From kirk.barrett at montclair.edu Thu Dec 6 15:30:44 2007 From: kirk.barrett at montclair.edu (Kirk Barrett) Date: Mon Dec 10 08:58:37 2007 Subject: [NJHEPS] Announcment of USEPA Enviro. Ed. grant to Montclair State's Passaic River Institute, New Jersey for educational monitoring Message-ID: <00e801c83846$e05c2320$05000100@PRI2> Below is a press releasefrom Montclair State University announcing a grant from USEPA 's environmental education program to Montclair State's Passaic River Institue. The grant is funding an educational environmental monitoring program involving four high schools in the Passaic basin. For more information about the project, visit www.preemo-msu.org or contact me. Regards, Dr. Kirk R. Barrett, PE, PWS Director, Passaic River Institute Montclair State University 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ 07043 phone: 973-655-7117 fax: 973-655-6810 email: kirk.barrett@montclair.edu web: http://www.csam.montclair.edu/PRI/ NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDY AND COMPARE AQUATIC ECOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY Montclair State University Brings Together Suburban and Urban High Schools in Bergen, Passaic and Essex to Participate Montclair State University , Passaic River Institute, Montclair, NJ, www. primsu.org December 4, 2007 Students and teachers from four New Jersey high schools in three counties will conduct scientific studies of the Passaic River under the guidance of professors and staff from Montclair State University under a new project, Passaic River Environmental Education and Monitoring Organization, (or PREEMO), established through Montclair State University?s Passaic River Institute. This program is supported by a grant of $40,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA grant to the Passaic River Institute will support the program that will give high school students?from Barringer High School, Newark; Wallington High School, Wallington, (Bergen County); Passaic Valley High School, Little Falls, (Passaic County); and Newark Academy, Livingston, (Essex County)?hands-on training in the science of monitoring water quality along the environmentally-challenged river and its tributaries. ?The program has many benefits for the community. On an educational level, it is a very practical way of engaging high school students in biology, chemistry, math, and computer science concepts that are taught in classrooms,? says Kirk Barrett, Ph.D., director of the Passaic River Institute. ?It is also a way of encouraging young people to take an active role in taking care of their local environments, a trait that we hope will become a lifelong habit.? A highlight of the learning experience will be a year-end conference on the campus of Montclair State University during which students of all of four high schools will meet to share and discuss their findings. ?This project will culminate in a sharing of experiences between students and teachers from different learning environments,? says Barrett, ?It brings together a cross-section of young people who reflect New Jersey?s diverse neighborhoods to study together waterways that we share in common.? Teachers from the four schools are receiving advice, training and supplies in aquatic biological and chemical analysis procedures from faculty and staff at the Passaic River Institute, and now are leading their students to the Passaic River for monthly water-monitoring forays. ?Involving teachers and students in a study of the Passaic engages them in experiences that both educate and inspire them,? said EPA Regional Administrator, Alan J. Steinberg. ?This program gives educators and young people the knowledge and skills they need to understand their environment and take action to improve it. They will know how to meet an important challenge, being environmental stewards of the Passaic River.? The students are using kits purchased by the EPA grant to measure water quality variables such as dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and phosphorus concentrations. They are also collecting small bottom-dwelling animals, like snails, that indicate pollution levels in a waterbody. Students are entering their collected data into a Web-based program (www.preemo-msu.org ) that allows them to analyze data and compare it with data collected at other sites. The Web site also provides links to relevant educational materials, links to other data sets about the river, and will provide a forum where students can post their impressions and questions about ecology and environmental science. One sampling site is the lake in Essex County?s Branch Brook Park, which flows to the Passaic River. ?For generations, Essex County Branch Brook Park has been a special place where people of all ages play, relax and enjoy nature every day. Over the last five years, we have worked cooperatively with the public to revitalize our park and upgrade recreation facilities,? said Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. ?We are pleased the EPA and Montclair State will utilize Branch Brook Park as an environmental classroom and help students learn about and gain an appreciation of nature.? About the Environmental Protection Agency?s Environmental Education Programs For more information on EPA?s environmental education grants program, which is currently accepting applications for 2008, go to http://.www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html. EPA?s environmental education web sites are: http://www.epa.gov/kids for Pre-K through Grade 4; http://www.epa.gov/students for middle grade students; http://www.epa.gov/highschool for high school students and http://www.epa.gov/teachers for educators. About the Passaic River Institute The Passaic River Institute was created to seek solutions for the waterway's environmental problems and to advance environmental research and education. It is comprised of faculty, students and facilities dedicated to an interdisciplinary examination of environmental issues. More information about the Montclair State University Passaic River Institute can be accessed by phone, 973-655-7117, or by going to http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/pri. About Montclair State University Montclair State University (www.montclair.edu ) is New Jersey's second largest university. It offers the advantages of a large university?a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum with a global focus, a broad variety of superior graduate programs through the doctoral level, and a diverse faculty and student body?combined with a small college's attention to students. Contact: Minne Ho Montclair State University Communications and Marketing 973-655-4333, hom@mail.montclair.edu Teresa Ippolito U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Public Affairs 212-637-3671, ippolito.teresa@epa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is time to bring the benefits of this new fuel/technology combination to New Jersey and to government and business leaders across the region. Goals of the Conference * Generating greater understanding of the alternative fuel options for heavy duty vehicles in New Jersey that can produce exceptional environmental, health, economic and energy security benefits: natural gas and bio-methane. * Building interest for taking advantage of these fuels in one of the fleet sectors where it could make the greatest difference to the quality of life in the State: the more than 9,000 refuse trucks that serve virtually every city and community in New Jersey. These trucks, which provide an essential public service are also among the heaviest diesel fuel users and most concentrated sources of air pollution in New Jersey?s major cities. Their use of these alternative fuels can enable them to play a real leadership role in shifting away from dependence on foreign oil and helping bring healthier air to millions of New Jersey residents. Potential attendees include public and private solid waste haulers, generators of biogas (including landfill and wastewater treatment plant owners/operators), landfill gas developers, anaerobic digestion and biogas cleanup technology vendors, natural gas utilities, solid waste management consulting engineers, organic waste recyclers, County solid waste and recycling coordinators, NJ State Officials, regional/municipal government, local environmental organizations and commissions, academic centers, and sustainability foundations. For a complete agenda, and to register, please visit www.cookce.rutgers.edu/alternatefuel . You may also register by calling our Registration Department at (732) 932-9271 ? please reference course code: EQ0401HA08. 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