind)
A lot of attention has been given
– and rightfully so – to the report
(or “intensive investigation” as it
calls itself) released in January by
Governor Christie’s Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP)
Transition Team Subcommittee.
For an official document its strident tone is unusually harsh, even
by partisan standards. For example,
there are 51 instances of words like
“economy”, “finance”, “business”
and “streamlined permit process”
in the report’s 21 pages; so much
so that at times it seemed I was
reading a different report. But no,
this was the governor’s opening
broadside against the DEP – the
agency that his administration (as
well as polluters and sprawl developers) claim is most responsible for
our state’s current economic woes.
Right from the get-go it was
obvious where this report was
headed. For starters, the group
included five lawyers and nine
CEOs / top executives representing
engineering firms, chemical manufacturers and major developers.
The only members with any conservation bona fides whatsoever
were two men whose groups
endorsed Christie during the campaign: Anthony Mauro from the NJ
Outdoor Alliance (a sportsman’s
PAC) and David Pringle of the NJ
Environmental Federation, the lat-
ter a feckless opportunist if there
ever was one. Together, the subcommittee crafted a document that
bashes the DEP, calls for regulation
rollbacks, calls for cuts in watershed protection, and urges the
department to “do less with less.”
Occasional bits of “greenish” lip
service were thrown in for effect.
At times the DEP-bashing and
lip service were jarringly juxtaposed. For example, on page 19,
the report calls for reducing “the
complexity” of air pollution permits for large facilities (i.e. make it
easier to pollute). On the very same
page the report says, “The new
Administration should …protect all
communities from the consequences of environmental hazards.”
In other words, the Governor’s
people are saying that more pollution should be allowed while at the
same time saying that people
should be protected from its
effects. Huh?
To be fair, I don’t always see
eye-to-eye with the DEP; no environmentalist does. During the
1990s for example, the department
was one of the biggest obstacles to
Meadowlands preservation; not of
its own accord but because of politics. What Christie’s report neglects
to mention is that virtually from the
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Presenting: Our 2010 Eco-Program Season
It’s time to plan some quality time on and around your Hackensack River
That’s right, folks! Shake off those winter blues and get ready to enjoy all that our watershed has to offer. And
here are five of the very best ways you can just that…
ECO-CRUISES
These are the original Hackensack River environmental education tours. Eco-Cruises are conducted from May
through October along the lower Hackensack River and Newark Bay in New Jersey. Conducted by US Coast
Guard-licensed Captains Bill Sheehan and Hugh Carola aboard the 28-foot pontoon cruisers Edward Abbey and
Robert H. Boyle, Eco-Cruises are fully-narrated, 2 - 2½ hour tours that are both educational and fun.
ECO-CRUISE UPDATE! Last year’s new upriver and
OPEN ECO-CRUISES
downriver Eco-Cruises were so popular that we’ve
added even more for 2010. This year we’re conducting
eight Boating Through Bergen and eight Excursion
Around the Bay trips along with twenty Meadowlands
Discovery Eco-Cruises. All Open Eco-Cruises leave
from Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus, NJ. Here’s
what each itinerary includes:
Open Eco-Cruises are for individuals, couples, families and the like. They are NOT available for group
outings (for Group Charter Eco-Cruises, please see
the next page). Seats on Open Eco-Cruises are available for a donation of $25 per person ($10 each for
children between the ages of 4 and 12). Reservations
secured with a credit card are required. To reserve
your seats, call Capt. Hugh at 201-968-0808. Open
Eco-Cruises are not recommended for kids under 4.
BOATING THROUGH BERGEN – Take a trip up the
Hackensack River from the southern Meadowlands to
the heart of Hackensack. Following the same route traveled by coastal schooners that once carried cargo to and
from Bergen County, we will pass the old docks and discuss the region’s all-but-forgotten maritime history
including a seldom-told tale of the American Revolution.
This trip also offers participants the opportunity to see a
part of Bergen County rarely observed from the water.
EXCURSION AROUND THE BAY – This trip takes
you all the way to Staten Island and back! After leaving
the mouth of the Hackensack River, we will motor past
the Port Newark terminal with its array of tugs, barges
and container ships being loaded and unloaded. Heading
back north, we will explore the Bayonne bayshore, home
to numerous parks and historic sites. Should wind and
tide make such an excursion unwise or unsafe, we will
substitute a Meadowlands Discovery Eco-Cruise.
MEADOWLANDS DISCOVERY – Come explore the
lower Hackensack River and its wildlife-rich estuary, the
Meadowlands. The shallow draft of our pontoon boats
allows us to explore wetlands and navigate the area’s
shallow tidal tributaries. The highlight of every
Meadowlands Discovery Eco-Cruise is a trip through the
marshes of the Sawmill Creek Wildlife Management
Area. The Sawmill WMA is home to a staggering array
of wildlife and birds including sandpipers, waterfowl,
herons, hawks and more.
2010 Eco-Program Schedule Continued on Page 4
OPEN ECO-CRUISE SCHEDULE
M
Sat, 5/1
Sun, 5/2 H
Sat, 5/8 B
Sun, 5/9 M
Sun, 5/9 M
Sun, 5/23 M
Sun, 5/30 B
Fri, 6/11 M
Sat, 6/12 M
Tue, 6/15 M
Sun, 6/20 H
Mon, 6/21 H
Thu, 6/24 M
Wed, 6/30 B
Thu, 7/8 H
Tue, 7/13 B
Fri, 7/16 M
Mon, 7/19 B
4 PM
Noon
2 PM
Noon
3 PM
10 AM
3 PM
6 PM
5 PM
6 PM
5 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
Thu, 7/29 M
Wed, 8/4 M
Sat, 8/7 M
Sun, 8/8 M
Tue, 8/10 M
Sat, 8/21 H
Sun, 8/22 M
Sat, 8/28 M
Sun, 8/29 B
Sat, 9/4 H
Sat, 9/18 H
Sun, 9/19 M
Sat, 9/25 B
Sun, 9/26 M
Sat, 10/2 M
Sun, 10/3 B
Sat, 10/9 M
Sun, 10/10 H
6 PM
6 PM
6 PM
5 PM
6 PM
5 PM
5 PM
5 PM
3 PM
5 PM
5 PM
3 PM
3 PM
Noon
Noon
Noon
Noon
Noon
Boating Through Bergen (H)
Excursion Around the Bay (B)
Meadowlands Discovery Eco-Cruises (M)
The Open Eco-Cruises listed above are open to individuals, couples, families and the like. They are not
available for group outings. For them, turn the page.
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2010 Eco-Program Schedule
GROUP CHARTER ECO-CRUISES
Charter Eco-Cruises can be arranged for groups on any day at any time during our season for groups of up to
thirty people. They can be conducted from either Laurel Hill Park or the Red Roof Inn Marina – both located in
Secaucus, NJ. An Adult Charter can be arranged for a donation of $300 per boat; a Youth Charter for $250 per
boat. When booking a charter, be sure to specify which itinerary you would like.
For school, Scout and summer camp groups, Combination Programs can be arranged for up to 34 individuals
for a donation of only $300. Call Capt. Hugh for more details.
PADDLING CENTER AT LAUREL HILL COUNTY PARK
GUIDED PADDLE SCHEDULE
GUIDED PADDLES: Get a heron’s eye view of the
Meadowlands and a nice upper-body workout as well by paddling a canoe or kayak on one of our popular Guided Paddles.
