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By Chris LenOn February 10, Hackensack

Riverkeeper formally petitioned the United States EPA Region 2 to study whether the main stem of the lower river should be added to the National Priorities List, better known as Superfund. We took this step after long thought, careful con-sideration and after meeting with both state and federal regulators.

Hackensack Riverkeeper is dedicated to restoring the river so that humans can safely swim and fish, and so that fish and other aquatic organisms can lead normal lives as part of a healthy ecosys-tem. Toward this end, we have pressed the state to eliminate com-bined sewer pollution and to better regulate stormwater pollution – the two pollution sources that

make the river unfit for swimming and for many forms of aquatic life.

The third category of pollution affecting the river is a bigger job than we can handle on our own. Toxic pollutants were added to the sediment in vast quantities over the previous century. Those pol-lutants persist in the river, where they move up the food chain and

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The Next Big Step in the River’s RecoveryWe petition the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Superfund listing

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By Caitlin DoranThe weather was favorable on

Saturday March 7, as scores of members and supporters of the ad hoc Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains stepped off from the park-ing lot at 200 Old Hook Road and marched eastward to join the rally at the nearby Homestead at Abram Demaree Farm in Closter, NJ. Members of the Harrington Park and Closter police departments safely escorted the group as they waved signs reading “oil and wa-ter don’t mix” and chanted slogans like “No more Bakken oil on our reservoir!” Appropriately enough,

a CSX freight train briefly held the group up as it passed over the Oradell reservoir, on the River Line at the center of the controversy. Of greater coincidence, news of yet another oil train derailment – this time impacting the Makami River in Ontario – was breaking as the rally was beginning.

According to The Record, 100 people attended the rally. State-ments were made by organizers and

local officials and were received with applause and cheers of affir-mation from the crowd. The list of speakers included Coalition Found-er Paula Rogovin; NJ Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-38); NJ Assem-

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We’re Not Bakken Down!Riverkeeper joins coalition at pivotal rally

InsideAt the Helm 2Exxon Mobil Settlement 3 James Joins the Crew 4EarthFest Overpeck 2015 52015 Eco-Program 6Reservoir Paddle Series 9Watershed Field Notes 10

Legal Extern: Michele Langa 11World Series of Birding 12Volunteer Corner 13Real Science 14Ambassador’s Update 15Focus on a Friend 16Thank You Donors 17Upcoming Events 24

Captain Bill and Rosemary Dredger Carey of 350NJ .

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New Day in the Meadowlands

At the Helm

A word from Captain Bill

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There has been quite a bit written about the Meadowlands Consolidation Act since our last issue of Tidelines went to press. In February, as expected, Governor Christie signed the bill into law and the legislature introduced its “corrections” bill around the same time. For those keeping score, the original bill consisted of eighty pages of mysterious language supposing to guide the process of merging the NJ Meadowlands Commission into the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority. The follow-up bill adds an additional thirty pages of language that con-fuse the issue even more than the Consolidation Act itself.

As soon as the bill was signed, the NJMC’s scheduled meet-ings were cancelled, its board of Commissioners was disbanded, and the agency literally ceased to exist. At that time all its operations and responsibilities became the responsibility of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. On February 26 the NJSEA Board held its first public meeting as the

NJ Meadowlands Regional Com-mission.

The meeting was held at the Commission chambers at the Meadowlands Environment Center in Lyndhurst where the NJSEA commissioners assumed their new duties. NJSEA Chief Executive Officer Wayne Hasenbalg then ad-dressed those of us in attendance, thanking the outgoing NJMC leadership and setting what I hope is a hallmark of the new agency. From our perspective the take away message is this quote from CEO Hasenbalg: “We will not in any way undermine or compro-mise the environmental interests of the region.”

A few minutes later, he opened the floor to public com-ments. Among those addressing the commissioners were our own Captain Hugh Carola, Riverkeeper Trustee Dr. Beth Ravit and NY/NJ Baykeeper Deputy Director Greg Remaud. When it was my turn to speak, I pointed out to the Board that in the 110 pages of new law

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are the primary reason that species caught in the river are unsafe for human consumption. We cannot petition the NJ Department of En-vironmental Protection (NJDEP) for stricter regulation because these pollutants are already in the water. We cannot wait for the tox-ins to naturally attenuate because the evidence does not support sig-nificant reductions over a human time frame.

If we want a fishable Hacken-sack, we need to force the pol-luters who caused the damage to clean up their messes. Hackensack Riverkeeper has had some suc-cess in this area, most notably in our litigation against Honeywell International for chromium pol-lution in the river in Jersey City. However, the risk to the organiza-tion, and the time and effort our organization and our lawyers spent to prosecute that case cleaned only a small portion of a long river. We cannot realistically bring case af-ter case up the river until we reach the Oradell Dam.

