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BBWEF
has made some great strides over the years.
Here’s a timeline of our accomplishments:
Spring 2007 —Sponsored a clean-up of Winding River Park, Toms River Township, NJ.
2006—Made improvements to the low-maintenance landscaping demonstration project.
Fall/Winter 2005 —Completed the low-maintenance landscaping demonstration project described below. Moved into our very first office in Winding River Park, Toms River Township, NJ.
Spring/Summer 2005 —Co-sponsored the 9th annual Barnegat Bay Festival on June 25. Working on completing the low-maintenance landscaping demonstration project described below. Completed the watershed assessment for the 2004 grant (described below). Download a copy of the watershed assessment from the Resources page. Sponsored a clean-up of Riverwood Park in Toms River Township on July 29.
Fall 2004—Co-sponsored (with Ocean County) a conference
entitled “Barnegat Bay Watershed Open Space Conference,
Making Progress Working Together.” The purpose of the symposium
was to provide municipal-government representatives, community
leaders and environmental advocates with timely information on
open-space acquisition programs and opportunities.
Summer 2004—Awarded
a grant for 2004 by The
Watershed Institute to conduct an extensive assessment of about 70 subwatersheds within the Barnegat Bay Watershed to determine which should be priorities for restoration. In addition, the Foundation will
spearhead a cleanup project based on the plan prepared
during the grant activities.
Spring 2004—Co-hosted
(with Barnegat Bay Estuary Program) the 8th annual Barnegat
Bay Festival on
June 5. Reprinted
historic map of Barnegat Bay for sale to public.
Winter
2003-2004—Awarded a $6,000 grant
by The
Conservation Fund to establish a low-maintenance landscaping-demonstration
project at Ocean County College, which illustrates how to
landscape with environmentally friendly grasses, shrubs and trees.
Fall 2003—Awarded
a $5,000 grant by The
Watershed Institute Grants
Program, made possible by funding from the Geraldine R.
Dodge Foundation. BBWEF will use the grant for an individual-
and corporate-membership initiative.
Spring/Summer 2003—Created
Barnie the Crab curriculum for educational purposes in area elementary
schools; held 6th
seminar in April; co-hosted (with Barnegat Bay Estuary Program)
the 7th annual Barnegat Bay Festival on June 7.
Fall 2002—Hired
a grant writer; co-sponsored (with Association of New Jersey
Environmental Commissions)
a seminar called “Septic
Management for Clean Water” on November 19.
Spring 2002—Participated in the Barnegat Bay Festival
on Saturday, June 8 and held a "Dedication of the Waters" ceremony;
held 5th Seminar in May; held annual meeting in May, where the
26-minute video, "Guardians of the Barnegat Bay," was
shown.
Winter 2001—Had
44 new "Barnie" watershed
signs (with our new logo) made as part of a grant; advertised
for grant
writer
Fall 2001—Chose new logo; began implementing
comprehensive business plan; began planning to carry out parts
of the CCMP
action items and submitted grant applications
Spring 2001—Coordinated
promotional materials, exhibitors/vendors and field trips for
the Barnegat Bay Festival on Saturday, June
9th; held a "Dedication of the Waters" ceremony
as part of the Barnegat Bay Festival; held 4th Seminar in May;
sponsored a logo-design contest.
Fall 2000 and Spring 2001—Developed
a comprehensive business plan for the BBWEF's new role.
June 21, 2000—Third Conflict Resolution seminar was held
on “Flushing in the New Millennium: Wastewater Reuse and
Conservation.”
Spring 2000—Public recognition of Lacey,
Jackson, Plumsted, Lakewood and Millstone Townships for their
positive watershed
initiatives.
May 1, 2000—Barnegat
Bay Personal Watercraft Task Force issued its summary and action
plan.
March 21, 2000—BBWA
Board voted to become BBWEF and, with the support of Ocean
County, positions
itself to be the lead
non-profit entity in implementing the CCMP for the Barnegat Bay
Estuary Program.
Summer 1999—Received
grant from the Barnegat Bay Estuary Program for Municipal Outreach
and Recognition
Project, the purpose
of which is to reach out to the municipalities of the watershed
to remind them that we are all one watershed community, to
recognize exemplary watershed projects they are already doing
and to inspire other towns to adopt these model practices.
May 18, 1999—Second Conflict Resolution Seminar was held: “Urban
Sprawl in the Watershed—Is it Time to Say Enough is Enough?”
May 1999—Sponsored "The Wonders of our Watershed" photographic
exhibit by Edward Schwartz.
Spring 1999—Received
two grants from the Barnegat Bay Estuary Program to produce Barnie
Waterfront
Access signs to
remind people they are in the Barnegat Bay Watershed and need
to help keep the water clean.
1999—Produced Barnie t-shirts to enhance
public awareness of the importance of water quality in the
watershed; Barnegat
Bay Personal Watercraft Task Force was formed.
May 1998—First
Conflict Resolution Seminar was held on “Personal
Watercraft Conflicts.”
March 1997—Received grant from the Barnegat Bay Estuary
Program to design, produce and install watershed boundary signs
("Barnie" signs). This was our first public-consciousness-raising
project.
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