This year we’re offering 26 trips between April and September
from our Paddling Center at Laurel Hill Park. Most Guided
Paddles include an exploration of the Sawmill Creek and
Kingsland Marshes over a 2½ hour period; birding trips can
take up to three hours.
PADDLING UPDATE! This year we’ve planned six birding
trips, two sunset paddles and a first-ever Hackensack
Riverkeeper-led trip to Split Rock Reservoir – 625 acres of
lakes and wilderness area located in Morris County.
COSTS: Hackensack River trips: $30 per paddler; $15 per
canoe passenger; $10 per paddler with their own boat(s). Split
Rock trip: $50 per paddler; $25 per paddler/own boat(s).
Reservations secured with a credit card are required. Age
restrictions apply; call Capt. Hugh at 201-968-0808 for more
information and to reserve your boat(s).
PLEASE NOTE: Like Open Eco-Cruises, scheduled Guided
Paddles are not appropriate for groups. However, private
Group Paddling Tours can be arranged for $200-$300 depending upon the number of participants involved. For more information or to arrange a group tour, call Project Manager Nick
Vos-Wein at 201-968-0808.
CANOE & KAYAK RENTALS: In addition to scheduled and
group activities, the Paddling Center will rent boats on weekends from Saturday, April 25 through Sunday, October 25 (as
well as Memorial Day, Independence Day & Labor Day) from
9am to 6pm, weather permitting.
RENTAL FEES: $25 per paddler and $10 per canoe passenger. Reservations are not required for rentals but it’s a good
idea to call the Center at 201-920-4746 to check on weather
conditions and boat availability.
Sat, 4/24
Sat, 5/1
Sat, 5/1
Sun, 5/9
Sun, 5/23
Sat, 5/29
Sat, 5/29
Mon, 5/31
Sat, 6/5
Sat, 6/12
Sun, 6/13
Sun, 6/20
Sun, 6/27
Sun, 6/27
Sat, 7/3
Sat, 7/10
Sat, 7/24
Sat, 7/24
Sat, 7/31
Sun, 8/1
Sun, 8/8
Sun, 8/15
Sun, 8/29
Sat, 9/4
Sun, 9/5
Sat, 9/18
Sat, 9/18
Sun, 9/26
Sun, 9/26
10 AM (Low Tide Birding)
10 AM (High Tide)
3 PM (Low Tide)
9:30 AM (Low Tide Birding)
9 AM (Low Tide Birding)
9 AM (High Tide)
2 PM (Low Tide)
9:30 AM (High Tide)
1:30 & 3:30 PM (Reservoir Challenge)
1:30 PM (Low Tide)
9 AM (High Tide)
10 AM (Overpeck - Call 201-446-2652)
9 AM (High Tide)
2:30 PM (Low Tide)
1 PM (High Tide)
1 PM (Low Tide)
9 AM (High Tide)
1:30 PM (Low Tide)
10 AM (Split Rock Reservoir)
5:30 PM (Low Tide Sunset)
9 AM (Low Tide Birding)
12:30 PM (High Tide)
3:30 PM (Low Tide)
9 AM (Low Tide Birding)
5 PM (High Tide Sunset)
9 AM (Low Tide Birding)
3 PM (High Tide)
9:30 AM (High Tide)
3:30 PM (Low Tide)
BIRD WALKS
These group activities are designed for groups of up to 12 people and can be conducted at a location of your
choosing, be it a spring warbler walk, fall hawk watch, winter waterfowl trek, or anything you like. There are
lots of birding hotspots both within and near the Hackensack River Watershed; we’ll be happy to help you find a
place and arrange location – the choice is yours. Bird-Walks are always led by an experienced birder/naturalist.
For more information, call Hugh at 201-968-0808.
COSTS: $150 for a 2-hour Bird-Walk; $200 for a 3-hour Bird-Walk or hawk watch.
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2010 Eco-Program Schedule
RIVER CLEANUPS
These active conservation activities offer you the chance to give back to your community and the environment
by doing some “watershed housekeeping” along the Hackensack River and its tributaries. We provide the tools,
gloves, trash bags and refreshments; all you have to bring is a reusable bottle for yourself and clothes you don’t
mind getting dirty in. Most cleanups involve working from shore as well as from canoes (except where noted*).
There’s no cost involved nor registration required for individuals and families. Join our volunteer email list by
emailing info@HackensackRiverkeeper.org. You’ll receive details and directions prior to each cleanup. Just look
for our white tent and Mobile Cleanup Unit; then check in with Operations Director Lisa Ryan and get to work.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Scout troops and other civic
groups from Hackensack River Watershed communities
are welcome at our public Cleanups. However, so that
all volunteers can enjoy a fun, safe and meaningful
experience, we ask such groups to bring no more than
ten people. We also ask group leaders to register with
Lisa in advance at 201-968-0808 to help us determine
the amount of supplies we’ll need for the day. Got a BIG
group? Call Lisa to learn learn how you can organize
and conduct a Cleanup event in your own community.
PLEASE NOTE: If you’re looking for a corporate or
organizational team-building activity that’s fun, meaningful and has lasting effect, consider sponsoring a River
Cleanup. They can be done almost anywhere and they’re
a great way to engage and inspire your employees or
members. To learn more about how your company or
board can participate in Hackensack Riverkeeper’s
Corporate River Stewardship Program, give Lisa a call
or send an e-mail to info@HackensackRiverkeeper.org.
RIVER CLEANUP SCHEDULE
Sun, 4/18 10 AM-3 PM, Overpeck County Park,
Leonia, NJ
Sun, 5/2 11 AM-4 PM, Kenneth B. George Park,
River Edge, NJ
Sat, 5/15 9 AM-Noon, Minish Park, Newark, NJ
Sat, 6/19 2 PM-6 PM, Laurel Hill County Park,
Secaucus, NJ
Sat, 7/3* 10 AM-1 PM, Staib Park, Hackensack, NJ
Sat, 8/14 11 AM-4 PM, River Barge Park,
Carlstadt, NJ
Sun, 9/26 10 AM-2 PM, Brett Park, Teaneck, NJ
Sat, 10/9 10 AM-2 PM, Mill Creek Point Park,
Secaucus, NJ
INDOOR PRESENTATIONS
Captain Bill Sheehan and other members of our staff can bring the watershed to you with a presentation to your
club, school or organization in the comfort of your own space. We can present a PowerPoint slideshow, video
presentation or lecture/watershed update with Q&A – all for reasonable honoraria. We work around your schedule and bring plenty of literature for all attendees.
Over the years we have amassed a wealth of presentation materials appropriate for all sorts of audiences. We can
take you on A Virtual Tour of the Hackensack River Watershed; conduct a private screening of Turning the Tide
– New Jersey Network’s acclaimed documentary about urban wetlands; introduce you to the Flora and Fauna of
the Hackensack River Watershed; teach The Public Trust Doctrine; and lots more.
COSTS: $100 - $150 if presented within the Bergen/Hudson/E. Passaic/S. Rockland area; $150 - $200 if presented elsewhere. For more info or to book a presentation, call 201-968-0808 and ask for Hugh or Lisa.
