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VOL. 56, NO. 2 Summer 2009A publication of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, central New Jersey’s first environmental group.2008ANNUALREPORTINSIDE!Your water. Your environment. Your voice.Shad in our ‘Shed?Imagine that you are a fish migrating upstream to spawn.But you keep bumping into a wall and can’t get to yourpreferred destination.This has been the fate of American shad and other migratoryfish in the Millstone River since the early 18th century whendams were constructed on the river to power mills.Now, with a recent grant from American Rivers andthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) Restoration Center,the Watershed Association islaunching a study to determinewhether it’s possible to restoremigratory fish to our namesake river.Inside5...Annual MeetingCelebrates 607...Check out theCalendar of Events12...Get Outside!Our study will look into whether it’sfeasible to remove two dams from the river,thereby opening up 14 river miles to migrating fish andrecreational users between Lake Carnegie and Manville,near the confluence of the Millstone and Raritan Rivers.Through this incredibly exciting project we aim to restorethe ecological integrity of the Millstone River, re-establishingthe equilibrium between river flow and sediment flowwhile allowing the river to meander and naturally createhabitat for fish and other aquatic species. In addition,recreational users like kayakers and canoers would enjoyimproved safety with the elimination of the two dams,which today pose severe impediments for river travelers.Science Director Peggy Savage at the Weston Causeway Dam,one of two dams the Watershed Association is studying to seeif their removal can help migratory fish like the American shad.As recently as 2005, research shows that American shad,river herring, American eel, and other migratory speciesmade their way close to, if not into, the Millstone River.Continued on page 14ConservationAdvocacy Science Education

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORInspiring StewardshipFor 60 years, the WatershedAssociation has beencommitted to protectingand restoring clean waterand the environment incentral New Jersey throughconservation, advocacy,science, and education.We’ve been the eyes andears and voice of the environment in our region, and overthe years we’ve had more than our share of victories.Sewage is no longer discharged into the D&R Canal. Majorproposed highways through some of our most sensitivehabitats were beaten back. Open space is preserved whereonce thousands of homes were proposed, and we can takecredit for the passage of scores of local and state laws toprotect water and habitat.Amanda and Emily Hardman were StreamWatchvolunteers for nearly seven years and both attendedsummer camp at the Watershed Reserve. Emily isattending University of Plymouth in England and isstudying marine biology. In the fall, Amanda will beoff to University of Warwick in the United Kingdomto begin her studies in biochemistry.Just recently, I met Hugh Adams, the director ofthe Retired and Senior Volunteers Program ofMercer County. Hugh wanted me to know aboutthe impact that the Watershed Association had onhis son Bryan, now a teacher of science and mathin Alexandria, Virginia.The true impact of this organization is impossibleto measure. So many have been inspired to committhemselves personally and professionally to environmentalstewardship.We’ve restored stream banks, planted hundreds of thousandsof trees, and removed tons of garbage from our waterways.But perhaps the Watershed Association’s greatest contri butionhas been the impact we’ve had on the tens of thousands ofpeople we’ve come into contact with over the years. We’veinspired generations of residents to love and care for the earthand taught homeowners, businesses, farmers, schools andothers ways to reduce their environmental impact.Not Just PreachingI regularly hear about people for whom theWatershed Association has made a lasting impact.Often these stories come from parents or friends.Catherine Preston was our very first Stream-Watch Intern. Last year she completed lawschool and is now a practicing environmentalattorney in Boston. Her commitment to theenvironment rubbed off on her mother Candace,who now chairs our Board of Trustees.Andrew Hildick-Smith attended the WatershedAssociation’s summer camp and was acamp counselor for us. Today, he is a seniorprogram manager for the MassachusettsWater Resources Authority.Change is on the forefront atthe Watershed Association! Each yearwe spend hundreds of hours teaching,testing and advocating for green technologies,yet our own facilities and infrastructure systemsdon’t always measure up. The Watershed Associationis making it a priority to have our campusbecome a model of sustainable practices. Ourlatest upgrade? A propane lawn mower.According to the US EPA, lawn care isresponsible for 10 percent of particulatematter and other air pollution. Our newlawn mower generates 80 percent lesspollution than standard designs.Conservation Director, Bay Weber, on our new mower2 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

CONSERVATION BEGINS AT HOMESharing the River-Friendly ExperienceYou don’t have to live along a river to be a River-FriendlyResident—but whether you’re streamside or not, your yardis the first line of defense in protecting environmentaland human health. How you take care of your yard affectsnot only your family and pets, but also the source of yourdrinking water. Living River-Friendly is one way thateach of us can help. When asked about the River-FriendlyProgram, Ted Chase of Franklin Township said, “theRiver-Friendly program makes one realize that each ofus can do something good for the environment right onour own property. Becoming a River-Friendly Residentspurred me to do more of the actions in my yard and inthe community.” Check out more from fellow River-Friendly Residents below.QWhy did you become a River-Friendly Resident andwhat did the experience mean to you?A“Asa former Board member and a current memberof the Advisory Board, I thought it was important togo through the process to see how we could be betterat property managementand alsoto try to setan example forothers. It was greatto have many ofour existing practicesconfirmed asuseful, and it wasalso important totest all the optionsto see which werepractical for usand which werenot. And therewere some of both.We learned the job is never done and even where wethink it is, we can do better. We need to continue toshare our ‘best practices’ with others so as to spreadthe word. Water quality has to be a concern forall of us.” Van Zandt and Myra Williams,Princeton TownshipQHow did your work as a River-Friendly Residentimpact your life?A“Becominga River-Friendly Resident reinforcesthe fact that we (us and nature) are dependent uponclean water for our very survival. The programidentified additionalways forme to be evenmore consciousabout conservingwater and keepingit clean. It is aresponsibility andon-going challengethat each of us must embrace in our daily lives. Iwill continue to share what I have learned withmy family, friends, and neighbors.” Jim Gambino,Hopewell TownshipQWhat River-Friendly practice has been the mostrewarding?A“Wereally enjoy gardening. We use plants that areperennials and have a low water requirement. Asmuch as possible we use soaker hoses to water thegardens whenrequired. Ourgardens rangefrom full sun tosun/part shadeto full shadeand are frequentedbycolorful visitors.This year weplan to expandthe gardens in the wooded area of our home withshade & moisture loving plants. Tom is rewarded bythe fact he has less grass to mow and Barbara lovesthe fresh cut flowers.” Tom & Barbara McGeachen,East Windsor TownshipBecome a River-Friendly Resident Today! Contact AmyWeaver at (609) 737-3735 or aweaver@thewatershed.org.4 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

annual meetingCelebrating 60 at the Annual MeetingWatershed Association trustees, former board membersand friends joined the staff to celebrate the WatershedAssociation’s 60th Anniversary in style at our AnnualMeeting on Monday, April 27. Attendees recognized theservice of dedicated volunteers and community leaders,welcomed back old friends, and enjoyed some 60th birthdaycake in the shade on the Watershed Reserve’s lawn.“For six decades, the Watershed Association has workedto protect your water and your environment through conservation,advocacy, science and education,” said ExecutiveDirector Jim Waltman, as he recognized early WatershedAssociation leaders, including Malcolm Crooks, execu-tive director from 1955–1963, and Jim Gaffney, executivedirector from 1980–1985, and touted the organization’ssuccesses—both past and present.“From halting sewage discharge in the D&R Canal and otherwaterways and stopping major proposed highways throughenvironmentally sensitive areas, to preserving open spaceand restoring stream banks,” he continued. “The WatershedAssociation continues to inspire generations of residents tolove and care for our water and environment.”To check out more photos from the event and speech transcriptsvisit www.thewatershed.org/news.New Trustees Scot Pannepacker ofHopewell Borough, Walter Bliss ofPrinceton Township, Jonathan Ericksonof Princeton Township and MarylouMillard Ferrara of Hopewell Township.(Not pictured: Bill Carmean ofYardley, Pa.)Ron Borsellino, director for theU.S. EPA Division of EnvironmentalPlanning & Protection, accepts theEdmund W. Stiles Award for EnvironmentalStewardship—the WatershedAssociation’s highest honor—fromExecutive Director Jim Waltman onbehalf of award recipient U.S. EPAAdministrator Lisa Jackson.Board Chair Candace Preston andExecutive Director Jim Waltman presentMontgomery Township environmentalscience teacher Jamie Witsen with theRichard Rotter Award for Excellence inEnvironmental Education with EducationDirector Jeff Hoagland.Board Chair Candace Preston presentsCranbury resident Anna Drago with ourVolunteer Service Award with ExecutiveDirector Jim Waltman.NewEducation InternsEnvironmental EducationInterns Allison Kohler(left), of Wenonah, NJ,and Colleen Riley, ofCollege Station, TX, havejoined the WatershedAssociation team fornine months thanks tothe generous support ofthe J. Seward Johnson Sr.1963 Charitable Trust.Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org 5

