NEW JERSEY WATERSHED AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
Watershed Management Area 6
Upper and Mid Passaic, Whippany, Rockaway

Hello! My name is Mike Romankiewicz, and I am the 2007-2008 AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador for Watershed Management Area 6 (WMA 6). Encompassing the Upper and Mid Passaic, Whippany and Rockaway rivers, this basin is an important source of ground and drinking water as well as recreational opportunities for Morris, Sussex, Somerset and Essex counties. During my term of service, I will be working to educate students and concerned community members about the issues facing our watershed. I am based out of the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham.

I graduated from Middlebury College in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and a minor in Environmental Studies. Having pursued my education out of state, I am excited to be reacquainting myself with New Jersey and applying my passion for environmental issues in our local community. I am available to make presentations in our schools and to community groups of all ages about our watershed and what we can do to be good stewards for our most precious natural resource.

Are you interested in taking action and becoming more engaged in our watershed? Terrific! I am available to provide training for biological and visual monitoring of our local streams. Here, participants learn to identify macroinvertebrates and collect critical visual information to determine the health of our water. The data gathered can be used by the Department of Environmental Protection in assessing the appropriate course for streams in our watershed.

I can also be of assistance in planning river clean-ups and other water-related events. This is a free resource and I strongly encourage you to contact me if I can be of service. I look forward to working with you!

Mike Romankiewicz
watershed.ambassador@earthlink.net
(973) 635-6629

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