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Litigation and Advocacy Update
ISSUE
BACKGROUND
ACTION TAKEN
FUTURE ACTION
Airport
Water
Pollution
from Deicing
Chemicals
Because even a small amount of ice on a plane’s
wings can result in a dramatic decrease in lift, airports use various deicing chemicals to keep planes
free of ice. The most common deicing chemical
used is propylene glycol - a common food and cosmetic additive. Propylene glycol is non-toxic (in
fact we all probably eat it every day), but when
added to a water body it reduces Dissolved Oxygen
thousands of times more than raw sewage does. In
fact, according to the EPA, deicing just one large
jet aircraft can have an effect on Dissolved Oxygen
equal to the discharge of one million gallons of raw
sewage. Local airports have little if any controls on
their deicing product discharges. EPA has proposed
a rule to establish effluent guidelines for the most
common deicing chemicals.
Hackensack Riverkeeper, with
our colleagues at NY/NJ
Baykeeper and Delaware
Riverkeeper Network, submitted substantial comments to
the EPA supporting their rulemaking and encouraging even
tighter regulation. We feel that
economically feasible
stormwater management
should be required for the
entire facility at all airports
and the deicing chemicals
should either be recycled or
processed at a capable wastewater treatment facility.
Hackensack Riverkeeper
will monitor the EPA rulemaking process and investigate the stormwater
management procedures at
Teterboro and Newark
Airports.
Turnpike
Authority and
Off Highway
Vehicles
Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) aficionados continue
to trespass and degrade Turnpike Authority property south and east of northbound turnpike exit 16W
and north and west of the Hackensack River and
Berry's Creek Canal respectively. The erosion
caused by this reckless use has introduced pollution
to the river, weakened the foundation for the exit
ramp and bridge and created a hazard to navigation.
In addition, Berry's Creek Canal is a Superfund site
and is contaminated with toxic Mercury. OHV
recreation on the property is unsafe and illegal in
every possible way.
On October 7, we sent a second letter to the Turnpike
Authority. On December 3, we
received a reply from the
Turnpike Authority outlining
their efforts to eliminate trespassers from the site and
expressing a willingness to
cooperate on future efforts.
The Turnpike Authority
plans to tour the site when
the weather improves in
the spring, and has accepted our offer to accompany
them on their tour.
The DEP
Transition
Subcommittee
Report
On January 15, Governor Christie’s DEP Transition
Subcommittee issued their final report on what they
see as improvements that should be made at the
NJDEP. Generally speaking, we feel these suggestions, if implemented, would change the DEP from
a Department of Environmental Protection to a
“Department of Environmental Permitting.” Among
the more dubious recommendations were elimination of 300' stream buffers, creation of a "business
ombudsman," increased reliance on General
Permits and allowing industry consultants to decide
when their clients have cleaned a contaminated site
well enough.
Hackensack Riverkeeper prepared extensive comments,
including a point-by-point
response to Subcommittee recommendations. We sent our
comments to Governor
Christie, DEP Commissionernominee Bob Martin, EPA
Region 2 Commissioner Judith
Enck and EPA Administrator
Lisa Jackson. Our comments
are available on our Website.
We believe that nearly
every suggestion made by
the Subcommittee is illadvised, but many of the
suggestions are also illegal. We will monitor the
extent to which Governor
Christie adopts the recommendations and explore
our legal options if any of
these initiatives cross the
line from bad policy into
legal violation.
River Vale
Conservation
A twenty year battle over the preservation of several ecologically sensitive parcels in River Vale has
come down to a battle over two remaining properties. The Borough of River Vale recently closed on
one piece and set it aside for preservation. The
other two, larger properties remain vulnerable.
Hackensack Riverkeeper has
joined a coalition to arrange
funding to purchase the second
of the three properties. The
Council on Affordable
Housing recently released
River Vale's obligation to build
affordable housing on the first
of the three properties, which
cleared the way for the town
to purchase the property for
preservation. Hackensack
Riverkeeper, Bergen SWAN,
the Trust For Public Land and
Bergen County have reached
an agreement in principal to
purchase the second tract.
Hackensack Riverkeeper
is negotiating final language for the purchase
agreement and awaiting
the results of an expected
Phase-2 Environmental
Report. We hope to complete the transaction in the
next quarter.
Cherry Brook
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Litigation and Advocacy Update
ISSUE
BACKGROUND
ACTION TAKEN
FUTURE ACTION
Drug
Residue in
the Water
Pharmaceutical residue has increasingly
been found in nearly all water bodies in
the United States. These come from
two sources: medicines disposed of in
sewer systems; and partially metabolized pharmaceuticals that pass through
the human body. For the latter category,
nearly all wastewater treatment plants
are unable to remove pharmaceutical
metabolites. The resulting pollution has
obvious environmental effects including feminized male fish and amphibians, but the less obvious effects on
human health are even more worrying.
For years, the Food and Drug
Administration recommended that
drugs be flushed down the toilet
when they are expired or no longer
needed. While this practice may
prevent accidental use or purposeful abuse of expired or unwanted
drugs, our wastewater system is
unable to clean the drugs out of the
water. Recently, Hackensack
Riverkeeper and Senate Minority
Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-21) met
to discuss ways that New Jersey
could better address the problem.
Senator Kean introduced legislation
to create medicine drop boxes at
municipal police departments. We
believe that Senator Kean's bill represents an important first step to
addressing the problem of improper
disposal. At almost the exact same
time, New York Attorney General
Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement with several health care facilities where the hospitals will pay a
fine and agree to environmentally
friendly disposal practices. We will
monitor Senator Kean's bill and
examine the precedential effect of
the NYAG's enforcement action.
State
Legislative
Advocacy
In the last days of the lame duck session ending the Corzine administration,
a trio of destructive bills was reintroduced. The “Wastewater Planning
Extension Act” would keep outdated,
inefficient wastewater rules in effect for
at least two more years. The "Permit
Extension Act Extension Act" would
automatically extend permit approvals
at state, county and municipal levels
without regard to their environmental
impacts. The "Site Remediation Public
Notification Act” limited the number of
near-by citizens who had to be told of a
hazardous waste remediation operation.
Hackensack Riverkeeper opposed
all three bills, and wrote or called
every state senator and assemblyperson in the watershed to register our strong opposition.
Unfortunately, all three bills passed
handily. We then wrote to
Governor Corzine requesting that
he veto the bills. As one of his last
acts in office, Governor Corzine
vetoed the Wastewater Planning
Extension Act and the Site
Remediation Public Notification
Act, but signed the Permit
Extension Act Extension Act.
While two-out-of-three ain't bad, we
are disappointed that outdated DEP
permits were extended willy-nilly
under the Extension Act Extension
Act. Both other bills were reintroduced in the new legislative turn,
and if the vote margins from the
lame duck session are any indication, we will again have to rely on a
gubernatorial veto. Hackensack
Riverkeeper will continue to advocate on these issues.
Water
Pollution in
New York
Harbor
The Clean Water Act, section 303(d)
requires states to prepare a list of all
water bodies that do not meet water
quality standards. For each 303(d)
water, the state must prepare a "Total
Maximum Daily Load" (TMDL) that
limits the amount of each pollutant that
exceeds the standard. It may not surprise regular readers of Tidelines that
New York Harbor does not meet water
quality standards for each and every
pollutant. Because the Harbor is an
interstate water, the EPA rather than
NJDEP or NYDEC is preparing a
TMDL for the Harbor.