Speaking of natureSummer Magicby Jeff HoaglandSummer is upon us. I can only sigh with a smile. The naturalist’scalendar is marked by so many wonderful momentsthat define the seasons or mark their transitions. Summeroffers a fine assortment of those moments but they seemsomehow more luminous. Maybe it is the accumulationof childhood memories, of summers free from school andhomework. Those long summer days were invariably filledwith outdoor adventure and discovery. Those memoriesadd luster to a season of heat and humidity. Those memoriesalso play an integral role in shaping our Summer Natureand Environmental Day Camp.Exploration was a huge part of my summers growing up.Pushing boundaries. Out on the frontier. Together withmy friends we always wondered “What’s over there offthe trail?” or “Where does that stream go?” We launchedexpeditions, discovering new places and encountering newplants and animals.Honoring that tradition, our summer camp presents our860-acre Watershed Reserve as frontier, full of possibilityand waiting to be explored. Beyond each bend in eachtrail—mystery. Some trails skirt the edge of habitat, offeringan expansive view of our grasslands or an overlook ofthe pond. Other trails course through a variety of mixedhardwood forests or old fields. Just off the trail, in variouslocations, are invitations to further exploration—a dark,dense cedar forest, a calling bullfrog or a large, loomingHobbit tree. Stepping off the trail, gently, into the habitat,we discover plants and animals we have not yet seen.Meeting new plants and animals was a huge part of mychildhood. I summered extensively with my insect friends.I found them everywhere—not just in the wild habitatssurrounding my neighborhood, but in my backyard aswell. Since there are more than 200 million insects for eachhuman on this planet, it is quite easy to find them. Lookcarefully and you will find boxfuls of colors that Crayolahas missed. You will find unimaginable lifestyles andincredible adaptations. These wonders are all aroundus awaiting discovery.The magic of insects is part of our summer camp. We’llfind several species of ladybugs in our meadows, walkingsticks in the brush and water boatmen in the stream.Under logs in the forest we’ll find a whole world of insectsand their kin, as if placed by Dr. Seuss himself. Campersmarvel at the black, yellow and white-banded monarchcaterpillars feeding on milkweed in our meadows andbutterfly house. The caterpillars incorporate the toxins ofthe milkweed into their bodies to avoid predation. Thatis only part of the wonder—these butterflies migrate toMexico each fall! We are surrounded by the stories ofinsects in every habitat we visit.summer brookperfect skipping stoneon the other sidepublished in The Heron’s Nest, V 10:3Summer time was also full of special places that I wouldreturn to over and over. In front of my house was a blackcherry that offered its own collection of insects, a coolopen shade, and sour fruits. At the end of the road was alarge meadow that spilled in most directions into privateproperty. I can still hear the grasses whispering to me.There were my favorite climbing trees, a tall white pineand a sprawling Norway maple. Then there was the forestitself, with its meandering stream and —surprise—anature center.I’m proud that the Watershed Association’s Summer Natureand Environmental Day Camp is one of the special placesof summer. I feel it in my heart and I hear the testimonyof so many who come here. Children still love exploringthe wild. They love meeting new plants and animals andlearning their stories. They love playing together, buildingshelters in the woods, and creating masterpieces from theberries and greens around them. Most of all they just lovebeing kids, wandering like streams and singing their song.The magic of childhood is the magic of nature.6 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

MeEvents Calendar—Summer 2009Family & Adult ProgramsPages 7-9Children’s ProgramsPage 10Summer Preschool SeriesPage 11Summer School-Age SeriesPage 11Fee Code:M = Stony Brook-Millstone WatershedAssociation current memberN M = Non-memberIn honor of our 60th anniversary we have rolled backthe prices of a few of our offerings such as ourpreschool and school-age series.We believe all of our programs are a tremendous value,offering high quality experiences for all ages. We alsobelieve that these offerings benefit both environmentaland personal health. We hope you will celebrate with us.Registration is required for all programs,unless stated otherwise.Space is limited. All programs meet at the ButtingerNature Center, unless stated otherwise. Please call(609) 737-7592 to register. Payment is accepted bycash, check, VISA, Mastercard or Discover and canbe dropped off at the Nature Center or mailed to:Education Programs, 31 Titus Mill Road,Pennington, NJ 08534.Refund PolicyA full refund will be made if notice of cancellationis received at least 48 hours before a program.Call (609) 737-7592 to cancel. No refunds orcredits will be given after that time.Watershed Association membership is not refundable.Family & Adult ProgramsJune 13Watershed Association—Lawrence Hopewell Trail Ribbon CuttingSaturday, 11 AM, Families and Adults, FREEBe one of the first to hike or bike on the newest sectionof the Lawrence Hopewell Trail! Join the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association as it opens its sectionof the Lawrence Hopewell Trail along Wargo Road. TheLawrence Hopewell Trail is a 20-mile network of trailson public and private lands connecting Lawrence andHopewell townships. Visit www.thewatershed.org orwww.lhtrail.org to learn more.June 20Butterfly House Opening Day/ButtingerNature Center Open HouseSaturday, 10 AM–2 PM; Families and Adults; FREEWelcome the butterflies back to the Kate GorrieButterfly House. Naturalists will be on hand allday to lead tours and answer questions about nativebutterflies, host plants and butterfly lifecycles.Plan to also visit the animals and displays in theButtinger Nature Center. Event is free but donationsfor maintenance of the butterfly house are gladlyaccepted. All Watershed Association memberswill receive a 20 percent discount on Nature Shoppurchases that day. Pre-registration is not required.June 22Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationJoin one of the staff naturalists for an insider’s viewof what’s happening in the Kate Gorrie MemorialButterfly House. Learn about host plants for butterflylarvae, mating strategies for different butterflies,caterpillar predators and parasites, native New Jerseybutterfly lifecycles and much more. Then, step into ourwild meadow with an insect net in hand to meet someof the six-legged residents of our Watershed Reserve.Stay for a glass of cold lemonade with us afterwards.June 24Exploring the Night—Firefly WatchWednesday, 8:30 PM; Families and Adults; Fee perperson: $8 M; $12 NMEnjoy ‘nature’s fireworks’ on the Reserve withEducation Director Jeff Hoagland. Prepare for anencounter with magic—the annual light show courtesyof several species of fireflies. Learn about the secretlives of the lightning bug, from glowworm to adult,and learn how to identify different species by theirflash patterns. Play a firefly game and discover thewonder of the season. Our walk starts at the ButtingerNature Center and takes us through the meadows tothe “hot spots” of lightning bug activity. Don’t miss thisannual favorite.Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org 7

June 29Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.July 6Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.July 8Exploring the Night—Bats at DuskWednesday, 8 PM; Families (with children over 5 years old)and Adults; Fee: $5 M; $8 NMJoin nocturnal naturalist Jeff Hoagland for an eveninginvestigation of the world of bats. Enjoy the spectacularaerodynamics of bats as they emerge from their colonyand feed on a variety of flying insects. We will listen tothe bats’ ultrasonic communication and feeding callsusing our bat detector. Learn the latest about whitenose syndrome, which is threatening bats throughoutthe northeast.July 10Friday Family Fun DayFriday, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM; Families (with children 6 yearsand older); Fee: $20 per adult/$15 per child for members;$25 per adult/$20 per child for non-membersFor less than the cost of visiting the zoo, you can joinnaturalist and Education Director Jeff Hoagland for aspecial family-oriented day exploring the wilds of theWatershed Reserve. Jeff will share his passion for littlecreatures as you search field and forest for insects andtheir kin. Explore the Stony Brook and meet up close avariety of its denizens from the whirligig beetle and thetwo-lined salamander to the bluegill sunfish and the greenfrog. After some playtime and a picnic on the banks of theBrook enjoy some stories about the land under the shadeof the Hobbit Tree.July 11Great Watershed Stream Exploration—Rock BrookSaturday, 9:30–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationJoin us at Bessie Grover Memorial Park in the SourlandMountains for an exploration of life in and around thewater. Expect to meet a variety of creatures includingsalamanders, frogs and aquatic insects. This hands-on,exploratory adventure is part of a series of programsfocusing on the waterways that drain our watershed andjoin our communities. Wear old sneakers for wading.Nets are provided. Space is limited and pre-registration isnecessary. This program is co-sponsored by the SourlandPlanning Council.July 13Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.July 18Great Watershed Stream Exploration—Cranbury BrookSaturday, 9:30–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationJoin us at Cranbury Preserve in Cranbury for anexploration of life in and around the water. Expect to meeta variety of creatures including salamanders, frogs andaquatic insects. This hands-on, exploratory adventure ispart of a series of programs focusing on the waterwaysthat drain our watershed and join our communities.Wear old sneakers for wading. Nets are provided. Space islimited and pre-registration is necessary. This program isco-sponsored by the Washington Crossing Audubon Society.July 18Insect Safari on the Watershed ReserveSaturday, 9:30–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 M; $8 NMExplore the Watershed Reserve, discovering the rich,hidden world of insects. Meet praying mantids and soldierbeetles in our fields, rove beetles and wood roaches inour forest, and water boatmen and predaceous divingbeetles in the stream. We will finish our hike with a guidedexploration of the Kate Gorrie Memorial Butterfly House,a visit with our observation hive in the Buttinger NatureCenter, and a refreshing glass of cold lemonade.July 20Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.July 22Butterfly Tea PartyWednesday, 10:30 AM–12 PM; Families; Fee: $8 M;$12 NMYou are invited for tea with the butterflies of the WatershedReserve. Come learn how and why butterflies too aredrinking sweet “tea” from flowers. We will begin our teaby learning more about butterflies, and then try to catchthem for a close up look at their beautiful, but fragile bodies.Venture into our backyard for iced tea, lemonade andbutterfly sugar cookies.8 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