Nor, as is now clear, can we rely on the NJDEP to properly en-force the Spill Act. Last summer, the Department settled against responsible parties on the Passaic River for pennies on the dollar. Much of that money is going to paper over holes in the state bud-get rather than to restore the river or recompense citizens affected by that river’s profound pollution. And now, the Department has reached agreement with Exxon Mobil to settle the Bayway litiga-tion – where a judge had already found Exxon Mobil liable – for only three percent of the damages the state had sought to prove. State enforcement seems to be broken.

If we can’t do it, and the state

won’t, then we believe that the EPA Superfund process is the best hope for the river. Over the next year, EPA will study whether and how much of the river merits listing to the Superfund. Accord-ing the New Jersey’s 303(d) list of impaired waters, the lower Hack-ensack has levels of at least eleven different toxic compounds and metals that exceed state standards for fish “maintenance, migra-tion and propagation,” let alone its higher standard for human consumption. We believe that the Agency will find that the River is eligible for listing from its mouth all the way to the Oradell Dam.

Superfund has earned a reputa-tion as a slow process, especially when it comes to in-river cleanup. EPA has recently developed significant expertise with in-river projects, first with Hudson River PCBs and soon with the Passaic River, Newtown Creek and Gowa-nus Canal. We hope they will make quicker progress on our river.

However long the process takes, it will take longer if we don’t start work. We at Hacken-sack Riverkeeper are confident that listing the River to Superfund is warranted, and is the only way to the swimmable, fishable river that our constituents deserve.

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By Michele Langa In 2004, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

(NJDEP) filed suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation for pollution re-sulting from spills and leaks at the corporation’s Bayonne and Linden refineries. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan eventu-ally found that Exxon Mobil Corporation had illegally contaminated over one thousand acres of wetlands and marshes. The state estimat-ed that Exxon Mobil’s conduct caused $8.9 billion in damages to the state. The parties reached a settlement agreement this week, which the state will publish for a 30-day public comment period before final approval or rejection by Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan.

If approved by the court, this settlement means that Exxon Mobil Corporation will pay only $225 million for $8.9 billion in damages. That is an $8.675 billion gap. It is inconceivable that NJDEP would even consider such an inequitable settlement offer, let alone agree to its terms. Recent news coverage of this settlement has sparked outrage and the settlement details have come under scrutiny by the NJ Legislature. Recently circulated reports indicate that Governor Christie’s lawyers muscled their way into the negotiations, taking control away from NJDEP.

On March 4, the New York Times reported that Governor Chris-tie’s chief counsel was the driving force in the settlement, and not the attorney general’s office. The Star Ledger reported Mr. Christie’s lawyer owns more than $100,000 in shares of a mutual fund heavily invested in Exxon Mobil, the International Business Times reported that Mr. Christie spoke at an event hosted by an Exxon-funded group the day the deal was announced and the New York Times reported that Exxon had donated $500,000 to the Republican Governors Associa-tion, chaired by Mr. Christie. This settlement may make sense for Mr. Christie’s electoral and budgetary ambitions, but it doesn’t make sense for New Jersey.

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blywoman Holly Schepisi(R-39); Captain Bill Sheehan; Rosemary Dreger Carey of 350NJ; Trisha Sheehan (no relation) of Mom’s Clean Air Force New Jersey; Jeff Tittel, Director of Sierra Club of New Jersey; Bergenfield Mayor Norman Schmelz; and others.

The oft repeated message at the rally was “Stop the oil train bombs!” referencing the three oil-by-rail accidents in three weeks, including a derailment in Galena, Illinois just the day before. Accidents of this nature pose a serious threat to water systems, as rail lines generally run parallel to water at low-lying points. The Oradell Reservoir, drinking water supply for 750,000 people, is no exception and is subjected to the crossing of between 15 and 30 Bakken shale crude-carrying trains, sometimes 100 cars long.

Besides crossing the Oradell Reservoir, the line – owned by

transportation company CSX – winds through eleven Bergen County municipalities, past many schools, homes and hospitals.

“This is a public safety issue,” Captain Bill reminded the crowd. With trains carrying up to 3 mil-lion gallons of oil from the Bakken region through densely populated towns like Harrington Park, Te-aneck, Bogota, Ridgefield, and Hackensack, the threat is very real.

Bakken oil is a particularly volatile form of crude, unstable and very flammable. It’s danger-ous nature received international attention in 2013 when a derail-ment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada killed 47 people and destroyed roughly half the down-town area. Its transportation has grown by a staggering 4,000% over the last five years, and con-cerned citizens everywhere are demanding more transparency, more regulation, more oversight, and more accountability when it

comes to its shipment. For ex-ample, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently declared outdated DOT-111 cars to be unsafe, yet many remain in use.

For those interested in becom-ing involved in the fight against unsafe oil trains, you can join the Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains and ask to sign their petition by e-mailing [email protected]. Concerned citizens are also asked to write or call the U.S. Secretary of Transpor-tation, Anthony Foxx (1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590; phone: 1-202-366-4000) and urge him to use an emergency order to prohibit the use of DOT-111 and CPC-1232 cars for hauling hazardous materials. You can also call for a resolution in your munici-pality asking for stricter regulations on trains, cargo, railway infrastruc-ture, and a comprehensive response plan in the wake of an oil-by-rail disaster.