The EPA is preparing TMDLs for
nutrients, pathogens and toxics.
This process will extend over the
next several years, but by 2015
will likely require EXTREMELY
extensive improvements in wastewater management for all sites that
ultimately discharge into the
Harbor. Hackensack Riverkeeper
recently met with the EPA team in
New York City to review their
process.
The Harbor TMDL is likely to result
in marked improvement for all area
water bodies. Hackensack
Riverkeeper and our allies will monitor the situation carefully. A followup meeting with DEP, a meeting
with EPA Regional Administrator
Judith Enck and a meeting with
NJEP are already planned. The
Harbor TMDL and resulting
Combined Sewer Overflow remediation will be a top priority at
Hackensack Riverkeeper for the
foreseeable future.
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, May 23, 2 pm – 5 pm
Join Hackensack Riverkeeper and Ducks Unlimited
for a “Meet the Artists” reception at the beautiful
Blauvelt Museum in Oradell – which houses one of
the finest collections of wildlife art in the Northeast.
Meet local artists and carvers while enjoying interesting wines and refreshments. More details and
ticket information will be available on our Website.
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2010 ANJEE Conference Celebrates Environmental Education
Hackensack Riverkeeper joins the celebration and Captain Bill Sheehan is honored
By Nick Vos-Wein
This past January, the Alliance for New Jersey
Environmental Education (ANJEE) held its 25th
Annual Conference at the Wyndham Princeton
Forrestal Hotel and Conference Center in Plainsboro,
NJ. Over 300 educators from all across New Jersey
participated in the milestone event January 28-30
along with more than 65 workshop presenters and 30
exhibitors representing nature centers, environmentally-responsible corporations and education program
providers. As in the past eight years, Hackensack
Riverkeeper played a major role in planning and delivering the 2010 version of that storied event.
“In many ways, the ANJEE Conference is New
Jersey’s environmental education summit meeting; and
as such it has a statewide focus with statewide
appeal,” explains four-time conference co-chair Hugh
Carola. “From the Highlands to the Meadowlands to
the Pinelands to the Shore and everyplace in between,
this is where it comes together each year.”
The conference, dubbed: A Celebration of
Environmental Education, officially began with a
keynote address from Brian Day, Executive Director of
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Education (NAAEE). Afterwards, attendees were treated to welcoming remarks by Representative Rush Holt
(D-12), in whose Congressional District the conference took place. Rounding out a very full Friday was
ANJEE’s annual Environmental Education Awards
Reception held that evening at the Wyndham. Among
the educators honored at the reception was our very
own Captain Bill Sheehan who received the group’s
2009 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award for
his work with the general public.
“Hackensack Riverkeeper has been a member and
supporter of ANJEE for as long as we’ve been on the
job,” said Captain Bill. “Being recognized by my colleagues is both an honor and a challenge for me and
the organization to reach even more people in the
years to come.”
The other ANJEE awardees were Roger C.
Hawkins, Outdoor Education Specialist at the
Environmental Discovery Center in Wayne, NJ; and
Patti Pfeiffer, who has taught for 20 years at Winfield
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Better Know a Colleague
This installment of our new 37-part series profiles our oldest friend
Of all the organizations and
groups that we work with, the
Hudson River Fisherman’s
Association (HRFA) has been a
friend and partner from the beginning. Here’s their story:
The HRFA was born in 1966;
the product of angry men. That
year Sports Illustrated writer
Robert H. Boyle sat down with a
group of local anglers and unemployed commercial fishermen in
Garrison, NY. All of them were
pretty steamed about pollution in
the Hudson River and the closed
fisheries it caused. But rather than
complain, they decided to do something about it. They organized the
HRFA and charged themselves to
use the power of the courts and the
power of persuasion to stop the
pollution and help bring the
Hudson River back to life. They
did that – and much more.
By 1969 HRFA chapters had
sprung up in Yonkers, Manhattan,
and New Jersey in addition to
Garrison. Like the original, HRFANJ was started by a small group of
friends led by a committed individual – a man named Peter Barrett.
Ultimately, the New York chapters merged to become Hudson
Riverkeeper and found the
Waterkeeper Alliance while the
New Jersey chapter went independent. Today the HRFA-NJ is one of
New Jersey’s most active fishing
clubs and effective conservation
organizations. Among its many
activities, they sponsor fishing
tournaments, a youth angler program, an extensive scholarship program, and organize Hooked on the
Hudson – the longest-running
Hudson River festival in NJ. This
year’s festival is May 1 at Ross
Dock.
HRFA-NJ
also keeps a
sharp eye on
environmental issues. The group has taken a
strong position against offshore
drilling and supports the dredging
of the Hudson River by General
Electric to remove PCBs the company dumped decades ago. The
HRFA-NJ was instrumental in
drafting rules that led to the recovery of Striped Bass populations in
the Hudson-Raritan Estuary.
Captain Bill Sheehan is an HRFA
Life Member; and yes, the boat
Capt. Hughie commands is named
in honor of Bob Boyle.
For more information about the
Hudson River Fisherman’s
Association New Jersey Chapter,
go to www.hrfanj.org or call 1-877473-2674.
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H A C K E N S A C K WA T E R S H E D F I E L D N O T E S
Edited by Hugh M. Carola
The big wildlife story this season was the pod of approximately
10-15 Common Dolphins that
swam up (and thankfully, back
down) the Hackensack River in
mid-February. On 2/16 we received
a report of what we originally
believed was a pod of Harbor
Porpoise – a small, in-shore
species not uncommon in our
region during winter – near
PSE&G’s Hudson Generating
Station in Jersey City. After logging the report, we directed the
caller to notify the Marine Mammal
Stranding Center (MMSC) in
Brigantine (609-266-0538) which
keeps track of all such sightings in
New Jersey waters. The next morning the MMSC called us and asked
for our help in verifying a report
they’d received minutes before of
“dolphins in the Hackensack River
near the Midtown Bridge” (just two
blocks from our office!). Within the
hour we provided that verification.
Between our reports and video
footage shot by a Channel 7
Eyewitness News helicopter crew,
the animals were identified as
Common Dolphin – a deep-water
species rarely, if ever, found in
rivers. According to MMSC
Director Bob Schoelkopf, the pod
was most likely part of a larger
group spotted days earlier in Sandy
Hook Bay. For reasons unknown,
the pod swam 40-50 miles from
Common Dolphin
there to Hackensack. Our main
worry was that the dolphins would
be so stressed by their ordeal that
they’d be stranded by the outgoing
tide. Fortunately that did not happen. The last report we received
was at 4:35 PM on 2/17 of the animals heading downriver under the
Route 80 Bridge. Much to everyone’s relief, that was the last report
we received. And now the rest…
American Robin – While certainly not a rarity, and despite the
mistaken belief that they’re not
around during the winter months, a
flock of over 100 robins was seen
foraging along Century Road in
Paramus on 1/19.
American Kestrel – A friend
got a great Christmas gift on 12/25
when one of these small falcons
flew over the West Bergen neighborhood of Jersey City. Another
“K-bird” was spotted at DeKorte
Park in Lyndhurst on 2/15.