July 25Great Watershed Stream Exploration—Lewis and Stony BrooksSaturday, 9:30–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationJoin us at Kunkel Park in Pennington for an explorationof life in and around the water. Expect to meet a variety ofcreatures including salamanders, frogs and aquatic insects.This hands-on, exploratory adventure is part of a seriesof programs focusing on the waterways that drain ourwatershed and join our communities. Wear old sneakersfor wading. Nets are provided. Space is limited andpre-registration is necessary.July 27Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.August 1Great Watershed Stream Exploration—Perrineville Lake Park ExplorationSaturday, 9:30–11:30 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationEnjoy this exploration of field, forest, lake and stream atthe Perrineville Lake Park in Millstone Township. Meet awide variety of plants and animals on this hike discoveringthe interrelationships between all. Expect to encounteran assortment of creatures ranging from the secretivespringtail to the slow-motion red-bellied turtle. Our searchwill conclude streamside where we will use nets to discovercaddisflies, crayfish and more.August 3Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.August 6Exploring the Night: Full Moon Hike andGreat Nocturnal Insect SafariThursday, 8:30 PM; Families (with children over 5 years old)and Adults; Fee per person: $8 M; $12 NMEnjoy this excursion into the night by the light of the fullmoon with Education Director Jeff Hoagland. Sharinghis passion and knowledge for insects, Jeff will sugar formoths and introduce the season’s singers in the WatershedReserve’s fields and forest. Our encounters may includesuch characters as underwing moths, caterpillar hunters,cone-headed grasshoppers, katydids and more.August 8Shady Sourland Mountain HikeSaturday, 9:30 AM–12:00 PM; Families (children over 6years) and Adults; Fee: $5 suggested donationEnjoy the huge boulders and cool shade of the SourlandMountain Preserve of Somerset County. On this guidedwalk participants will meet some of the resident plantsand animals, ranging from the statuesque tulip trees to theminiscule springtails. We will also explore the fascinatinggeologic processes that formed the mountains, alongwith their impressive boulders and small caves. Don’tmiss this intimate look at the birthplace of so many of ourstreams. This program is co-sponsored by the SourlandPlanning Council.August 10Butterfly House TourMonday, 10–11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.August 13Bees to Butterflies: Native Pollinators of NJThursday, 7 PM; Fee: $5 suggested donation,Watershed Reserve, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington NJNew for 2009! Love coming to the Stony Brook-MillstoneWatershed Association’s Annual Butterfly Festival, butwant to learn more about the butterflies and other nativepollinators that call New Jersey home? Come hear from anexpert panel of science and conservation leaders as theyexplore who our native pollinators are and what issues theyface for survival in New Jersey. Panelists include nationallyrecognized bee researcher Dr. Rachael Winfree fromRutgers University, and Tim Dunne of the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service,among others. Registration required. Call (609) 737-3735for more information.August 15Butterfly FestivalSaturday, 10 AM–4 PM, Fee: $5 per person, $15 per carloadThis community festival offers fun for the entire family!Enjoy naturalist-guided tours of the Kate Gorrie MemorialButterfly House, nature hikes, live entertainment, localfood, children’s activities, and an array of demonstrationsand exhibits about the environment and conservation.New for 2009—Fill out your “Butterfly Festival Passport”by visiting the Watershed Association’s Conservation,Advocacy, Science and Education Zones to learn abouthow you can protect clean water and the environment, andreceive a special prize! Stay tuned to www.thewatershed.orgfor more information.Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org 9

August 17Butterfly House Tour—Last tour of the seasonMonday, 10-11 AM; Families and Adults;Fee: $5 suggested donationSee June 22 for details.September 127th Annual Mercer County MasterGardeners Insect FestivalSaturday, 1–4 PM; Families; Mercer Education GardensInsect safari, story-telling, costume parade, beneficialinsect lab, hay rides and more. Look for our WatershedAssociation booth at the festival. For more informationabout the Mercer County Master Gardeners’ event visithttp://www.mgofmc.org.September 18Exploring the Night: Creepy Spider HuntFriday, 7:30 PM; Families and Adults;Fee per person: $8 M; $12 NMDiscover a menagerie of spiders, hungry and hunting forthe summer insect bounty on the Watershed Reserve trailsat night. Join Education Director Jeff Hoagland on thiswalk exploring the secret lives of spiders. We hope to meetorb web weavers, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, sheet webweavers and more.Children’s ProgramsJune 27Boy Scouts of America—‘Insect Study’ MeritBadge WorkshopSaturday, 9:30 AM–12:30 PM; Boy Scouts 11 years andolder; Fee: $15 per scoutJoin Education Director/Merit Badge Counselor JeffHoagland for this half-day workshop, designed to help BoyScouts earn the Insect Study merit badge. Out on the trailsin field, forest, and streamside scouts will learn to observeand identify a wide variety of insects, discovering the secretlives of our smallest neighbors.June 30-July 2Kindercamp—A Mini-Camp forKindergartenersTuesday through Thursday, 9:30 AM–12 PM; childrenfinished with Kindergarten and entering grade 1 inSeptember; Fee: $75 plus current Watershed Associationfamily membership requiredThis special 3-day summer mini-camp is designed forthe young child to transition into our summer campexperience. Conducted by both our Teacher-Naturalistsand Summer Camp Staff, your young camper willexperience all of the usual natural fun the WatershedReserve offers every summer—including a pond explorationand insect safari. Space is limited—registration is required.July 20, 27, August 3,10Movin’ Naturally—Yoga for PreschoolersChildren 3–5 years old; parent must stay withchild under 4 years oldMondays, 11:15 AM–12 PMFee per session: $7 M/$10 NM or Fee per series: $23 M/$40 NMExperience nature by becoming part of it. In this yogainspired series taught by naturalist/yoga instructor AllisonJackson, children will explore nature through creativemovement, activities and games. Wear comfortableclothing for moving outdoors. Please bring a yoga mat andwater bottle.August 19–21Magic and Mapmaking Mini-CampWednesday through Friday, 9 AM–4 PM; childrenentering grades 2–5; Fee: $150 plus current WatershedAssociation family membershipEnjoy some map fun searching forest and field for naturaltreasures here on the Watershed Reserve. We will exploredifferent ways to create maps, learn how to use a compassand set off on a modern day treasure hunt using GPStechnology. Space is limited—registration is required.Tiny Tot Walks(Ages 18-36 months, child must be walking andaccompanied by adult)10–11 AM: Fee per child: $7 M; $10 NMJoin Pam Newitt on an outdoor adventure withyour budding naturalist as she leads toddlers onexplorations of the natural world.July 13August 7September 16October 2310 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

