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RESTORING THE MUSCONETCONG
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture newsletter for Mid-Atlantic states
Check out the goings on related to our only native trout here in New Jersey and throughout the Mid-Atlantic states for the Eastern brook trout.
http://www.njtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/EBTJV_MA_5-10.pdf
Riparian Buffer planting on Beatty Farm in Asbury
[ May 22, 2010; ] Come out to the beautiful Musconetcong Valley in the heart of farm country and help plant a large riparian buffer along the banks of West Portal Brook and the Musconetcong River on the Beatty Farm (BSB Holsteins) in Asbury at 244 Asbury-West Portal Road, Asbury, NJ 08802 on Saturday, May 22 at 9 am. [...]
More...Annual Musconetcong River clean up
[ April 17, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Annual Musky clean up
· What? TU and the Musconetcong Watershed Association are spearheading our annual river clean up around Earth Day celebrations.
· Who? TU volunteers, friends, neighbors, Scouts, church groups, all are welcome to [...]
More...Developer withdraws proposed Franklin Truck Depot on the Musky
Great news for the Musky late today!!! From today’s Express-Times online (www.nj.com):
F. Greek Development withdrawing proposal for Franklin Township, Warren County, truck transfer station
By Stephen J. Novak
March 01, 2010, 3:14PM
Truck DepotView full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERSome Franklin Township residents have voiced their objections since October to a proposed truck depot. The developer [...]
Finesville Dam Removal Public Comment Period
Last Tuesday, Dec. 1st, the Musconetcong River Restoration Partnership of which TU is a member, held our second National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) public meeting regarding the use of federal funds for the possible removal of the Finesville dam on the lower Musky. Public comments are being solicited by the NRCS (see below article for [...]
More...Lower Musky “Halloween” riparian buffer completed
Some 27 volunteers helped to plant well over 200 native trees and shrubs along the Hunterdon bank of the Musconetcong in Holland Twp. across from the former Hughesville Fiber Mark paper mill on Halloween morning. Members from many chapters, led by our E. Schweibert chapter, came out in support of this effort, and lots of [...]
More...M&M Mars helps plant riparian buffer on Musky
On Friday, October 9th, approximately 20 employees from M&M Mars in Hackettstown came out to the Musky to help establish a new riparian restoration project complete with wire caging along nearly 500 yards of the river in Mansfield Twp. along route 57 north. A great big thank you to all involved! This work [...]
More...Musky riparian buffer planting at Hughesville Mill
[ October 31, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] On Saturday, October 31st (Halloween day) members of our E. Schweibert chapter and others will plant native trees and shrubs at the former Fiber Mark paper mill, now owned by IPP, at the Hughesville site off Cypher Road in Holland Twp. Work begins at 9 am until ??? We plan to plant [...]
More...Cliffdale Inn riparian buffer plantings
Recently, numerous TU volunteers from many NJ chapters came together to plant native trees and shrubs at the Cliffdale Inn along the banks of the Musconetcong River in support of the Musconetcong Home Rivers Initiative. We also added an angler trail for better access upstream through the thick forest. This property, open to the public [...]
More...Seber Dam now removed from the Musky!
The former Seber Grove Dam on the Musconetcong is the second dam removal project by the TU’s Musconetcong Home River Initiative, the NJ state council and vaious chapters, and our partners at the Musconetcong Watershed Association, leaders on this project. The dam was notched several weeks ago to partially de-water the upstream pond for survey [...]
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