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Breakfast Briefings

GSWA’s Breakfast Briefings are on holiday, and will resume in the Spring.

Covering a range of environmental topics, this is your opportunity to learn more from guest speakers and environmental specialists. Each briefing is from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. at GSWA Headquarters, 568 Tempe Wick Rd., Harding Township (next to Jockey Hollow).

A hot breakfast buffet is included (donations gladly accepted)!

To give you an idea of what’s in store, here’s what was presented this past fall.

 

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Citizen Science — What’s In It For You?

Danielle Donkersloot, NJDEP’s Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator

Learn about opportunities for citizens to actively participate in observing the environmental health of the state through such programs as World Water Monitoring Day, Community Collaborative Rain/Hail/Snow (CoCoRaHS) network, oil spill monitoring, horseshoe crab counts, and more.

Danielle Donkersloot has graciously agreed to share her presentation (PDF, 1.8 mb).

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

How to Go Back2Tap — Tap Water That Is!

Lydia Chambers, Back2Tap co-founder and long time Chatham resident

Americans drink an average of 50 billion bottles of water each year and less than a quarter of those plastic bottles get recycled. That’s 100 million bottles every day entering landfills. Back2Tap is a Chatham-based organization whose mission is to reduce the number of disposable bottles being used and encourage homeowners to drink tap water, shown in some recent studies to be healthier than bottles water because it is regulated by the EPA. Join us to learn how to go back to tap.

Visit the Back2Tap website where you can view videos and find teaching resources and a wealth of facts and other resources. You can also read Lydia Chambers' blog.

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Conserving Energy At Home

David Rosen, LEED certified architect, Partner, Rosen Group Architecture/Design

Economic times are tough, and it makes sense to save money where you can. Saving green can often also be about being green. Join us to learn some simple energy conservation measures you can take around the house.