Summer Preschool SeriesChildren 3–5 years old; parent must stay with childyounger than 4Tuesdays, 10:30AM–12PM; Fee per session:$10 M/$15 NM or Fee per series: $55 M/$90 NMJuly 7Storytime ForestHave you ever wanted to listen to a story under a coolcanopy of leaves? Walk with us to a special place in thewoods. We will spread a blanket on the ground and heartwo new stories in the shade.July 14Wonderful WoodpeckersHow does a woodpecker sound? Where does a woodpeckerlive? We’ll answer these questions and more as weexplore the Watershed Reserve trails to learn all aboutwoodpeckers. We’ll search for where they live, what theyeat and learn how they find food.July 21Beautiful ButterfliesButterflies are one of the most beautiful parts of summer.In this program we’ll tour the butterfly house and learn allabout the life cycles of these unique insects. Afterwardswe’ll try our hand at catching wild butterflies.July 28Once Upon a Time…Ever dream of becoming a prince or a princess? Climbingup a beanstalk? Or even encountering (gasp) one of thethree bears? In this program we will read, explore, andplay journeying into the worlds of some of the greatesttales ever told.August 4Nature’s PaletteOur world is full of color. Come out and discover themyriad of colors that paint the Watershed Reserve eachsummer. We’ll take a hike to look for Mother Nature’sfavorite colors, and make a craft to take home.August 11Come Fly with Me!What makes a bird fly so high in the sky? A bee buzz inyour ear? Can squirrels and fish really fly? In this program,we will learn about the animals that get the chance toleave the ground and take flight and what they use toget up there.Fall Preschool series begins September 8.Summer School-age SeriesChildren 6–9 years old; child should bring a snackand water bottleTuesdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM; Fee per session: $15 M/$20 NMor Fee per series: $85 M/$120 NMJuly 7Animal CommunicationSounds, displays, colors and scents are a few waysthat animals communicate. We’ll experience thesemethods through games and exploration to gain abetter understanding of how they are successful.July 14What’s in the SoilWhat makes up the soil? Who lives there? How much soilis on the planet Earth? Search the Watershed Reserve trailsfor soil and the organisms that live in it. We’ll even collectsoil and plant a seed to take home.July 21Fairy Houses and Gnome HomesJoin us for one program that is sure to inspire yourimagination, creativity, and sense of wonder. We will spendthe time creating our own fanciful village in the forest.We’ll also take a hike around the Village’s forest and build“fairy houses” for nature’s more magical residents.July 28Life in the Stony BrookWe’ll take a hike to the Stony Brook to observe life in thestream. Using nets and seines we’ll catch fish and othercritters to learn what makes our stream so special. You’llneed old sneakers for wading and dry shoes to change into.August 4Nature’s Art StudioThis program is designed to inspire budding artists andcrafters. We will search the Watershed Reserve trails for avariety of natural items for decorating homemade paper.Not only will we use natural objects for creating works ofart, we will also make nature-inspired paintings as well.August 11Perfect PollinatorsHelp Wanted: Insects for making the next generationof seeds. Must like flowers; pollen and nectar-loving is aplus. Do you fit the bill? Come learn about New Jersey’sperfect pollinators.Fall School-age series begins September 10.Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org 11

RUN OF THE RIVERGet Outside!In each of our communities within the watershed, thereare numerous wild places that offer a special invitation toengage with nature or simply enjoy the outdoors. Many ofthese are formal parks, with trails or open space for play,but others are simply undeveloped areas, located betweenneighborhoods, or at the edge of town.Watershed Places to VisitOne cannot overstate the importance of these wild places.Here we are reminded that we share the planet with others.These places provide homes and habitat for wild plants andanimals. Wild places offer us solace in a complicated world,a place to recharge or let go. They also offer our children aplace to develop as they play and explore, stretching theirimagination. Along waterways, wild places help maintainthe quality of water that we all need to survive.There is a wide range of habitats found in the wild spacesaround us. Some reserves, such as the Northern StonyBrook Preserve and the Sourland Mountain Preserve areforested landscapes that encompass the headwaters ofsome of our watershed streams. Here streams are bornamidst the rocks and moss, protecting the water fromhuman encroachment.Further downstream, wild spaces provide opportunities tofurther explore our waterways. Our home, the WatershedReserve, as well as the Laurie Chauncey Trail and theInstitute Woods all offer an interface with the Stony Brookon its journey seaward.Smaller streams are a central feature in many other watershedparks such as Opossum Road Woods and CranburyBrook Preserve. Others like Kunkel, Hopewell, and Etra LakeParks, with streams, combine the wild with the tame, offeringplaygrounds, ball fields and /or picnicking opportunities. Ifyou like fishing, you can try Perrineville Lake Park or the D& R Canal State Park.Most of the wild spaces around us have been preservedto protect the wild and limit development. Several featurea diversity of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, such asMountain Lakes and John Witherspoon Woods, Six MileRun State Park, Plainsboro Preserve, and our own WatershedReserve. Regardless of their content or their origin,these wild places are for all of us, reminding us of theimportance of habitat and clean water, reminding us wherewe all came from. Go outside and enjoy!12 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

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Cleaning up!Our 3rd Annual Watershed-wide Stream Clean-up tookplace in 11 towns this spring with 244 volunteers removing6,792 pounds of trash and debris from area waterways.A significant achievement yes, but a long way from theideal—where volunteers attend clean-ups in all 26 watershedmunicipalities only to find no trash to pick up!Each year thousands of pounds of trash, including suchtoxic debris as old motor oil containers, bleach bottles,and auto parts are found in our streams and rivers, leakingcontaminants into what are sources of drinking water fortens of thousands of people.In addition, according to a Litter Survey by the NJ CleanCommunities Council, more than 21 percent of all litter isrelated to food. Our volunteers noted a disturbing numberof recyclable containers, largely soda bottles and beveragecans. This may correspond to declining residential recyclingrates that peaked at 56 percent in the late 1990s. By 2004just 34 percent of households recycled. Today, the averageNJ resident generates 5.4 pounds of trash per day—that’s 1pound more than the national average.What we do on land has a direct impact on our water.Removing trash that ends up in our streams helps us getcloser to that ideal Clean-up—but there is a lot to do toprevent litter from happening in the first place.Nymex Charitable Foundation, American Rivers, Aztec Graphics, Saul Ewing LLP,and Whole Foods sponsored the 2009 Watershed-wide Stream Clean-ups.With more “StreamHeroes” like MeaghanShannon, 7, whoexclaimed at thePlainsboro clean-up:“I always want to pickup trash. I love animals,too” we’ll be able tospend more time appreciatinglocal wildlife andless time cleaning upafter ourselves.Calling all Artists!Upcoming competition to design the logo for next year’s4th Annual Watershed-wide Stream Clean-up!Look for details in the Fall Wellspring.Shad in our ‘Shed?continued from page 1American shad are “anadromous,”which means thatthey are born in freshwater,migrate to the oceans to livefor a period of time, thenmigrate back up their natalstreams to spawn. Historicallythere were massive shadmigrations up the DelawareRiver, but these fish alsoswam up the Raritan Riverand into the Millstone.To get there, the fish must first pass through a relativelynarrow “notch” in the Calco Dam on the Raritan Riverat Bound Brook and then must navigate the Island FarmWeir, a dam-like structure located 160 feet downstreamfrom the confluence of the Millstone and Raritan Rivers.The weir is equipped with a “fish ladder”—a structure thatfacilitates fish passage around the dam.One and a half miles upstream from the fish ladder howeveris the Weston Causeway Dam (also known as theWeston Mills Dam), the first complete barrier to fishattempting to migrate up the Millstone. The dam isthought to have been built around 1700 and is what isknown as a run-of-the-river dam—meaning that waterconstantly flows over it. It was originally built to servicea mill that no longer exists and spans the river betweenFranklin Township and Manville Borough.The Blackwells Mills Dam, located 4.7 miles upstreamfrom the Weston Causeway Dam is another run-of-theriverdam originally built in the 18th century to servicea mill that no longer exists. That dam spans the riverbetween Franklin and Hillsborough Townships.Our feasibility study will determine the safety of removingor breaching the dams by investigating the sedimentsupstream of the dams and looking for potential contaminationthat might need to be addressed. We will also bestudying the likely effects of removing the dams on waterlevels in the river. Future storm water levels will be predictedto determine if flooding would be more or less likely afterdam removal. We will hold public meetings to discusspotential scenarios for fish passage at the dams and tolisten and respond to local concerns about each scenario.14 Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org

Annual Report 2008Your water. Your environment. Your voice.Clean water: It’s more important than everSince 1949, the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association has been making the “CASE” for clean water and a healthyenvironment in central New Jersey. By combining Conservation, Advocacy, Science and Education we have made significantstrides to improve water quality and preserve sensitive habitats in our region. In 2008, we completed a new Master Planfor our campus, won major state-level protection for the Stony Brook, detected a harmful threat to one of our drinking watersources, and expanded the depth and breadth of our education and outreach efforts. (Read more in pages that follow.)Today our waterways face increased pressure from development, population increases, and global warming. Withoutclean water and healthy environments we all lose out. Thanks to the ongoing support of our members, volunteers and othersupporters we continue to be central New Jersey’s leading environmental group. For your support and encouragement weare eternally grateful.Our DonorsJanuary 2008–December 20082008 Corporate, Government &Organizational SupportLeaders$20,000 and aboveBristol-Myers Squibb Company*Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.*Johnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesN.J. Department of EnvironmentalProtectionTaft and Partners*Stewards$10,000–$19,999Church & Dwight Employee Giving FundPrinceton UniversityTyco International Ltd.Friends$5,000–$9,999Maximillian Hayden Architect*PSEGPatrons$2,500–$4,999Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Conservation Resources Inc.PNC Bank, NA/PNC AdvisorsSponsors$1,000–$2,499Farewell Mills Gatsch, LLCMercer County Division of Culture& HeritageNew Jersey Water Supply AuthorityPrinceton HydroTom’s of Maine, Inc.Unitarian Universalist Congregationof PrincetonWoodwinds/The deTuro Family*Supporters$100–$999Action Lawn and Landscape, Inc.Bohren’s Moving and StorageEd Byrne/Robson’s Farm Stand*Capital Health SystemAnnual Report 2008 15Dogwood Garden Club of PrincetonEastern Mountain SportsFort Washington Financial Group LLCGarden Club of PrincetonNew Jersey American Water CompanyOmni Environmental LLCPatricia’s Hair DesignPennington First Aid Squad*RBC Dain RauscherSaul Ewing, LLPStony Brook Garden ClubVolvo of PrincetonWhole Foods Market* includes donation of substantial in-kindprofessional services and equipment2008 Foundation SupportLeaders$20,000 and aboveBehr Charitable FoundationThe Bunbury Company, Inc.The Concordia Foundation