James Joins the CrewJames Malchow is happy to join Hackensack

Riverkeeper as our Events Coordinator. He is look-ing forward to helping to put together the 2nd Annual EarthFest Overpeck on April 25. Since 2010 he has participated in over 25 large festivals as a volunteer or coordinator. These events include the New Jersey Folk Festival, where he worked as a staff member in 2013 and 2014, SeegerFest (a 2014 festival in memory of Pete and Toshi Seeger that consisted of eleven events over five days, including concerts at Lincoln Center and Central Park), Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival at Croton Point Park, and the Beacon Sloop Club’s annual Strawberry, Corn, and Pumpkin festivals.

Outside of event planning on our staff, James is an active volunteer in environmental causes. He serves on Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s Board of Directors and is President of the all-volunteer Beacon Sloop Club in Beacon, NY.

One of James’ greatest hobbies is sailing. He is

a proud crewmember of the sloop Woody Guthrie, which has provided free educational sails to the public since 1978. In 2014 he spent three weeks as volunteer crew on board the second voyage of the Vermont Sail Freight Proj-ect’s sailing barge Ceres, delivering farm goods from Vermont to New York waterfront towns via sail.

James is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he studied History, American Studies, and Political Science, and is now a graduate student at Columbia University. James lives in Watchung, NJ where he has two dogs, two goats, two beehives, and several maple trees that he taps each year. He also plays several musical instruments and has built his own ukuleles and banjos.

James Malchow


Bergen County EarthFest Overpeck is hosted by the County of Bergen and Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc.

• Recycled Regatta • Fishing Derby • Live Music • Children’s Activities• Beer Garden • Food Trucks• Green Vendors and more!

For more information contact [email protected] • 201-968-0808

Apr i l 2 5

11AM - 5PM

Overpeck County Park, 45 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ

Rain date Sunday, April 26, 2015

2nd Annual Bergen County

EarthFest Overpeck


2015 Open Eco-Cruise Schedule

OPEN ECO-CRUISES:Open Eco-Cruises are sched-uled in advance and are open to individuals, couples, families, etc. Seats are available for a donation of $25 each ($30 for Newark Bay trips) and $10 each for kids 4-12. To reserve your seats, call Capt. Hugh at 201-968-0808. Note: Open Eco-Cruises are not avail-able for large groups.

CHARTER ECO-CRUISES:Charter Eco-Cruises for large groups can be arranged for any available date/time other than those listed below. An Adult Charter (14 persons max per boat) can be arranged for a donation of $300 per boat; a Youth Charter (14-17 persons max per boat) for $250 – all for the itinerary of your choice. Call Capt. Hugh to book.

COMBINATION PROGRAMS:Combination Environmental Education programs can be ar-ranged for school, Scout and camp groups of up to 34 persons. “Combos” include a pair of 1.5-hour Eco-Cruises backed with age-appropriate landside activities over a 3-4 hour period for a dona-tion of $300. Call Capt. Hugh for more details.

MEADOWLANDS DISCOVERY (M)

This is the original Hackensack River environmental education tour! Perfect for wildlife-watch-ing, wetlands exploration and learning all about the natural and human history of the Hackensack Meadowlands. Be sure to bring your binoculars!

BOATING THROUGH BERGEN (B)

Travel from the southern Mead-owlands to the heart of Hack-ensack following the route once traveled by schooners and steam-boats carrying cargo to and from Bergen County a century ago. Plus, we’ll see some great birds along the way.

EXCURSION AROUND THE BAY (E)

We motor down the Hackensack River to Newark Bay, passing tugs, barges & ocean-going cargo ships being loaded and unloaded, and on to Staten Island, NY. On the way back we explore the Bayonne Bayshore, home to many parks and historic sites.

2015 Eco-Cruises

As usual, we’ve got a jam-packed schedule and plenty of charter opportunities available for you this season. New for 2015 are an amazing ten Full and near-Full Moon paddles out of Laurel Hill Park and a pair of brand-new flagship pontoon boats for our Eco-Cruise program. Before you check the dates, please be sure to check out this program clarification:

Beginning this year, all Eco-Programs are dona-tion-based. While that was always true of Eco-Cruis-

es and indoor presentations, our paddling revenue was fee-based. This change is being made to better reflect the relationship between Hackensack River-keeper as a nonprofit organization and you, our pro-gram participants. Neither the amounts we request nor the processes by which we take our program donations have changed. Your status as a supporter of Hackensack Riverkeeper is very important to us.

Now on to the fun stuff...