Bald Eagle – Once again, our
watershed was THE place to see
eagles in winter. The season’s first
was seen on 12/6 at DeKorte. After
that, birds were reported all up and
down the river from the Oradell
Reservoir (where the nesting pair
has returned) to the Meadowlands.
As in the past, the hottest of the
hotspots was the midsection of the
river from New Milford/River Edge
down to the Leonia/Ridgefield Park
area. 1/20 was a great eagle-watching day with single adults seen at
Hackensack River
County Park and flying at treetop level
over Bogota; and an
astonishing eight
birds – 4 adults and 4
immatures – noted at
Overpeck County
Park. Overwintering
eagles will remain in
our region through
late March.
American
Kestrel
Baltimore Oriole – Extremely
rare in NJ during the winter, a single bird was observed feeding on
suet at an Englewood feeding station on 1/1 and again on 1/4.
Belted Kingfisher – On 9/12, a
pair of overwintering Kingfishers
was seen “dodging and calling and
having a dandy time” along Van
Saun Mill Brook in River Edge,
NJ. Another was observed foraging
along the river near Shop Rite of
Hackensack on 2/17.
Canvasback – Once again, a
mid-sized flock of this large diving
duck overwintered in the
Meadowlands near DeKorte Park.
225 were observed there on 1/20.
Common Merganser – Our
watershed’s most numerous winter
waterfowl, flocks were first reported on Overpeck Lake on 12/6. On
12/26, a small flock was seen on
the cove in Brett Park in Teaneck.
Unlike last year, large flocks were
not seen on the Oradell Reservoir.
Cooper’s Hawk – A first-year
juvenile was observed flying and
perching along edge-vegetation in a
River Edge backyard on 12/9.
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Nature Program Cooperative Programs
Hackensack Riverkeeper is a founding member of the
Nature Program Cooperative, a network of environmental
education organizations. NPC members provide opportunities to experience and enjoy our region’s natural side.
Members of one are welcome at all; nonmembers are also
welcome. (For more info, visit www.natureprogram.org)
Here are the upcoming events:
passenger. Registration secured by credit card is required.
Some age restrictions apply and space is limited. Call 201968-0808 to register.
Stream Invertebrates of Greenbrook Sanctuary
Hosted by Greenbrook Sanctuary
Saturday, March 28 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
This event combines some of the best things in life: learning, fun, cooking, eating, music & good cheer. Join Master
Shad baker Christopher Letts as he spins yarns, answers
your questions and – most importantly – bakes up mouthwatering fillets of American Shad on the banks of the
Hudson River. Sampler plates of planked, pickled and
smoked Shad will be offered free at 2PM. This event takes
place at the historic Kearney House located at the Alpine
Boat Basin & Picnic Area (Exit 2 off the Palisades
Interstate Parkway. For more info, call 201 768-1360 ext.
108 or visit www.njpalisades.org/kearney.htm.
Join Martin “Butch” Rosenfeld as he identifies and interprets the hidden lives of invertebrates living in our streams.
Their interesting life cycles largely go unnoticed but are
now used to monitor the water quality in our reservoirs.
Butch has become an expert on their identification, working for NYC Department of Environmental Protection
since 1995. For non-members this is an opportunity to
experience hiking the trails of Greenbrook Sanctuary.
Please register and dress sensibly for wet conditions: 201
768-1360.
Sky Creatures: Stories in the Sky
Hosted by the Meadowlands Environment Center
Friday, April 16, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
This twilight program guarantees a tour of the night sky,
no matter the weather! Crawl into the StarLab Planetarium
to hear stories and myths of the creatures and characters of
the constellations. Then assemble your own take-home star
chart and, weather permitting, practice using it outside
after dark to navigate the night sky. Ages: children 8-12
years old, accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration
required, $4 per participant.
Survival in the Wild
Hosted by Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
Sunday, April 18, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
If you wandered off trail and ended up lost in the wilderness with limited supplies, could you survive? Join us for
this informative workshop to learn the essentials of wilderness survival. We will hike the trails and explore how to
use natural resources in an emergency situation. If you
enjoy the outdoors, you will enjoy this program! $5 members, $8 non-members. You must pre-register for this program. Please go to www.flatrockbrook.org to download a
program registration form.
Guided Paddle throught the Sawmill Marsh
Hosted by Hackensack Riverkeeper
Sunday, April 26, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Join Hackensack Riverkeeper for an enjoyable – and educational – exploration of the Sawmill Creek Wildlife
Management Area in Lyndhurst. Bring your own boat or
rent one of ours – we have both canoes and kayaks (single
and tandem) available – and don’t forget your camera and
binoculars. We’ll be departing from the launch dock at
Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus for a 2.5-hour leisurely paddle through the marsh looking for birds, turtles,
muskrats and whatever else you and your guide Nick VosWein happen to find. Costs: $25 per paddler/$10 per canoe
Shad Bake at Mrs. Kearney’s Tavern
Hosted by Palisades Interstate Park
Saturday, May 1, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marsh Meander
Hosted by the Meadowlands Environment Center
Saturday, May 15, 1:00-2:30 pm
Have you ever wondered what lurks beneath the surface of
the murky waters of a marsh? Come find out! As New
Jersey’s northernmost tidal wetland, the Meadowlands is a
vibrant habitat and one that is critical to the animals that
call it home. While enjoying a short hike through the
marsh, participants will search for these incredible marsh
inhabitants and hunt for some of their smaller neighbors
using dip nets. Ages: children 6-8 years old, accompanied
by an adult. Pre-registration required, $4 per participant.
To keep track of upcoming NPC events,
visit www.natureprogram.org.
See you in the field!
Three Convenient Ways To Donate
To Hackensack Riverkeeper®
• Online. In just a few clicks, you can donate
to Hackensack Riverkeeper; please go to
www.hackensackriverkeeper.org. Click on
the Click&Pledge icon. You can conveniently charge a donation to your credit card.
• By phone. You can call Hackensack
Riverkeeper’s office (201-968-0808)
between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays and
give us your credit card information over
the phone.
• By mail. Send a check or money order to
this address:
Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc.
231 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7304
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New Items Available from Hackensack Riverkeeper
25oz. Stainless steel water bottle: $10
Oval bumper sticker: $2
Salt Marshes book: $20
Visit our Website or stop by the office to
check out our selection of new merchandise.
Birds + Cash = Good News for Hackensack Riverkeeper
The 2010 World Series of Birding is just around the corner!
That’s right; on May 15, 2010 your Hackensack RiverCreepers will take to the field
(as well as the river, the woods, the marshes and the suburbs) to list as many bird species
and raise as much cash as we can to keep Hackensack Riverkeeper on the job and on patrol.
NJ Audubon’s World Series of Birding is the premier birding event on the East Coast, and we can’t wait. Here
are the two ways you can participate, support the team and help create a cleaner river:
• Fill out the coupon below and send in a per-species pledge. If you like, you can e-mail your pledge to
Hugh@hackensackriverkeeper.org. Be sure to include your snail-mail address & phone number. After the WSB,
we’ll multiply our species total by the amount pledged and send you a receipt letter and envelope for your taxdeductible donation.
• Send in a WSB-earmarked donation. You can do so by mail using the coupon below; or online at
www.hackensackriverkeeper.org. Hit the Click&Pledge icon located under the Waterkeeper sturgeon. Then enter
your donation amount next to the line called “World Series of Birding” and follow the easy directions with a
credit card handy.