ConservationA Leader and Innovator in Local ConservationIn 2008, more than 200 volunteerscollected 5 tons of trash and debrisfrom area waterways.In 2008 we completed a new Master Plan for the 860-acreWatershed Reserve. The product of intensive planning by our Boardof Trustees and staff, working with Farewell Mills and GatschArchitects, the plan calls on the Watershed Association to transformour Reserve into a physical embodiment of our conservationmission by incorporating a wide array of “green” energy andwater technologies that will be a model for municipal, businessand community leaders.Our River-Friendly land stewardship program also achieved asignificant milestone. We certified Princeton Junior School inLawrence as the first River-Friendly School, now the fourth branchof our River-Friendly program, which also includes River-FriendlyBusiness, Golf Course and Resident Certification. And we embarkedon an ambitious plan to extend our network of more than10 miles of trails to connect all the way from Hopewell BoroughPark to Kunkel Park in Pennington. We also began work on oursegment of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, a 20-mile network oftrails in central NJ, which is set to open in 2009. Plus, our 2ndAnnual Watershed-wide Stream Clean-ups removed more than 5tons of trash from waterways in 11 communities.The Geraldine R. Dodge FoundationHorizon Foundation, Inc.J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963Charitable TrustThe William Penn FoundationStewards$10,000–$19,999Mary Owen Borden FoundationLawson Valentine FoundationNew York Mercantile ExchangeCharitable FoundationFriends$5,000–$9,999The Rita Allen Foundation, Inc.Environmental Support CenterThe Curtis W. McGraw FoundationPheasant Hill Foundation, Inc.Patrons$2,500–$4,999Arkay FoundationSponsors$1,000–$2,499The Baldwin FoundationExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.The Losam FundPrinceton Area Community FoundationGips FundKieling Family FundPNC Bank FundThomas FundMyra and Van ZandtWilliams, Jr. FundJohanette Wallerstein InstituteSupporters$100–$999WS Johnston FoundationHarris and Eliza Kempner FundPrinceton Area Community FoundationGordon and Llura Gund FundAnn and Leighton Laughlin FundPeter and DorothyLawson-Johnston FundRosso-Maguire FundMary and Christopher RodgersFoundation2008 Matching GiftsAmerican Express FoundationBD Matching Gift ProgramBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyChubb & SonComputer Associates International, Inc.ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.16 Annual Report 2008GE FoundationGoldman, Sachs & Co.Matching Gift ProgramJohnson & JohnsonMatching Gift ProgramRobert Wood Johnson FoundationMerrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.Pfizer FoundationUSB SecuritiesIndividualsMuriel Buttinger Society$5,000 & aboveMrs. Sara L. BuckMr. and Mrs. Neil CitroneMr. and Mrs. Elliot CohenBarbie and Chris ColeAnna DragoMr. and Mrs. Zvi EirefDr. and Mrs. Tom GorrieMr. William HamillRobert and Stephanie HarrisKatie and John HeinsEstate of James Scott HillMr. and Mrs. Robert HillasMrs. Betty Wold JohnsonSam and Casey LambertRich Levandowski M.D.Mr. and Mrs. David Loevner

David and Sally McAlpinMr. Nelson Obus and Ms. Eve CoulsonCandace and Marvin PrestonMs. Vanessa Sandom andMr. Carl SeidenMs. Lorraine A. SciarraDr. and Mrs. Richard H. UllmanMr. and Mrs. Jack WallaceMr. and Mrs. Robert N. WilsonStony Brook Circle$2500–$4999Mary and Jon BaumMr. and Mrs. John BigginsMs. Betsy HooverMr. and Mrs. Brian McDonaldMr. and Mrs. James S. ReganInez and Richard ScribnerTee Williams and Christopher Fisher, Ph.DMcAlpin Society$1000–$2499Dr. and Mrs. William M. AyersMr. and Mrs. Bill BauderMrs. Peter BaumeckerMs. Wendy BenchleyMr. and Mrs. J. Douglas BreenMr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bromley Jr.Ms. Elizabeth Bromley andMr. Dougin WalkerMs. Eileen Bruns andMs. Christine NewmanMr. and Mrs. Norman T. Callaway Jr.Ms. Helen R. CannonMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. CaseyMr. and Mrs. William S. ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Ed ClericoMr. and Mrs. David EggerMr. and Mrs. John D. EmerickMr. and Mrs. Larry EvansMr. and Mrs. Joseph FischerDr. Alix GerryMr. and Mrs. Peter GibsonMrs. Walter F. Gips Jr.Ms. Margaret Griffin and Mr. Scott SillarsMr. and Mrs. Simon HallettMs. Patricia Haneline andMr. Alan KozikowskiDaniel A. Harris and Jane L. ButtarsMrs. Gavin Y. Hildick-SmithProf. and Mrs. Lincoln S. HollisterMr. Ames HoytMs. Audrey C. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Jared T. KielingMs. Louisa G. LambertMary and Charles LeckMr. Tom Mason and Ms. Emily VickersMrs. John P. McCullough andMs. Sherrill DavisMr. G. Nicholas MillerMr. Scot Pannepacker andMs. Heidi WileniusMr. and Mrs. Ted PetrieMr. and Mrs. Tod PeytonMr. Joseph M. QuintilianNancy Ross and Bill CarmeanMr. and Mrs. Ed ShehabMs. Margaret Sieck andMr. Robert Baldwin, Jr.Ms. Grace SindenMr. Gustav L. Stewart IIIMara Connolly Taft and Pete TaftMr. and Mrs. Edward D. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Charles C. Townsend Jr.Ms. Susan TraversMrs. Diana and Mr. John R. WaltmanMr. and Mrs. Van Zandt Williams Jr.Millstone River Society$500–$999Ms. Katharine V. BrushMr. and Mrs. Theodore Chase Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank CondonMr. and Mrs. Swep DavisMr. and Mrs. Shawn EllsworthMr. and Mrs. Brian FullertonMs. Deborah GartenbergMr. and Mrs. Gordon GundMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. HaringMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. HarveyMr. Robert F. HendricksonMs. Jamie KamphMrs. Carroll K. KingMr. and Mrs. Joseph LawverMr. Maurice duPont Lee Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Don LuckAfter five years of continued advocacy by the Watershed Association,the Stony Brook now has extra protection from development.In 2008, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection designateda 10-mile stretch of the Stony Brook in Hopewell, Lawrence andPrinceton as a “Category One” waterway. This designationprohibits most new development and clearing of native vegetationwithin 300 feet of the brook and the tributaries that feedit—protecting more than 4,000 acres from development.At the state level we also secured the adoption of new regulationsgoverning the management of waste water, prohibiting newsewer line extensions into habitat for endangered species. Locallywe opposed proposed developments along the Princeton Ridgein Princeton, near the Millstone River in Hillsborough and in ascenic area of Hopewell near the Stony Brook. We also engagedin a planning process for the redevelopment of the PrincetonJunction Train Station in West Windsor, making protection for116 wooded acres along the Millstone River a goal of the plan.AdvocacyYour Voice for the EnvironmentAfter five years of hard-foughtadvocacy, we secured specialprotection for the Stony Brook.Annual Report 2008 17