Sat May 2 1PM M Sun May 3 1PM M Sun May 10 Noon M Sun May 10 3PM M Sat May 16 Noon M Sun May 24 10PM E Sat May 30 5PM B

Sat June 13 6PM E Sun June 14 6PM E Sat June 20 6PM M Sun June 21 6PM E Wed June 24 6PM M Fri June 26 6PM B Tues June 30 6PM M

Wed July 8 6PM M Fri July 10 6PM E Tues July 14 6PM B Thurs July 16 6PM M Mon July 20 6PM E Thurs July 23 6PM M Wed July 29 6PM B

Sat Aug 1 10AM M Sun Aug 2 10AM B Tues Aug 4 6PM M Wed Aug 5 6PM M Sat Aug 15 5PM B Sun Aug 16 5PM M Sun Aug 23 5PM E Sat Aug 29 5PM M Sun Aug 30 5PM M

Sat Sept 5 5PM B Sat Sept 12 5PM E Sat Sept 19 3PM E Sun Sept 20 3PM M Sat Sept 26 3PM E Sun Sept 27 3PM M

Sat Oct 3 Noon B Sun Oct 4 Noon E Sat Oct 10 Noon M Sun Oct 11 Noon M

To reserve your Eco-Cruise seats, call Capt. Hugh

at 201-968-0808.

WE OFFER THREE DIFFERENT ECO-CRUISE ITINERARIES

2015 ECO-PROGRAM SEASON


2015 marks the sixteenth year of operation for our riverside pad-dling venue – still the only place to rent a boat on the entire Hack-ensack River. Whether you rent or join a Guided Paddle, you can explore the Sawmill Creek Marsh, Anderson Creek Marsh, and other great wildlife areas. Treat yourself to a heron’s eye view of our amaz-ing urban wilderness (and get a good upper body workout)!CANOE & KAYAK RENTALSThe Paddling Center rents boats on weekends and holidays from April 26 through October 31, con-ditions permitting. All rentals are to parties of 2 or more. We don’t rent to solo paddlers. Program Donation: $25 per paddler/ $15 per canoe passenger. Reserva-tions are’t required but you can call

the Center (201-920-4746) to check on conditions & boat availability.OPEN GUIDED PADDLESExplore the river and its wetlands by paddling a kayak under the guidance of Center manager John Normile and crew. We’ve got Full Moon paddles, birding paddles and a half-day “Picnic Paddle” for you to choose from. All Guided Paddles are great for experi-enced and novice paddlers alike, but please note that Full Moon paddles are for adults only.Program Donation: $30 per paddler, $15 per canoe passenger & $15 per paddler with their own boat(s). Call Capt. Hugh for more info or to reserve your spots. PRIVATE GUIDED PADDLESGot a posse of fellow paddlers?

We can take you on a private tour for just $25 per paddler (minimum total donation: $200). In addition to weekends, there is some limited weekday availability. For more info call Capt. Hugh.Just remember: Our paddling guides work to ensure your safety while on the water. They cannot maintain a running commentary about birds or the river’s his-tory but they will guide you back safely to the dock.Laurel Hill Notes:• Rentals can only be arranged

by an adult, 18 and older. • All paddlers MUST be

16 years or older.• All boats MUST have one adult

aboard.• We cannot accommodate

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Paddling Center @ Laurel Hill Park, Secaucus, NJ

2015 Guided Paddle Schedule @ Laurel Hill ParkFri May 1 7PM Pre-Full moon Sat May 2 7PM Pre-Full moon Sun May 10 10AM incoming tide / birding Sun May 24 10AM incoming tide / birding Sat May 30 7PM Pre-Full moon Sun May 31 7PM Pre-Full moon Sat June 20 10AM Picnic Paddle Wed July 1 7:30PM Full Moon

Fri July 31 7:30PM BLUE Moon Sun Aug 9 9:30AM incoming tide Fri Aug 28 7PM Pre-Full moon Sat Aug 29 7PM Full Moon Sun Sept 6 9AM outgoing tide / birding Sat Sept 26 6:30PM Pre-Full moon Sun Sept 27 6:30PM Full Moon

Overpeck Park Kayak Center, Teaneck, NJThe 2015 Season marks our sec-ond year at this popular, central Bergen County park situated along the calm, quiet waters of Over-peck Lake. With neither tides nor currents, Overpeck is the perfect paddling destination for novices and families with kids.CANOE & KAYAK RENTALSThe Center is open Wednesdays thru Fridays from noon to sunset; and on weekends/holidays 9AM-6PM conditions permitting. The season runs from April 25 through

October 31. All rentals are to par-ties of 2 or more. No solo paddlers.Program donation: $15 per paddler for the first two hours; $10 per paddler for each additional hour. Reservations are not required but you can call the Center (201-957-3085) to check on conditions & boat availability.We can also arrange paddling events for adult or youth groups. To arrange a group paddle, call Capt. Hugh at 201-968-0808.

Overpeck Notes:• Rentals can only be arranged by

an adult, 18 yrs. or older.• Children 12 yrs. and up can

paddle a SINGLE KAYAK when accompanied on the water by a parent or adult guardian.

• Children 8-12 yrs. can paddle a TANDEM KAYAK or CANOE with an adult in the rear seat.

• Children 5-8 yrs. ride FREE as a CANOE passenger with two adult paddlers.