However you choose to show your support, know that you’ll be helping protect, preserve and restore the
Hackensack River Watershed for birds, wildlife and people alike.
Last year despite the poor economy and the dropping out of several BIG WSB donors, we still
raised over $7,500! With your support, I know we can do even better this year.
The Fine Print: We expect to list approximately 100 bird species. Therefore a $1 per bird pledge = a $100 WSB donation;
a 50¢ pledge = a $50 donation; and so on. Please do what you can to help.
Sign me up to support the Hackensack RiverCreepers in the 2010 WSB!
Name .............................................................................................. Phone # ..........................................................
Street ................................................................ City................................ State ................ Zip ............................
My pledge is $............................................ per bird - or - I've enclosed a donation of $ ....................................
I'd like to pledge by plastic! Here's my credit card info: (circle one)
VISA
M/C
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Number: .................................................................................... Exp. Date: .................... V-Code:......................
Be sure to write “WSB” on the memo line if donating by check.
Mail to: Hugh Carola, Hackensack Riverkeeper, 231 Main St., Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Field Notes
Continued from Page 11
Common Raven – On 12/17 an “off-season” bird
was seen bullying a Northern Harrier and another
hawk over the fields near the Xchange at Secaucus. On
12/27, a pair was observed in courtship behavior over
nearby Laurel Hill Park – an established breeding site.
By 1/18 the pair was seen preening near the nest site.
Eastern Coyote – A road-killed coyote was found
on a Route 80 approach ramp in Leonia in late
November. A healthy live animal was seen in a central
Bergen County wooded area on 12/26.
Great Cormorant – On 1/18 a flock of eight overwintering birds was seen near Laurel Hill Park. A single bird was seen on the river in Hackensack on 2/17.
Great Horned Owl – A pair, obviously engaged in
loud courtship behavior, woke one of our colleagues
from a sound sleep in River Edge on 12/13. GHOs are
among our earliest-nesting birds, often sitting on eggs
in midwinter.
Green-winged Teal – Along with the eagles, waterfowl also took their time making it south to our watershed. By mid-December, large flocks were being noted
throughout the marshes of the Meadowlands.
Long-billed Dowitcher – Rare even in better
weather, a lingering individual of this large sandpiper
species was seen at DeKorte Park on 12/6.
Long-eared Owl – A single bird was observed in a
Ridgefield, NJ pine tree on 12/29.
Mandarin Duck – Every few years one or two of
these striking Asian species (either escapees or abandoned pets) show up in our watershed. On 12/16 two
were discovered at James J. Braddock Park in North
Bergen, NJ. They were seen again on 2/15.
Monk Parakeet – A flock of 23 birds was observed
at Overpeck Preserve on 12/1; possibly the same group
that took up residence last year along Hendricks
Causeway in Ridgefield. A pair visited the aforementioned Englewood feeder on 12/12.
Northern Shoveler – Several individuals of this
long-billed duck species were also seen at Braddock
Park on 12/16.
Northern Shrike – This bird shows up in New
Jersey with near-painful rarity. But on 12/12, one of
these large, predatory songbirds was seen and photographed perched in a tree along Disposal Road in
Lyndhurst. The shrike was seen often in that vicinity
through 3/5.
Pied-billed Grebe – A single bird was seen on the
river just off Harmon Cove in Secaucus on a chilly
12/23 morning.
Red-headed Woodpecker – First seen on the
Hackensack Ridgewood Christmas Bird Count on
12/19, the bird (an adult) was photographed at Van
Buskirk Island in Oradell on 1/7 and seen through 3/4.
Red-shouldered Hawk – One of these large Buteo
hawks was observed at DeKorte on 12/6.
Rough-legged Hawk – A light-morph individual of
this Arctic breeding species was noted at DeKorte
(usually the best place in our region to spot one) on
12/30. Another light-morph was seen over Mill Creek
Point in Secaucus on 2/8.
White-tailed Deer – Two deer (either does or
antlerless bucks) were seen alongside Kinderkamack
Road in River Edge on 1/24.
Wood Duck – On 12/13 a flock of six, including 5
males was observed on the Hackensack River just off
Harmon Cove in Secaucus. An unusually large flock of
40 birds was seen on the River in Oradell, NJ on 1/7.
Thanks to all our spotters and as always, a tip o’ the naturalist’s hat (from A to Z) to: Jay Auslander, Pete Bacinski,
Rachel Banai, Scott Barnes, Al Barrera, Gerry and Harry
Byrne, Dan Carola, Stania Cortright, Diane Danielle, Debi
Davidson, Ray Duffy, Gene and Rosemary Dunton, Jon
Goodnough, Gil Hawkins, Danny Hodgins, Lynn Kramer &
Frank Massaro, Mike Newhouse, Patty Pfaff, George
Reskakis, Stephanie Seymour, Don Torino, Nick Vos-Wein,
Kate Wade, John Workman and Jim Wright.
Northern Shrike
Photo by Ray Duffy
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ANNUAL RESERVOIR CHALLENGE
PLEASE NOTE: The Reservoir Challenge is a fundraiser for Hackensack Riverkeeper. This is not a day of
open paddling. Paddlers must be registered in a race or guided paddle to go out on the reservoir.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Lake Shore Drive, Haworth, NJ
Rain Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010
All pre-registered participants
will receive a free Reservoir
Challenge T-shirt!
SPONSORS*
*
As of March 12, 2010
2010 RESERVOIR CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
8:00 AM
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Check-in Opens
Reservoir Challenge Races (5k & 10k)
Bird-Walk
Mayor’s Cup Challenge
BBQ Lunch from Whole Foods Market
Awards Presentation
Guided Paddle #1
Bird-Walk
Guided Paddle #2
Registration Fee:
$25 per paddler per event
$25 rental fee per boat
Don’t miss your chance to paddle
on the Oradell Reservoir! OR
come to cheer others on, including
your local mayors in the Mayors’
Cup! Enjoy Delicious Food,
Music, Nature Walks, Guided
Paddling Tours and More!
Advance Registration is Required for all Paddlers: Registration Deadline May 24, 2010
Call 201-968-0808 or visit www.hackensackriverkeeper.org to download a registration form.
Bring Your Own Canoe or Kayak; or Rent One of Ours!
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Our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held on February 19 at the
Elks Club in Bergenfield - thank you Elks for once again loaning us
your beautiful hall! The theme was the 60s, and hippies were
(peacefully) out in force. Everybody looked awesome - thank you
all for making it such a fun night!
by Lisa Ryan
Just as we threatened, we went wild and held a winter cleanup this
year, but we got cheated! January 16 was a beautiful, sunny, 50
degree day, so all our dire warm-attire warnings were for naught!
Wolf Creek in Ridgefield looked lovely and pristine, and volunteers
were skeptical that they would find trash, but find trash they did!
Vietnam Vets and flower children set aside their differences
to have sloppy joes and punch together.
Nick, Diane, Capt. Bill, Lisa and Hugh
A special salute to Rosemary, who skipped several hair
appointments so she could grow her hair long enough to part it
down the middle and hold it down with a headband!
Appropriate for a winter
cleanup, we found a ski, a
snow shovel and a sled!