ScienceMonitoring and Protecting Your Water and EnvironmentThanks to early detection by the Watershed Association’sStreamWatch volunteer water quality monitoring program, wehelped stop raw sewage from leaking into Duck Pond Run, astream in West Windsor that leads directly to the Delaware &Raritan Canal—a drinking water source for thousands.We improved the methodology and credibility of the data wecollect at the 40 water quality monitoring sites in central NJ. In2008, the NJ DEP approved our Quality Assurance Project Planfor our biological and chemical monitoring programs, meaningthat the Bureau of Environmental Analysis and Restorationwill use our data as a screening tool in the creation of cleanwater plans as mandated by the federal Clean Water Act.Close to 100 StreamWatchvolunteers monitor the healthand quality of our streams.The Watershed Association also conducted our first round oftests for E. coli bacteria. We tested Peddie Lake in Hightstownover the summer in preparation for a triathlon and found thelake was in fact safe for swimming at that time. We also initiatedan investigation into restoring American shad and othernative migratory fish to the Millstone River.Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. MatthewsMs. Karla MillerMr. and Mrs. Rand MiranteMs. Cathe MorrowMs. Elise Wendel MurrayMr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Myers Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael NewhouseMr. John RassweilerMr. and Mrs. William RothMr. and Mrs. Stanley SmoyerMr. W. Bryce ThompsonDr. and Mrs. Daniel Van AbsMr. and Mrs. James R. WaltmanMs. Sally WellsMr. and Mrs. F. Helmut WeymarMr. and Mrs. Matthew YoungLeaders$250–$499Ms. Vivian AllenMr. and Mrs. Andris AnuzisMr. Kwame Anthony AppiahMr. and Mrs. Simon J. ArchibaldMr. and Mrs. Patrick BeersMr. Michael Boudreau andMs. Julie StaffordMrs. Gunthild BradfordMr. and Mrs. Edward Bromley IIIMs. Frances BrooksDr. and Mrs. William P. BurksMr. Peter CziffraMr. and Mrs. C. Vanleer Davis IIIDr. Andrew Dobson andDr. Annarie LylesMs. Kathy Easton andMr. Roger SuttmeierKaren and John EllisMr. Michael FarewellMs. Nancy Feldman and Mr. Ross LewinMr. Steven Frakt andMs. Marlaine LockheedMr. and Mrs. James T. GaffneyMr. and Mrs. Moore Gates Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William GatesMr. John Gershman andMs. Deborah YasharMr. and Mrs. Richard GoldmanMs. Marcie GomezMr. and Mrs. Michael GuidoMr. and Mrs. Ed GwazdaMs. Dorothy Hamblen and Mr. Gerry LaxMs. Mary E. HardestyMr. and Mrs. Ashton HarveyMrs. Lois B. HilimireMr. and Mrs. Brian HughesRev. and Mrs. Chase S. HuntMr. and Mrs. Robert F. JohnstonProf. and Mrs. Maitland Jones Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. KeatingMr. and Mrs. Regan Kenyon Jr.18 Annual Report 2008Mrs. Irving B. KingsfordMs. Barbara Kirsh and Mr. Art FirestoneMr. Michael J. Koczwara andMs. Barbara TaylorMr. and Mrs. Kevin KuckinskiMr. David LaMotte andMs. Jani RachelsonMr. and Mrs. Leighton LaughlinDr. Daniel LieuwenMs. Karen LinderMr. Walter LippincottMr. Herbert LordMr. and Mrs. Robert LytleMs. Wendy Mager andMr. Eric MonbergMs. Janice MahonMr. and Mrs. Paul McArthurMr. and Mrs. John McGahrenMr. John A. McPhee andMs. Yolanda Whitman McPheeProf. and Mrs. James M. McPhersonMr. and Mrs. A. Perry Morgan Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary MountMr. and Mrs. George Nash Jr.Ms. Helen NissenbaumMs. Martha O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Thomas O’NeillProf. and Mrs. Jeremiah P. OstrikerMr. and Mrs. David PaduloMr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pinto

Ms. Suzanne PlambeckMs. Judith Pollack and Mr. James OhlsMs. Leslie PotterMr. Matthew Reilly and Ms. Becky TaylorMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. RobertsMr. and Mrs. Thomas RoddenberyMr. and Mrs. Mark F. RossoMs. Jamie Kyte Sapoch andMr. John C.Sapoch, IIIMs. Catherine Schaeder andMr. Eric BattermanMr. and Mrs. Robert SmithProf. and Mrs. Robert SocolowMrs. Doreen SpitzerMr. and Mrs. Austin C. Starkey Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence SteeleMr. William Stowe & Ms. Karin TrainerDr. William A. SweeneyMr. Paul W. TaylorDr. and Mrs. Rees D. ThomasMs. Lise ThompsonMs. Linda J. Thurston andMr. Thomas A. CunniffMs. Louise TompkinsMr. and Mrs. Thomas Turicchi Jr.Ms. Adrienne Tymiak andMr. David A. AckermanMr. Dominic VassalloMr. and Mrs. George A. VaughnMr. and Mrs. Jay VawterMr. and Mrs. Dennis P. WatersMr. Duncan White andMs. Kathleen MooreMr. Benjamin Widiss andMs. Louisa RuffineMr. and Mrs. John J. WiseMr. and Mrs. Robert J. WolfeMr. and Mrs. William WolfeMr. and Mrs. Mitsuru YasuharaSponsors$100–$249Mr. and Mrs. John F. Abeel Jr.Mr. Alexander Ackley Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan AllenMr. Russell Almond andMs. Kirsten HendriksenMr. James Alt and Ms. Susan SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Stuart AltmannMr. Patrick Amaral andMs. Kathy SchulteMr. and Mrs. Ernest AnastasioMr. Dean AnglinMr. Schuyler AntaneMs. Judith ApplegateMs. Betty J. AshwoodMs. Evelyne A. AxelrodMrs. J. A. BaickerMr. Richard A. Baker andMs. Cynthia H.DixonMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. BaltoMr. and Mrs. Clifford BanksMr. and Mrs. Carlo BasileDr. and Mrs. John C. BaumannMs. Helen BennettMs. Anita Bhala and Mr. Rajiv DaveMr. and Mrs. Peter BienstockMr. Dunbar P. Birnie III andMs. Louise M. SeniorMr. and Mrs. Michael P. BolanMr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bolster Jr.Mr. David Bonk and Ms. Sharon McCraeMs. Mary Anne Borge andMr. Jeff WorthingtonMr. Christopher Boutross andMs. Joni Heimerl-BoutrossMr. and Mrs. Sean Brennan andfamilyMr. George R. BriggsMs. Carol Brooks ThomasMr. and Mrs. John BurghardtMr. and Mrs. Charles H. BurkmanMr. and Mrs. Edgar M. ButtenheimMs. Michele Byers StilesMr. Matthew H. Cahn andMs. Kathleen O’BrienByron CampbellMs. Cherie Campbell andMr. David GoldschmidtMr. and Mrs. Michael J. CargillIn 2008 the Watershed Association greatly expanded ourcommunity-based education initiative, which promotes anappreciation for nature at local parks, waterways, schoolyardsand corporate campuses.EducationYour Local Source for Environmental EducationWe launched two new program series: Our Great WatershedExploration series which takes families and adults on a firsthandtour of local streams, and No Child Left Inside whichis geared specifically for parents, offering knowledge andtools for how to reconnect children with the natural world.For the second straight year the Watershed Association hostedthe entire sixth grade from Hopewell’s Timberlane MiddleSchool. Nearly 350 students and teachers took part in anintensive two-weeks of nature education and orientation.Plus our Nature & Environmental Summer Day Camp grewby more than 40 percent, drawing more than 230 childrenfrom across our region to 16 one-week sessions focused onexploration and discovery in nature.Each year we educatemore than 10,000 children,teachers and adults.Annual Report 2008 19

