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Managing Stormwater
The New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual has been developed to reduce the potential negative effects of land development on stormwater flow rates leaving a site.
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Seeding Operation at FirstEnergy Park
Partners completed their first seeding operation at the FirstEnergy Park basin, home of the Lakewood Blue Claws. Native grasses were drilled into the basin using South Jersey Resource Conservation & Development Council’s newly purchased no-till Kasco Versa-Drill.
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2020 SPARC Project – A Year in Review
(June, 2021) The main goal of SPARC was to initiate conservation planning and technical assistance training for New Jersey coastal bays that emphasizes the natural resource needs and concerns of regional shellfish aquaculture producers and to provide access to various opportunities. OCSCD used this grant as an initial and necessary first step in establishing a regional…
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OCSCD Awarded a Second Year of Funding
(May, 2021) The Ocean County Soil Conservation District was awarded a second year of funding through a technical assistance grant from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). This is the fourth year of the NACD technical assistance grant program, which was created with funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation…
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2020: 23rd Annual Barnegat Bay Environmental Educators Roundtable
Celebrating Earth Day at our 23rd Annual Barnegat Bay Environmental Educators Roundtable 2020 Premier ONLINE Event! Read our newsletter featuring the 2020 Environmental Educator’s Round Table.Use these links to jump further down the page to various lessons and presentations from this event: Full STEAM Ahead Keynote Webinar Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education Dig IT!…
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Retrofitting Stormwater Basins in the North and South Branch of the Metedeconk River Watershed
OCSCD is excited about our partnership on an awarded grant called the Lakewood Township Stormwater Basin Retrofit Project. The grant is funded by a Federal 319(h) Water Quality Restoration grant awarded by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to the SJRC&D.
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Gathering data on the Tuckerton Reef, an oyster reef restoration site
OCSCD continues to further our efforts on the Sustainable Practices for Aquaculture Resource Conservation grant project (SPARC). This past month they gathered data on the Tuckerton Reef, an oyster reef restoration site.
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Farmers from local aquaculture operations showcase oyster farming methods
Boots in the Water (September, 2020) Ocean County Soil Conservation District now has “boots in the water” working with local shellfish farmers to gain a better understanding of their specific natural resource concerns. OCSCD Erosion Control Specialist, Kristin Adams, recently visited two different aquaculture operations to learn more about oyster farming from industry professionals. Raceway…