An authentic wooden
wagon wheel!
Cleanups can be lucrative affairs indeed!
Our Volunteer of the Year Award went to Carl Ragnone, pictured
here on the left, for his many years of tireless dedication to getting
every last piece of trash out of the river. Keep on keeping on, Carl.
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Truth to Power
Continued from Page 1
and recommendations pulls no
punches. For example, here’s the
letter’s opening paragraph:
“We write you to convey our
impressions of the Final Report of
the Department of Environmental
Protection Transition
Subcommittee, issued on January
15, 2010. We read the report with
significant trepidation. We feel
that the recommendations contained in the report are, on balance, misguided and destructive;
their effect, if not their intent, will
be to make the DEP significantly
less effective and make New
Jersey’s environment significantly
worse.” (Emphasis added)
While the letter is too lengthy to
reprint here in Tidelines, you can
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read the entire text on our Website:
www.HackensackRiverkeeper.org;
Links to all nineteen Transition
Team Subcommittee reports and
our response to the Governor are
right there at the top of the Home
Page. We invite you to see for
yourself just exactly what
“changes” the new administration
is trying to foist on the environment of our Garden State.
In the meantime, be sure to read
Captain Bill’s At the Helm column
on page 2 – a column that local
newspapers wouldn’t run as an OpEd piece. In addition to his take on
the situation and his concerns about
the direction being taken by the
new administration, the Captain
also singles out two particularly
glaring – and utterly indefensible –
points brought up by the
Subcommittee.
We all know that the DEP has
long been the target of polluters,
Hey! Do you know a High School senior who’s
sharp as a tack and cares deeply about the environment; a kid with great grades and a love of nature
to match? If so, make sure he or she knows all
about Hackensack Riverkeeper’s
RON VELLEKAMP
ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
We’re looking for qualified members of the Class
of 2010 to apply for this unrestricted $1000 award.
The qualifications are simple:
The student must live and/or attend school
within the Hackensack River Watershed; and
provide proof of acceptance to an accredited
college for the Fall 2010 Semester; and
plan a career in the environmental field; and
provide examples of why she or he should
receive the scholarship named in honor of a
dear friend who is gone but not forgotten.
Complete application criteria are available online at
www.HackensackRiverkeeper.org or by calling
Hugh Carola at 201-968-0808.The deadline for submitting applications is Earth Day, April 22, 2010 so
don’t delay!
sprawl developers and anyone else
looking to make a quick, easy buck
at the expense of our state’s environment. And while its track record
isn’t perfect, the department does
not deserve the outright disdain and
disrespect shown to it by the subcommittee. If anything, the DEP
should be strengthened and betterfunded so that it can be more effective at doing its job – protecting the
state’s environment. Unfortunately
it’s painfully clear that Governor
Christie’s people don’t agree; so
much so that they’re willing to sacrifice the DEP on an altar of political ideology.
The fine print: Hackensack
Riverkeeper has always maintained
that the environment is not a partisan political issue. Republicans and
Democrats, liberals and conservatives all need and deserve clean
water and a healthy environment.
We haven’t changed; Trenton has.
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Sincerest Thanks to All Our 2009 Supporters!
The following includes Monetary, In-Kind, Event & Program Donations. Please alert us of any unintentional omissions.
In Memoriam
For our father
Anonymous
For Derry Bennett
Raymond Graglia
For Audrie Del Piano
Ken and Caren Del Piano
For Cheryl Heinmiller
Wayne Heinmiller
For Dennis Kruithof
Pamela Peterson
For Martin Muller
Anonymous
Eleanor Urciuoli
In Honor of
For Ivan Kossak
Seth & Ann Lieb
For Eric Pass
Joan & Gurthe Hecht
For Julie Tung & Ed
Schwartz
Tarrytown House
Foundations
Bank of New York Mellon
Community Partnership
Beatman Foundation Inc.
Berman Family Fund of the
Community Foundation
C. Jerome Lombardo
Family Foundation, Inc.
Ford Foundation
Gallagher-O'Flaherty
Family Fund of the
Community Foundation
GE Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation
Helen & William Mazer
Foundation
Horizon Foundation for NJ
Huisking Foundation, Inc.
IBM International
Foundation
Johanette Wallerstein
Institute
Leavens Foundation
Mary Reinhart Stackhouse
Foundation
Moody's Foundation
Naomi & Alan Epstein
Fund of the Community
Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
Prudential Foundation
Victoria Foundation
Wachovia Foundation
Organizations
Adventures for Women
American Littoral Society
ANJEC
Bergen County Audubon
Society
Bergen County Girl Scout
Troop 425
Bergenfield Elks BPO No.
1477
Better Than Ever Seniors
Bloomingdale Seniors
Brookside Men's Club
Christ Church, Episcopal
Church of Our Saviour
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
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Cub Scout Pack 12
Cub Scout Pack 38
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Demarest Garden Club
Ducks Unlimited
Earth Share of New Jersey
Eastern Environmental Law
Clinic
Emerson Cub Pack 67
Emmaus Community of
Christian Hope
Fair Lawn Old Timers Inc.
First Presbyterian Church
Friends of Hackensack
River Greenway
Girl Scout Troop 1010
Girl Scout Troop 1040
Girl Scout Troop 402
Girl Scout Troop 405
Girl Scout Troop 436
Girl Scouts of Washington
Twp.
Greater Pascack Valley
Woman's Club
Hackensack River
Greenway through
Teaneck
Hackensack Rotary Club
Hackensack Yacht Club,
Inc.
Holy Trinity Boy Scout
Troop 5
Holy Trinity Cub Scout
Pack 5
Hudson River Fishermen's
Association
Igive.com
JCC on the Palisades
Jersey City Sea Cadets
Kayak & Canoe Club of
NY
Lyndhurst Boy Scout Troop
86
Lyndhurst Historical
Society
Masters' Association of
Metal Finishers
Montclair Bird Club
New Jersey Audubon
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New Jersey Naval Museum
Newark Museum
NJ Animal Rights Coalition
NY/NJ Baykeeper
Overpeck Preserve, Inc.
Paramus Congregational
Church
Puffin Foundation
Raritan Photographic
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Ridgewood Cub Scouts
River Vale Girl Scouts
Riverview Garden Club
Robbins Reef Yacht Club
Rockland Audubon Society
Rotary Club of Kearny
Rutherford Brownies
Saddle River DAR
Sisters of Charity
South Bergen Leadership
PAC
St. Joseph Province
Stony Brook Millstone
Watershed Assoc.
Sun Dial Garden Club
Sundance Outdoor
Adventurers
Temple Sinai of Bergen
County
The Woman's Club of
Englewood
Utility Workers of America
Local 534
Watchung Ridge Bluegrass
Band
Waterkeeper Alliance
Woman's Club of Paramus
Woman's Club of
Weehawken
Women's Club of West
Milford
Wood Ridge Historical
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Woodside Avenue School
PTA
Wyckoff Garden Club
Businesses
Access Management Co.
Amazon Café Secaucus
American Express
Foundation
American International
Group
Aon Foundation
Ashley Furniture
AT&T New Jersey
AXA Advisors LLC
Axia Taverna
Axiom Communications
Babylon Restaurant
Bergen County Camera
Bergen County Parks Dept.