Total Watershed AssociationIncome $3,217,068Total Watershed AssociationExpenses $2,403,800Contributions from Individuals 73%Corporations 3%Foundations 8%Government 1%Programs & Events 10%Miscellaneous 5%Program 55%Management and General 8%Fundraising 12%Unrealized Loss on Investments 25%Financial information presented here is from our 2008 audit which includes gifts to our capital andendowment fund and unrealized losses on investments. In contrast, our internal financial accountingstatements include only operating income and expenses, although they do include depreciation of ourassets. Under our internal accounting rules, we show an operating deficit of $30,456 for 2008.Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. CavallaroMr. and Mrs. Lawrence ChaiMs. Nancy ChangMrs. Lynn R. Charles & FamilyMr. Edward ChittendenMr. and Mrs. David ChristensenMr. Ben Cittadino andMs. Susan AndersonDr. and Mrs. Charles G. ClarkMr. and Mrs. Stephen CoalesMs. Jennifer Coffey andMs. Cristina StummerMr. and Mrs. David ColbyMrs. G. Ashley CooperMr. and Mrs. Peter L. CooperMs. Hilary H. CunniffMr. and Mrs. Harry Curtis IIIMr. Robert Dah andMs. Barbara FordyceMs. Mary Louise DahmsMr. and Mrs. William N. D’AngeloMs. Debra D’Arcangelo andMr. Edward C. Dippold, IIIMr. and Mrs. Ronald C. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Jeremy DaynerMs. Barbara R. DelafieldMr. and Mrs. Steven F. DeRochiMr. and Mrs. William S. Dix Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Douglas F. DixonMr. Eamon DowneyMr. and Mrs. Robert J. DurantMr. and Mrs. Peter EatonThe Eberhard FamilyMr. and Mrs. David EhrenfeldMr. and Mrs. Jacob EisMr. and Mrs. Lincoln EkstromMs. Vicki Eng and Mr. Bruce CarMr. J. Mark Engel andMs. Isabel KentengianMr. and Mrs. Jonathan I. EpsteinMr. and Mrs. Theodore J. FetterMs. Nancy FiedlerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth FieldMr. and Mrs. Stuart FisherMs. Nancy FishmanMr. and Mrs. Ronald L. FlaugherBetty and Robert FlemingMs. Rosaline T. FlemingDr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Foster Jr.Mr. Jerome Foster andMs. Sharon WatersMr. and Mrs. Claude R. FrazerMr. and Mrs. Mark FredaMr. and Mrs. Ira FuchsMr. and Mrs. Frederick GardnerMs. Judy GardnerMs. Diana GaribaldiMr. Charles W. Gear andMs. Ann Lee MorganDr. and Mrs. Steven GechaMr. Scott GifisMs. Kimberly GilesMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. GiordmaineMrs. Susan GleeksmanMr. and Mrs. Curtis A. GlovierMs. Nina GolderMr. Frank D. GomezMs. Tamsen GrangerMr. Stephen Griffies andMs. Maria Benito-HerreroMr. and Mrs. Thomas GrimesMrs. Jeanette K. Grover (dec.)Mr. Vaughn S. Grundy IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert C. GunningMr. John Gutman and Ms. Liz DuffyMr. and Mrs. Randall Hack20 Annual Report 2008Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. B. HankinsonMr. and Mrs. Norman HardmanMs. Kimberly HarenMr. and Mrs. Scott HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Lee V. HarrodMr. and Mrs. Hendrik HartogMr. Alan M. Hershey and Dr. Phyllis FraktMr. Ray Hill and Ms. Susan BostMr. and Mrs. Donald J. HirshMs. Margaret Hnath-BrownMr. Jeff Hoagland andMs. Michelle HamiltonMs. Judith HodgeMr. and Mrs. Philetus H. Holt IIIHon. Rush Holt andDr. Margaret LancefieldMs. Paula Horowitz and Mr. Joe KnottsDr. and Mrs. D. Ray HostetterMr. Frederick M. Hughson andMs. Elizabeth R. GavisMr. Robert Huizer andMs. Jennifer Friend-HuizerMs. Victoria IrmenMr. John H. JacksonMr. Vince Janoski andMs. Suzanne SeferianMr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Jarvis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. JayMr. and Mrs. James W. JeffersMs. Kimberly Jingoli-ChiurcoMr. and Mrs. Marc C. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Christopher JonesMr. and Mrs. Stephen JusickMr. Jim Kaff and Ms. Andrea GoodrichMr. Frederik Kaper andMs. Nancy van der WalMs. Julie Karns and Mr. John BrenceProf. and Mrs. Stanley Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Christoph M. KimmichMr. and Mrs. Michael KincaidMr. and Mrs. Todd M. KingsburyMr. Paul Kinney and Ms. Lisa WolffMr. and Mrs. Philip L. KirsteinMs. Jill KnappMr. and Mrs. Immanuel KohnMr. Joseph KohnMr. and Mrs. Stephan R. KonopkaMr. and Mrs. Michael KopecMr. Richard G. KraeuterDr. David Krauss and Ms. Deborah TothMr. and Mrs. Russell M. KulsrudMr. and Mrs. David G. LanningMr. Sean Larkin andMs. Beverly Lynn HarrisonMr. Edwin G. Lawler andMs. Christine M. McGannMr. and Mrs. Peter Lawson-JohnstonDr. Clifford N. Lazarus andMs. Donna Astor-LazarusMr. Bernard J. LechnerDr. and Mrs. Tim LeddyMs. Lynn Lee and Dr. Mark SherwoodNancy and Ted Lehman-BorerMr. Emil W. LehmannMr. and Mrs. D. Mark LeonardMr. and Mrs. Robert LevineDr. and Mrs. Fraser LewisMr. and Mrs. John LeydonMr. and Mrs. Josh LichtblauMr. and Mrs. Robert LittleMr. G. Lord and Ms. N. GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Andrew LoveMr. David LovelessMr. T. James Luce Jr. andMr. Marvin MandelbaumMr. and Mrs. Roland M. MacholdMr. A. Peter Macholdt andMs. Kathy FedorkoMr. David MackeyMr. David Mackie and Ms. Mary RabbittMr. Robert D. MacPhersonMr. and Mrs. Charles W. MageeMs. Inger MagnussonJean A.MahoneyMs. Diane Maller and Mr. Ira GutermanDr. Alan MannMs. Anastasia Mann andMr. Eldar ShafirMr. and Mrs. David J. MarrMr. and Mrs. Bob MartinMr. Matthew Masotti and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Michael MathewsMr. and Mrs. Joe MatteoMs. Jane D. McCarty andMr. Michael G. BellMs. Rowena McCoolMr. Douglas McCune andMs. Susan Ewing JefferiesMs. Melanie McDermottMr. and Mrs. Frank McDougaldMr. and Mrs. Thomas McHughDr. and Mrs. T. J. McNeillMr. and Mrs. William H. MeadowsMr. Douglas Meckel andMs. Susan MichiniewskiMr. Richard Meckstroth andMs. Carol Field MeckstrothMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Melillo Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen MerrickMr. and Mrs. John I. Merritt IIIMr. and Mrs. Edwin MetcalfMr. and Mrs. David MikkelsenMr. and Mrs. Bernie MillerMr. and Mrs. Joshua MilsteinMs. Lydia MitchellMr. Raoul MomoMr. and Mrs. Mike MoonanMr. and Mrs. Arthur P. MorganDr. C. Alexander Moskwa Jr. andDr. Elaine Elliot-MoskwaMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey NelsonRay and Beth NicholsMr. and Mrs. Raj NigamDr. Paula K. NorwoodMr. and Mrs. Stefan OchalskiMs. Elizabeth S. OlsonMr. Gaylord OlsonMr. and Mrs. George A. OstergrenMr. and Mrs. Kim OtisMr. Rex Parker and Ms. Carol KleisMs. Chris Paxson and Mr. Ari GabinetMr. and Mrs. P.J. PeeblesDr. Catherine Peters andMr. Frans CoetzeeMr. and Mrs. Kevin PetersMr. and Mrs. Michael PetroneMr. and Mrs. Murray S. PeytonMr. Edward C. PfeifferMr. and Mrs. Robert A. PhinneyDr. and Mrs. J. Dean Pierson Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Robert PinalsMs. Barbara PitcherMr. and Mrs. Charles PlohnMs. Maryann PolefkaDr. and Mrs. Henry PowsnerMr. Brian RacinMr. and Mrs. Henry ReathMr. and Mrs. Marvin ReedMs. Frances ReichlMs. Corinne Reslier and Mr. John WellsMr. and Mrs. Craig A. RichmondMr. and Mrs. Z. Kennon RisingerMr. and Mrs. John J. RiskoMr. and Mrs. Anthony RobbiMr. and Mrs. Richard RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Robert D. Rogers Jr.Mr. Leon M. Rosenson andMs. Suzanne LevinMr. and Mrs. Richard RossiAnnual Report 2008 21Ms. Petra Ross-MacDonald andMr. Nathan SiemersMr. and Mrs. Peter R. RossmasslerMr. and Mrs. Allan M. RubinMs. Beverly RubmanMr. and Mrs. Ron E. RukensteinMrs. Norman F.S. Russell Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. SamiosMr. and Mrs. George B. SandersonMrs. Elizabeth M. SanfordDr. and Mrs. Daniel SaporitoMr. and Mrs. Gene SarafinMr. Stephen Schaeffer andMs. H. Sanford BrownMr. Mark Schlawin and Ms. Ilene DubeMrs. Danner Schmunk RiebeMr. and Mrs. Emile SchoffelenMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. SchorrMs. Gertrud M. Schupbach andMr. Eric WieschausMr. and Mrs. Helmut SchwabMs. Joan SchwarzwalderMr. and Mrs. Tom SeesselDr. and Mrs. Daniel W. ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Craig SieberMs. Judy SingletonMr. Michael SkillmanMr. Jon Solomon andMs. Nicole SchellerDr. and Mrs. Anthony SorieroMs. Lorraine Sova andMr. Michael BroganMr. David Spergel and Ms. Laura KahnMr. and Mrs. Penn StaplesMs. Susan T. SteenMr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. SteinbergMr. George A. StickelMr. and Mrs. Paul StillitanoMr. David J. Stout andMs. Rebecca ColesMrs. Caren V. SturgesMs. Alice J. SuydamMr. and Mrs. Russell SwansonMs. Jane Szathmary and familyMr. and Mrs. Jack TatarMr. and Mrs. Donald V. TerhuneMr. Brian C. TernoeyMr. and Mrs. Allen ThomasMs. Marilee ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Peter D. ThroppMr. and Mrs. James TillMr. Robert P. Tomaselli andMr. Michael W. DawsonMr. and Mrs. Jack TwichellMs. Palmer UhlMr. and Mrs. Ludwig UmscheidMr. Irvin UrkenMrs. Vera H. VacekMr. Gregory S. Vafis andMs. Lisa CanzanoMr. and Mrs. Danny Ventresca

