NEW JERSEY WATERSHED AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
POSITION DESCRIPTION

Overview  

The NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program addresses diverse environmental needs of the state by raising awareness about New Jersey’s watersheds. The purpose of the program is to improve water quality by exploring the relationships between people and the environment, nurturing community-based environmental activities and empowering residents to make responsible and informed decisions regarding their watershed.

Through this program, twenty AmeriCorps members are placed in watershed management areas across the state at host agency sites. Over the course of 1700 hours, members assist the NJDEP in monitoring the rivers of New Jersey through visual and biological assessment volunteer monitoring protocols. Members train community volunteers to participate in these monitoring programs. Through audio visual presentations, members provide information to community organizations and schools, in order to have an informed citizenry about water and watershed issues in New Jersey. Members also engage the community in watershed stewardship and restoration projects, such as storm drain labeling events, stream clean ups, water festivals, invasive species removals, restoration projects, and numerous other water quality enhancement projects.

This position is a great first job in the environmental field!

Program Logistics

• The program will commence mid September 2008
• Members will complete 1700 house of service in a ten to twelve month period and receive a living stipend of $11,400 over the course of their term of service
• Upon completion of the program, members will receive a $4,725 educational award, which can be used to pay off student loans or for further education
• Members are eligible for health benefits during their term of service
• Members will receive training prior to and throughout their term of service
• The job duties include field work, environmental education components, and working with the community
• Great first job in the environmental field
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have a Bachelor's Degree to apply

Locations/Host Agencies

	Watershed Management Area 1 - Upper Delaware North Jersey RC&D Council Clinton www.northjerseyrcd.org/
	Watershed Management Area 2 - Wallkill Sussex County Municipal Utility Authority Lafayette www.wallkillriver.org/
	Watershed Management Area 3 - Pompton, Pequannock, Wanaque, Ramapo Skylands CLEAN Ringwood www.skyclean.org/index.html
	Watershed Management Area 4 - Lower Passaic, Saddle Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners Newark www.pvsc.com/
	Watershed Management Area 5 - Hackensack, Hudson, Pascack Hackensack Riverkeeper Hackensack www.hackensackriverkeeper.org/
	Watershed Management Area 6 - Upper & Mid Passaic, Whippany , Rockaway Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center Chatham www.morrisparks.net/parks/gswampmain.htm
	Watershed Management Area 7 - Arthur Kill Union County Department of Parks and Recreation Elizabeth www.unioncountynj.org/svcsgov/parksrec/index.htm
	Watershed Management Area 8 - North & South Branch Raritan Upper Raritan Watershed Association Gladstone www.urwa.org/
	Watershed Management Area 9 - Lower Raritan, South River, Lawrence NJ Water Supply Authority Somerville www.njwsa.org/
	Watershed Management Area 10 - Millstone Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association Pennington www.thewatershed.org/
	Watershed Management Area 11 - Central Delaware Delaware River Basin Commission West Trenton www.state.nj.us/drbc/
	Watershed Management Area 12 - Monmouth Monmouth County Planning Board Freehold www.visitmonmouth.com/03230planboard/index.html
	Watershed Management Area 13 - Barnegat Bay NJDEP Forest Resource Education Center Jackson www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/forest/njfs_frep.html
	Watershed Management Area 14 - Mullica Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Tuckerton http://marine.rutgers.edu/pt/index.htm
	Watershed Management Area 15 - Great Egg Harbor Atlantic County Utilities Authority Pleasantville www.acua.com/
	Watershed Management Area 16 - Cape May Cape May County Economic Resources and Capital Planning Cape May Court House www.co.cape-may.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=5&TPID=432
	Watershed Management Area 17 - Maurice, Salem, Cohansey Cumberland County Improvement Authority Millville www.ccia-net.com/home.htm
	Watershed Management Area 18 - Lower Delaware NJDEP Compliance and Enforcement Southern Office Camden www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/contact-intro.html
	Watershed Management Area 19 - Rancocas Rancocas Conservancy/Pinelands Preservation Alliance Southhampton www.pinelandsalliance.org/
	Watershed Management Area 20 - Assiscunk, Crosswicks, Doctors Mercer County Soil Conservation District Hamilton Square http://mercerscd.org/

More About AmeriCorps  

AmeriCorps is a national service program that engages more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, homeland security and the environment. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is aprt of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which engages more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.

For more information on AmeriCorps, visit their website at www.americorps.org

To Apply  

If you are interested in MAKING A DIFFERENCE, please send resumes and cover letter to:

Terri Romagna
AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador Program
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Watershed Management
401 East State Street, P.O. Box 418
Trenton, NJ 08625-0418

Phone: (609) 633-3812
Fax: (609) 292-0687
terri.romagna@dep.state.nj.us

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