Bergen Performing Arts
Center
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Blue Moon Mexican Cafe
Blue Shore Engineering
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Foundation
Broadway Adult Day Care
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Cabela's
California Pizza Kitchen
Campmor, Inc.
Capitol Roofing
CBS Outdoor
Chatham Business
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Cheeseburger in Paradise
Secaucus
Cheesecake Factory
Chef Central
Children's Studio
Chubb & Son
Clearchannel Outdoor
Clearview Cinema
Cool Beans
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
DiCristo Real Estate LLC
Earthmark Mitigation
Eco Systems
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Elegant Desserts
Eisai Inc.
Elizabeth Hays
Communication
Enterprise Holdings
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Ernst & Young, LLC
Eventlights
ExxonMobil Environmental
Services
First Bergen Title Agency
Frank's Pontiac GMC and
Frank's Truck Center
Fraternity Meadows LLC
Gates Realty Corp.
Gazelle Café & Grille
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Google Matching Gifts
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Grand Lux Café
Haftek CWS, Inc.
Hans Maxim Salon
Hilton Hotel Hasbrouck
Heights
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Holzer & Company, Inc.
Honeywell International
Hudson Tank Terminals
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JB Offset Printing
Jersey Paddler
Jet Aviation
Joanne's Nails
John Wiley & Sons
Karma Organic Spa
Kearny Federal Savings
Bank
Kiehl's
Kirk's Goodyear of
Hackensack
Kraft Foods Matching Gift
Program
Lark Street Music
Legal Seafood Paramus
Lenox Factory Outlet
Maggiano's Little Italy
Hackensack
Meadowlands Liberty
Convention and Visitor's
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Meadowlands Regional
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Medieval Times
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Printing Responsibly
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Quest Fitness
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RCL Agencies
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Red Roof Inn of Secaucus
River Dell Chamber of
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River Edge Chamber of
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River Terminal
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Sanducci's Trattoria
Sanzari Companies
Shop by Stella
South Shore Marina
Stew Leonard's
Stony Hill Inn
Subway Hackensack
Surflight Theater
Syms
Tarrytown House
Terris, Pravlik & Millian,
LLP
The Eco-Strategies Group
The Market Basket
The Melting Pot
Total Wine & More
Transitions Center
United Water New Jersey
Ventures in Nutrition dba
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Wakefern Food Corp.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
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Westfield Garden State
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Whole Foods Market
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Paramus
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Ridgewood
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Alpine Environmental
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Bergen County Democratic
Org.
Bergen County Dept. of
Health Services
Bergen County Dept. of
Parks
Bergen County League of
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City of Bayonne
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County of Bergen
Hackensack Upper Main
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Hudson County Open
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Hudson County Dept. of
Parks
Morristown Recreation
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New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control
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New Jersey Meadowlands
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New Jersey State League of
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Oradell Environmental
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Port Authority of NY & NJ
River Edge Environmental
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Secaucus Recreation Dept.
State of New Jersey
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Community High School
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E.A. Bogert School
Elizabeth Morrow School
Fair Lawn High School
Fairleigh Dickinson
University
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Franklin Avenue Middle
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Hackensack High School
Harvard University
Hawthorne High School
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Community College
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Jersey City Community
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Lakeland Regional High
School
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Leonia High School
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Lindgren Nursery School &
Camp
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Parsons/The New School
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of NJ
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School
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moment the agency was created in
1970, the DEP has been pushed and
pulled in all directions by successive governors and legislatures. All
too often each has used its political
clout to bend and twist the department in order to better serve their
respective bases (e.g.: Republicans
and developers; Democrats and
construction unions) at the expense
of New Jersey’s air, water, land,
and the health of its people.
As someone whose life is dedicated to protecting, preserving and
restoring the Hackensack River – a
river that was once given up for
dead (and given over to polluters) –
I found two points to be especially
disturbing and dismissive of all of
us not fortunate to live in more
pristine parts of our state. For
example, on page 2, the report
states: “Some areas of our State
may be irreversibly degraded…”
“Irreversibly degraded?” Are
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Elementary School in Winfield, NJ.
In addition, Ruth Yablonsky, Senior
Naturalist at Trailside Nature
Center in Mountainside, NJ
received the 2010 Patricia R. Kane
Lifetime Achievement Award.
But it wasn’t just a party for
Captain Bill. The next morning he
and Program Director Hugh Carola
conducted their “Alert the Media!”
workshop – a seminar that teaches
techniques by which environmental
educators and advocates can take
Robert S. Yingling
Daniel Yoffee
Jim Young
Christine Youngberg
Christine Yuhas
Frank Zaccherio
Celeste Zack
Laura & Darryl Zack
Joan Zakanych
Elizabeth Zanardi
Mary, James & Nicole
Zanetakos
Dorothy Zaorski
Tania Zapata
Gregory Zaremba
Jerzy Zaslona
Linda Zeidler
John Zeigler
Evelyn Zeman
Liming Zhao
E. Neal Zimmermann
Clifford Zink
Daniel & Jennifer Zinman
William & Elaine Zipse
Gail Zubl
Shari Zuckerman
Pamela Zulick
Sima & Myron Zupnik
Carol Zurlo
Roberta Zwier
they saying that surrendering to
polluters is a viable option? Are
they saying that our air, water, wetlands and the rest of our Public
Trust resources – the birthright of
all Americans – can be stolen and
trampled without consequences?
They might not be using those
exact words but I believe that’s
exactly what the new administration means.
On page 16, one of the recommendations states that the DEP
should “refrain from using overly
conservative standards in standard
setting and risk management strategies…”
“Overly conservative?” Try
telling that to people in Pompton
Lakes and Ringwood who are still
suffering the effects of pollution
left behind by DuPont and Ford.
Tell it to the people in Newark’s
Ironbound section who live alongside America’s worst dioxin-contaminated site. It appears that the
new administration is content to
write many of us off.
The report concludes: “Being
environmentally friendly is not
mutually exclusive from being
business friendly.” I agree; in fact
all of us at Hackensack
Riverkeeper would go so far as to
say that a truly healthy economy is
impossible without a healthy environment. Unfortunately however,
being business friendly all too often
means not giving a damn about the
environment. If you don’t believe
me, just ask people all across New
Jersey whose “business friendly”
leaders allowed a toxic legacy of
pollution, cancer clusters and blasted landscapes throughout our onceGarden State.
But don’t just take my word for
it. On our Website we’ve provided
a link to the Governor’s Webpage
so you can read the Subcommittee
report, and our 18-page response,
for yourself. I invite you to do so
and learn all about the “change” he
and his people are looking to send
our way.
full advantage of the free resource
that is the news media.
Saturday’s Keynote address was
delivered by Cheryl Charles, PhD.,
who co-founded the Children and
Nature Network (C&NN) with
acclaimed writer Richard Louv,
author of the groundbreaking book
Last Child in the Woods. That afternoon, Dr. Charles – an author in
her own right – conducted an
Author’s Showcase with eight fellow writers including our good
friend Dr. Judith Weis of Rutgers
University, co-author of Salt
Marshes – A Natural and
Unnatural History (available at
www.hackensackriverkeeper.org).
All told, a great time was had by all.
Next year’s ANJEE Conference
is tentatively scheduled for January
27-29, 2011. Our captains hope to
see you there.
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