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick VerheyenMr. Michael Wachtel and Ms. Anna LimMr. and Mrs. Michael WagnerMr. and Mrs. Dietrich F. WahlersMr. and Mrs. Robert Gill WalkerMs. Sally WaltmanMr. and Mrs. Anil WarrierMr. and Mrs. Frederick WassermanProf. and Mrs. John WaterburyMr. and Mrs. Ronald WatsonMr. and Mrs. Herbert A. WeakliemThe Weber FamilyMr. and Mrs. Norman WebsterMr. and Mrs. Peter WebsterMr. and Mrs. Thomas WeidnerMr. Joseph Weiss and Ms. Holly NelsonMs. Caron WendellMr. Peter and Ms. Barbara WestergaardEric and Jessica WilkinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas WilkinsonMr. and Mrs. Brown F. WilliamsMs. Elena A. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Peter W. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas WilsonMr. Cory WingerterMrs. Mary O. WitherbeeMr. and Mrs. Jack WolinetzMr. Brian G. Zack andMs. Ginger AugustMr. and Mrs. Greg ZollnerWaldburg M. Zomorodi M.D.Ms. Victoria ZypIn Memory ofKate GorrieDr. and Mrs. Tom GorrieJeanette K. GroverMrs. Peter BaumeckerMr. and Mrs. Joseph D’AmbrisiMr. Robert S. MartinMr. Matthew Masotti and FamilyThe Princeton Packet/Mr. James KilgoreEmployees and friends ofthe Princeton PacketMr. and Mrs. Sundaresa SrinivasanGavin Y. Hildick-SmithMrs. Gavin Y. Hildick-SmithPatricia M. HoaglandMr. and Mrs. Paul AlfieriMs. Anna DragoMs. Michele FriedmanMs. Maureen QuinnMr. Mark SawulaIrving B. KingsfordMrs. Irving B. KingsfordSarah L. McAlpinMr. Gustav L. Stewart, IIIJohn P. McCulloughMrs. John P. McCulloughAlfred MeissMs. Anna DragoMs. Harriette ReganMr. and Mrs. Don SwanaganDorothy Houghton PeytonThe Curtis W. McGraw FoundationTed StilesMr. Eric A. AndersonMr. Pete FoxMrs. Michael W. HuberMs. Pam PurcellIn Honor ofWedding of Christine Dalenand Eric KlaastadMs. Helen BennettMr. Andree MarksAlistair Dobson’s BirthdayEisenzweig/Deglau FamilyGleason/Malcolm FamilyAnna DragoMr. and Mrs. Frank CondonMr. and Mrs. Michael GuidoWedding of David andSapna Gardner ThottathilMs. Victoria ZypWedding Anniversary ofMr. and Mrs. William GatesMr. and Mrs. Alexander K. BuckWedding of Forrest Gilmoreand Jill MillerMr. Richard A. Baker andMs. Cynthia H. DixonMr. David Bonk and Ms. Sharon McCraeMr. George R. BriggsMs. Debra D’Arcangelo andMr. Edward C. Dippold, IIIMr. and Mrs. George C. EasterMs. Nancy FiedlerMr. and Mrs. Raymond L. HallowsMr. Jonathan Krejci andMs. Laurie PowsnerMr. A. Peter Macholdt andMs. Kathy FedorkoMs. Margaret E.L. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Raj NigamMs. Ann T. NugentMs. Michele OchsnerMs. Barbara PitcherDr. and Mrs. Henry PowsnerMr. and Mrs. Douglas RadtkeMs. Monica Sluyter andMr. Philip JurkowichMr. and Mrs. Michael StraussMr. and Mrs. Robert C. SturkenMs. Jane Szathmary and familyBob and Joan WaiteMs. Jen Ping WangTom Gorrie’s RetirementHamilton JewelersJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesPatricia G. HanelineMs. Alicia KozikowskiSarah HollisterMr. Joseph KohnFrank PotterMr. William Ulfelder andMs. Natalie AristyLorraine SciarraMr. William Stowe and Ms. Karin TrainerBay Weber & her familyPenn, Peggy and Daniel StaplesBirthday of Duncan WhiteMs. Debbie BarryMs. Susannah PetersMarriage of Arthur WrightMr. David MackeyA special note of thanks goes to thosewho donated auction items and purchaseditems at our Watershed FEST. That supportis not reflected in the donor gift levelsincluded here.While we strive to be as accurate aspossible we apologize for any errors oromissions and hope you will advise us sowe can correct our records.22 Annual Report 2008

Board of TrusteesCandace L. Preston, ChairJohn Ellis, Vice ChairMargaret Gorrie, Vice ChairLorraine A. Sciarra, SecretaryRobert Hillas, TreasurerDr. William M. AyersKathleen BigginsWalter R. Bliss, Jr.Bill CarmeanLori CitroneElliot CohenBarbara Griffin ColeJonathan L. EricksonMarylou Millard FerraraPeter E. GibsonRobert H. Harris, Ph.D.Katharine P. HeinsRichard LevandowskiBrian J. McDonaldNelson ObusThomas O’NeillScot D. PannepackerRichard O. ScribnerMargaret SieckTee WilliamsStaffJim Waltman, Executive DirectorRich Cavallaro, ControllerJennifer Coffey, Policy DirectorJeff Hoagland, Education DirectorPolly Ranson, Interim Membership & Development DirectorPeggy Savage, Science DirectorBay Weber, Conservation DirectorRichard AnthesNancy AppleBeth AprilTammy GotschAlyse GreenbergNicholas HoRoberta HunterAllison JacksonMolly JonesLisa JordanAllison KohlerJoan McGeeGwen McNamaraJim MyersPam NewittMaryann PolefkaColleen RileyAnneli TerryNelsonAmy Weaver* EMAIL: To contact staff by email, use the first letter of theperson’s first name, followed by the last name: for example,jwaltman@thewatershed.orgOur TownsCranburyEast AmwellEast WindsorFranklinHightstownHillsboroughHopewell BoroughHopewell TownshipLawrenceManalapanManvilleMillstone BoroughMillstone TownshipMary BaumNancy BeckWendy BenchleyEdward P. Bromley, Jr.Sara L. BuckEd ClericoSwep DavisSamuel J. deTuro, Jr.Anna DragoZvi EirefJoan EmerickWendy Pierce EvansJeremiah Ford, IIIAlix GerryThomas B. HarveyBetsy HooverBetty Wold JohnsonRobert C. JohnstonLouisa G. LambertMary LeckMildred C. H. LightDavid LoevnerAdvisory BoardMonroeMontgomeryNorth BrunswickPenningtonPlainsboroPrinceton BoroughPrinceton TownshipRobbinsvilleRocky HillRooseveltSouth BrunswickWest AmwellWest WindsorChristine LokhammerWendy MagerDavid H. McAlpin, Jr.Karla MillerKim OtisBetsy PeytonIngrid ReedAmy ReganNancy RossPete TaftEdward D. ThomasCharles C. Townsend, Jr.Ludwig UmscheidDaniel Van AbsGeorge A. VaughnJay VawterJack WallaceSusanna WatermanVan Zandt Williams, Jr.Robert N. WilsonRobert J. WolfeFor more information visit: www.thewatershed.orgStony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington NJ 08534Main office phone: (609) 737-3735 Fax: (609) 737-3075Summer 2009 www.thewatershed.org 23

31 Titus Mill RoadPennington, NJ 08534Your water. Your environment. Your voice.NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEPAIDPENNINGTON, NJPERMIT NO. 7Printed on recycled contentE paper with soy-based inks34th Watershed FESTCelebrating 60 Watershed YearsSaturday, October 3, 2009Come join us for an evening of cocktails, music, dinner,and both a live and silent auction under a tent on the Watershed Reserveas we celebrate the Watershed Association’s 60th Anniversary in style!To make the 2009 Watershed FEST a successwe need your help! The FEST Committeeis seeking high quality treasures forour Silent Auction. Categories include:Organic & “Green” ProductsFurniture in Excellent ConditionHand Knit ItemsJewelry & SilverTickets for Sporting Events, Plays, Concerts & More!Have a hidden treasure you’d like to donate?Contact Nancy Apple at (609) 737-3735 x10 ornapple@thewatershed.org.Enter today to win a Cricket Forge hand-crafted steelButterfly Bench! Raffle tickets available soon!Call (609) 737-3735 x10 for details.