NJTU
CONSERVATION
Brook Trout study on upper South Branch Raritan
Submitted by Brian Cowden – TU Eastern Conservation staff member
Recently I was fortunate enough to help electro fish the South Branch of the Raritan River in Mount Olive near its upper headwaters. This work, part of the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, is critical to understanding the impacts of development, the impacts of non-native [...]
Hands-on Conservation
TU members believe that streams should not only be preserved, but enhanced whenever possible. Our hands-on work includes miles of bank-side plantings, installation of water current deflectors and cover logs, and a host of bank stabilization projects. Through the use of Vibert boxes we are working to increase the number of ’stream-bred’ trout.
More...Beyond the Garden State
New Jersey anglers can be found wherever wily salmonidae take us. So, naturally, NJ TU conservation efforts aren’t limited to our local streams. Our members contribute time, support, and funding to projects from New York’s Catskill region to the Rocky Mountains. Learn more about our out-of-state projects here.
More...Clean, Cold, Flowing Water
The thousands of members of New Jersey’s eight TU chapters devote countless hours to preserving the aesthetic quality of our waters. Our annual clean-ups have removed tons of trash and debris from such streams as the Toms River, Flat Brook, Rockaway River, South Branch of the Raritan, Musconetcong River, Upper Passaic River, Saddle River the Paulinskill and the Pequannock River.
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