Welcome to the Monmouth University Chapter of New Jersey Community
Water Watch! It is our third year here and we are working to make a
lot of things happen to raise awareness and get the community active to
protect our local waterways. We have many great cleanups, education and
stream monitoring projects going on this semester!
Our
MU Water Watch weekly core meetings are held on Wednesdays from 2:30 to
3:30 in the Student Center Room 202B (Near the computers)
Upcoming events:
Love Yo’ Mama All Week Long, Mama Earth that is! Join us for Monmouth University Water Watch's Earth Week!
April 15th - Forum on Organic Fertilizers in Magill Commons Rooms 107-108 from
7:00pm-9:00pm, which will feature guest speakers and discuss ways to safely
fertilize lawns and not lakes.
April 17th - NJ Water
Watch and Artists 4 Change bring you the “Shore Story” gallery at Elle Bee
Studio in Manasquan. From 7:00pm-10:00pm, the "Shore Story" gallery
will exhibit work from Monmouth University and the local community artists who
advocate for change for the environment through their art work. The gallery will remain open through Earth Day.
April 19th - 3rd Annual Earth Day Cleanup at Poricy Park in Middletown from
11:00am-2:00pm. Brookdale Community College is partnering with Monmouth for the
event, which will include a free breakfast and post-cleanup BBQ with live
music. Sign up online at http://www.njwaterwatch.org/earthday/monmouthcountycleanup!
April 22nd - Monmouth Campus Earth Day Celebration event taking place at the Student Center from
2:30pm-4:00pm. The event will feature
tables from various student groups and energy partners as well as live
music.
April 25th - Beach Sweeps at Pier Village from 10:00am-12:00pm. NJ Community
Water Watch will be hosting one of the 100+ sites along the shore being cleaned
up as part of Clean Ocean Action's Bi-Annual Beach Sweeps.
Check out the results of some of our previous events:
◊ Fall Beach Sweep ◊ Make a Difference Day 2008 ◊ Education Week 2008 ◊
EDUCATION WEEK WAS A BIG SUCCESS!!!
Every year, Water Watch honors the
teachings of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by visiting schools in cities
throughout NJ and bringing fun hands-on lessons about water! This year our theme was “Water: You H2Owe it” and we educated kids about the importance
of protecting and restoring our water resources. We visited Newark, Trenton, Camden, and Atlantic City and taught over 2000 children!
Find out more information at http://www.njwaterwatch.org/education_week!