• We can not accommodate chil-dren under 5 yrs. at Overpeck.


These active conservation activities allow you to give back to the environment and your community. Despite strong anti-littering and stormwater manage-ment rules, tons of human-made debris wind up in and along our waterways each year. It’s sad and infuriating but true. So, we need a lot of volunteers to step up and make a difference for clean water this year.

We provide all the necessary equipment and refreshments; all you have to do is show up. There’s no cost or registration for indi-viduals and families; just look for our Mobile Cleanup Unit, check in with our Outreach Coordinator Caitlin Doran, and get started.Remember: Civic groups from lo-cal communities are welcome at all Public Cleanups. However, so

that everyone enjoys a fun, safe and meaningful experience we ask group leaders to register with Cait-lin in advance at 201-968-0808 and to bring no more than ten people. Got a BIG group? Caitlin is happy to help you organize a cleanup event in your town.

Corporate River Stewardship: Look-ing for a green team-building activity that’s fun and gets results? Join our Corporate River Steward-ship Program and conduct a river cleanup with your employees. To learn more, call Caitlin or email her at [email protected].

2015 Public Cleanup Schedule

2015 River Cleanup Program

INDOOR PRESENTATIONSCaptains Bill Sheehan and Hugh Carola can bring our watershed to you with a multimedia presenta-tion to your club, school or orga-nization in the comfort of your meeting space. We have a wealth of presentation materials appropri-ate for all audiences: PowerPoint slideshows, video and more.Program donation: $150 if present-ed within the Bergen/Hudson, E.

Passaic, S. Rockland area; $200-300 outside our watershed region. Call 201-968-0808 to book your very own Captain.Well that’s it folks. We got new boats, a fully-trained staff, and six solid months of Eco-Programs on tap. All we need is you. BIRD-WALKSOur watershed region is home to lots of bird habitats; most of them close to where you live. Captain

Hugh Carola would love to lead a trip for you and a group of up to 12 to any of them. Just call for more info.Program donation: $200 for a field trip up to 3 hours.

Sat April 18 Noon-3PM Bell Drive, RidgefieldSun May 3 10AM-2PM 16th Street Park, BayonneSat June 20 10AM-2PM Laurel Hill Park, SecaucusSun July 12 10AM-2PM Staib Park, HackensackSat Aug 22 1:30-5:30PM Foschini Park, HackensackSun Sept 13 TBD Lake DeForest (NY)Sat Sept 19 10AM-2PM Oradell Reservoir, ClosterSat Oct 3 Noon-4PM KBG Park, RiverEdgeSat Oct 24 Noon-4PM Johnson Park, HackensackSun Nov 1 Noon-3PM Ben Porat Yosef School, ParamusCheck our website for 2015 Cleanup Schedule Updates

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RESERVOIR CHALLENGESaturday, June 6 Rain Date: Sunday, June 7Lake Shore Drive, Haworth, NJ • free T-shirt for all Paddlers

10K & 5K RACES • CORPORATE CUP CHALLENGE• MAYOR’S CUP RACE • OPEN PADDLES •

Register by May 22 Advanced registration required for ALL PADDLERSVisit HackensackRiverkeeper.com for more information and online reqistration .

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LAKE TAPPAN PADDLE DAYSaturday, Aug 15Rain Date: Sunday, Aug 16

10K, 5K RACES & OPEN PADDLES

(Single Kayak Races ONLY • Men’s and Women’s Categories)

$25 per paddler per event • $25 per boat rental

Registration after May 22 $30 per paddler

CORPORATE CUP CHALLENGER E L A Y R A C E

TEAM REQUIREMENT: Six Person Team consisting of men and women paddlers

$250 per team

Advanced registration required

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By Hugh M. CarolaIf you’re a longtime Tidelines

reader (if not, you can catch up via our online archives), you’re probably aware of my other col-umn – Better Know a Colleague – in which I describe the work of our sister environmental organi-zations. Among them are several that either own or help maintain sizable conservation lands. Most are represented in the member-ship of the Bergen-based Nature Program Cooperative (www.na-tureprogram.org): Bergen County Audubon, Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, The Fyke Nature Association, NJ Audubon’s Lor-rimer Sanctuary, Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Tenafly Nature Center and, of course, Hacken-sack Riverkeeper. Add to them the extensive natural areas held by the Bergen & Hudson County Parks departments, Meadowlands Re-gional Commission and Palisades Interstate Park and it’s obvious we don’t lack for natural places to explore.

Despite the fact that we live, work and play in the most densely populated corner of America, we share it with an amazing array of wildlife. And you don’t have to travel far from home to see some. Right here in the Bergen/Hudson/Passaic/Essex area are thousands of acres of woods, wetlands, streams, lakes, mountains and more – and all of it easily acces-sible. So what’s next? Get out and explore – especially once spring-time brings new life to “our cor-ner”. And when you’re out on the trail or alongside the water, give a thought to those groups listed above because they – and groups

like them – are responsible for your having those places to explore and those animals to observe. Speaking of animals, check these out:

Bald Eagle – We received amazing news on March 11: a pair of eagles was discovered nesting on Kearny Point near the mouth of the Hackensack! Stay tuned for more details as they develop. Oth-erwise it was a typical winter with lots of sightings reported including a pair floating on a chunk of ice off Harmon Cove in Secaucus, NJ on 2/4; and a group of five discovered at Oradell Reservoir on 1/19.

