NEW JERSEY WATERSHED AMBASSADORS PROGRAM

	Program News
	Program Overview
	2008-2009 Member Information
	Recruitment
	Accomplishments

Program News

AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program Disaster Relief Trip
Visit our blog to view photos and read about our program's hurricane relief trip to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. We are assisting with the ongoing Katrina rebuilding and relief efforts to help communities in need. Go to http://njwap.livejournal.com/ for all the latest.

Program Overview

The New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program is a community-oriented AmeriCorps environmental program designed to raise awareness about watershed issues in New Jersey. Through this program, AmeriCorps members are placed in watershed management areas across the state to serve their local communities.

Watershed Ambassadors monitor the rivers of New Jersey by visual and biological volunteer monitoring program. The members also work with community volunteers using these two volunteer monitoring techniques. Members are available to train local volunteers in these volunteer monitoring techniques.

Watershed Ambassadors are also available to make presentations to community organizations and schools. These interactive presentations provide information about water and watershed issues in New Jersey. Members educate students and citizens about watershed issues and empower them to get involved in their watershed.

The NJDEP Division of Watershed Management began hosting this AmeriCorps program in September of 2000. AmeriCorps is a national service initiative that was started in 1993 and is known as the domestic Peace Corps. The progam works with all sectors of society to improve the quality of New Jersey's waterways and therfore improve the quality of life in New Jersey. The program works to improve water quality by exploring relationships between people and the environment, nurturing community-based environmental activities and empowering residents to make responsible and informed decisions regarding their watershed.

To schedule a presentation or to learn about volunteer monitoring, please contact the New Jersey Watershed Ambassador listed below. For more information about the program, please contact Akili Lynn, Program Manager at (609) 777-1406 or Akili.Lynn@dep.state.nj.us.

2008-2009 Member Information

Click on a Watershed Management Area to get to know the representative Watershed Ambassador or click here for the 2008-2009 member index

back to top