Barn Owl – Quite common in the Bergen/Hudson/Meadowlands region but not often seen, one was observed hunting over the Bay-onne Ocean Terminal on 2/6.

Common Raven – A friend got an unexpected New Year’s Day present when he spotted one perched in his Hillsdale, NJ yard.

Common Redpoll – Three of these visitors from the northern Boreal Forest were observed at Losen Slote Park in Little Ferry, NJ on 1/23. Upwards of twenty of them were seen that same week, and again on 2/6, near the still-closed Interpretive Center at Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

Eastern Coyote – A single, healthy animal was observed in Fort Lee, NJ near the Palisades Park border on 12/20.

Eurasian Wigeon – Pretty much an annual visitor to our region nowadays; during January we received reports of these ducks from both Liberty and the wa-terfront walkway adjacent to the Bayonne Golf Club.

Glaucous Gull – Reports of this large, white-winged northern

visitor came to us from Bayonne Ocean Terminal and Caven Point in Jersey City on 2/18.

Iceland Gull – A single mem-ber of this other white-winged northern species was observed along Bayonne’s Newark Bayshore over several days in early February.

Long-tailed Duck – Unusual on the river, nonetheless one was seen on the Hackensack just off Laurel Hill Park on 3/1.

Northern Goshawk – Always rare in our region and only as an occasional fall migrant over forested ridges, nonetheless an overwintering juvenile Goshawk was reported at Liberty beginning in late January and continuing through late February.

Red-breasted Merganser – Not nearly as common as the aptly named Common Merganser, a pair of these saltwater diving ducks was noted on 2/9 off Harmon Cove.

Rough-legged Hawk – A regular Meadowlands winter resi-dent back when the landfills were in operation and less common now; still, a pair was observed over Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus on 2/2 and 3/1 and an impressive four noted near the town’s Mill Creek Point Park on 2/8. Another was seen over Bay-onne Ocean Terminal on 2/18.

Short-eared Owl – Not one but two Short-ears were observed at Bayonne Ocean Terminal for several days during Presidents Day week.

Snowy Owl – While not nearly as numerous this winter as they were in 2014, we received owl reports from the Bayonne Golf Club, Bayonne Ocean Ter-minal (our newest winter birding

Hackensack WatersHed Field notes


hotspot), DeKorte Park, Liberty and Newark Airport from Decem-ber through March.

Tree Sparrow – A flock of fifteen was seen on 1/3 foraging at the Equestrian Center at Overpeck County Park in Leonia.

Turkey Vulture – Certainly not a rarity in our watershed region, but a flock of twenty-five

discovered roosting on the roof of a Northvale, NJ home on 2/5 is certainly worthy of mention.

White-winged Scoter – Three of these sea ducks were observed not on the sea but in the river off Laurel Hill on 3/1.

Thanks to all our spotters and as always, a tip o’ the naturalist’s hat (from A to Z) to: Anonymous,

Pete Bacinski, Scott Barnes, Larry Bogert, Lidia Borzemsky, Dan Carola, Judith Cinquina, Jerry Giarusso, Mark Kantrowitz, Sue Kaufman, Mary Knight, Ivan Kossak, Lynn Kramer, Joseph Labriola, Fisher Neal, Gaby Schmitt, Chris Takacs, Kate Wade and Rosemarie Widmer.

White-winged Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Short-eared Owl

An Intro(vert) By Michele Langa

My name is Michele Langa and I am happy to re-join Hackensack Riverkeeper as everyone’s favorite introverted Legal Extern, or “intro-externvert.” Hav-ing spent last summer working here as a legal intern, I was thrilled to have the chance to return this semes-ter as an extern. I am currently a law student at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, RI, and this externship allows me the opportunity to earn credit towards graduation (class of 2015!) as well as hands-on, practical legal experience in my home state of NJ. I intend to sit for the NJ and NY bars this July and hope to work for a non-profit environmental organization in the future. In addition to continuing my time as a legal extern this semester, I look for-ward to working for Hackensack Riverkeeper at the Overpeck Park Paddling Center again this paddling season. When I unbury myself from legal briefs and documents, and when I’m not launching kayaks at the Paddling Center, I look forward to watching Doctor Who and counting down the days until Shark Week airs on Discovery Channel. My interest in environ-

mental law came from a lifetime of enjoying the ocean and coastal activities like swimming, boating, SCUBA, and fishing. The legal profession provides an opportunity to work towards protecting the oceans and coastal areas so that everyone may enjoy them, as I have, for decades to come.

Michele swimming with the sharks....in training for her future career.


From 4AM until 9PM on May 9, 2015, your Hack-ensack RiverCreepers will once again take to the habitats of our watershed region to list as many bird species as we can to support the ongoing work of Hackensack Riverkeeper. NJ Audubon’s World Series of Birding (WSB) is America’s pre-mier birding event and this year we’re proud to participate in our fourteenth WSB effort. But as you know, we can’t do it alone.

The ‘Creepers are sponsored by the good folks at ShopRite Supermarkets, whose support allows us to participate as a Level One team alongside some of the greatest birders in the world. Our awesome neighbors at Toyota of Hackensack have once again loaned us a vehicle so we can bird in comfort and safety. But it’s YOUR support we need the most. Here are the two ways you can join us and a help make the Hackensack River Watershed a cleaner, more wildlife-friendly place:

• Send in a per-species pledge* with the coupon below. After the WSB, we’ll multiply our species total by the amount you pledged and send a receipt letter and envelope for your tax-deduct-ible donation. If you prefer, you can e-mail your pledge to me at Hugh@hackensackriverkeeper.

org. Remember to include your snail-mail ad-dress & phone number when you do.

• Send in a WSB-earmarked donation. Use the coupon and mail us a check (be sure to write “WSB” on the memo line) OR go to www.hackensackriverkeeper.org with a credit card handy. Hit the DONATE button located in the blue bar at the top of the home page, then the CLICK&PLEDGE button, then type the amount of your donation into the World Series of Bird-ing line. You know the drill. Or just call.

However you choose to support the team, you’ll be helping Hackensack Riverkeeper protect, pre-serve and restore the Hackensack River for birds, wildlife and people alike.

Here’s the twist: a portion of our efforts & your support will go to Riverkeeper’s Ron Vellekamp Environmental Scholarship. Each year we award a deserving high school graduate with a $1000 grant to help them in their first year at college. The winner is always someone who demon-strates a strong commitment to the environ-ment and plans a career defending it. Help us help them by making a pledge today.

Step Up For HackensackRIVERKEEPER

*Last year we listed 125 bird species. Based on that tally, a $1 per-species pledge equaled a $125 WSB donation; a 50¢ per bird pledge netted us $62.50 donation; and so on. Please pledge what you can.

Hey Capt. Hughie! Sign me up to support the Hackensack RiverCreepers in the 2015 WSB!

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My pledge is $_________ per bird – or – I’ve enclosed a donation of $_____________

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Mail to: Hugh Carola, Hackensack Riverkeeper, 231 Main St., Hackensack, NJ 07601. Thanks!

When Birds Call ‘Creepers Follow!It’s World Series of Birding again - this time with a twist

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Pass The Graduated Cylinder: Mad Scientist Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

As some readers might have noticed, each year we choose a fun and funky theme for our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – and this year was no excep-tion! The hall in Bergenfield was more laboratory than Elks Lodge on Friday the 13th (appropriate date), as “mad scientist” after “mad scientist” came through the door, clad in white coats, rubber gloves, and goggles.

Creative variations on the theme including a four-legged failed experiment, a Wright brother, “Jane Goodall” complete with stuffed monkeys, lab rats, a hazmat suited-Hack paddler, and yes, even some bonafide physicists and chemists among the ranks. Folks from United Water were in attendance, as was River Edge Councilwoman Kathleen Murphy.With bubbling beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks on every table, our guests set about chowing down on pasta, bidding on tricky tray items, sketching with chalk and blowing bubbles.

The highlight of this event, of course, is the

presentation of the Volunteer of the Year award. This year’s recipient was none other than veteran volun-teer and Secaucus local, Lynn Kramer. Lynn has been instrumental in nearly every project and event put on by Riverkeeper, from our gala to the cleanup pro-gram and beyond.

On a personal note, I would like to thank Lynn and all the volunteers, without whom I could not do my job. You have helped me run cleanups; you have coached me out of mudflats; you have shown me the way, figuratively and literally, and for that I am in-debted to you. Thanks are also in order for those who donated tricky tray items, glassware, food, and to Yankee Linens for supplying the tablecloths. Thank you to all our volunteers and to everyone who made the dinner great!

By Caitlin DoranVo unteer

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Mad Scientist Lynn accepts her award.

Captain Bill poses with our Volun-teer of the Year, Lynn Kramer.

The Murphy girls flank the Captain as he stops for pho-tos and greets guests.Photo credits: Craig El-lison, Mary Knight, Lynn Kramer, Kathleen Murphy, and United Water.

Past Awardees join Lynn to pose with the paddle.United Water enjoys the dinner in full scentist regalia.

Caitlin and Michelle strike poses. Posing for pictures.


by Dr. Beth RavitThere are two important items

missing from the Meadowlands Consolidation Act that subsumed the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission into the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority – lack of any specific details related to the future survival of the Mead-owlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) or the Meadow-lands Environment Center. Unlike the newly formed Meadowlands Regional Commission, these two entities are firmly entrenched in the educational fabric of northern New Jersey, providing important educations services inside and outside the classrooms of local schools and universities.

The Meadowlands Environ-ment Center has expanded over the last decade to serve over 15,000 students each year. Sup-ported by significant funding from the National Science Foundation, this Center, in collaboration with Ramapo College, has developed programs and curricula that meet the New Jersey science standards, while extending classroom instruc-tion out into the “real world” of

the Meadowlands marshes. The Meadowlands Environ-

mental Research Institute has de-veloped GIS systems and capabili-ties that aid emergency responders in Meadowlands communities, maintains a library and database storing decades of Meadowlands scientific and engineering informa-tion, conducts periodic surveys to assess the improving environmen-tal health of the Meadowlands, and works closely with state and feder-al agencies to collect, analyze, and publish research data of relevance to urban marsh ecosystems.

Unfortunately when the Act was hastily written and approved, no provisions were made related to a new home for these two impor-tant entities. I have to admit that in my opinion they do not eas-ily fit under an agency dedicated to sports, casinos, and retailing. In addition, no specific funding streams were identified to continue their work. MERI was originally a collaboration with Rutgers New-ark, but over a decade ago moved under the auspices of the former New Jersey Meadowlands Com-mission.

The Meadowlands Environ-ment Center has had an established relationship with Ramapo College since 2003. Finding permanent, appropriate “homes” that can support educational missions, as well as assist in raising funding to continue and expand the activities of these two important entities, should not be difficult. Leaving them under the umbrella of the new Meadowlands Regional Com-mission will be a difficult mission fit at best, and at worst, could jeopardize the contribution these entities now make to local commu-nities, and to science and environ-mental education in general.

I hope that in “fixing” this Bill, the Legislature will address the original omissions and ensure that the Meadowlands Environ-ment Center and Research Institute continue to provide the superb educational science services they have given northern New Jersey for almost two decades.

Note: Dr. Ravit is the proud recipient of New Jersey Mead-owlands Commissions grants for scientific research.

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As I sit here writing, March is coming “in like a lion” with yet another snowstorm starting off this month. It certainly feels like this winter weather will never end, but that hasn’t stopped me from accomplishing my goal of encouraging watershed stewardship.

My service term has been full of activities, events, and interactive presentations designed to engage the surrounding communities and raise awareness about local water quality issues. Some of my most reward-ing experiences have been in classrooms. I have dedi-cated numerous hours to educating local students on nonpoint source pollution and encouraged them to get involved in the environment. Seeing their amazement over the different ways we all affect our waterways, and their enthusiasm for stewardship activities has been a heartening experience.

This chilly weather hasn’t stopped us from clean-ing up our rivers! In January, I helped organize a clean up of the Newark Bay shoreline at Bayonne’s 16th Street Park, requiring us to bundle up in our warmest winter coats. I grew up in New Hampshire, so the cold doesn’t scare me. Thankfully, I had a number of brave volunteers from Bayonne Nature Club and Hackensack Riverkeeper to help me with this task. I was able to test out my new rain boots by pulling three tires out of the Newark Bay, we also collected over 35 bags of trash, 4 bags of recyclables, an abundance of car parts, metal pipes, and construction debris.

As we exit one of the coldest New Jersey winters on record, my thoughts gratefully move on to spring. If you’re also tired of being cooped up (and who isn’t by now?), then grab your calendars and mark down these community events! On March 21, I will host a Volunteer Stream Monitor Training at the Great Swamp Watershed Association with several other local ambassadors. This six-hour training will equip local citi-

zens with biological and visual techniques to monitor water quality, and the knowledge of how our commu-nities affect stream habitat.

If you’re ready to get those forearm muscles back in shape, then grab a pick up stick and join me on April 11 to clean up Palisades Interstate Park! We’ll be meeting at noon at the Ross Dock Picnic Area to tackle an area near the George Washington Bridge.

To celebrate the start of spring, I’ll be present-ing Hackensack Riverkeeper’s first ever Rain Barrel Workshop on April 20. Help us kick off Earth Week by joining us at the Johnson Public Library, where you will learn about green infrastructure and the ben-efits of rain barrels. At this workshop you will build and bring home your own rain barrel, which captures and stores the water draining from your rooftop for watering your yard and garden. Rain barrels divert stormwater runoff from entering storm drains, which reduces the amount of pollution entering our water-ways. The workshop is free to attend, but those who wish to build a barrel must pre-register at a cost of $20 per barrel. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now by registering at HackensackRiverkeeper.org.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any water-related ideas you would like to pursue in your community, or if you are interested in participat-ing in one of my current spring projects. This winter will be “out like a lamb” before we know it, and now is the time to take advantage of the free services that NJ Watershed Ambassadors offer. You can reach me through the Hackensack Riverkeeper office at 201-968-0808x108, or via email at [email protected].

WMA 5 Ambassador UpdateIn Like A Lion

By Annebelle Bowers

Group shot! Volunteers from Bayonne Nature Club and Hackensack Riverkeeper pose with the collected debris after braving the early January morning chill to clean up the Newark Bay shoreline.


By Hugh M. CarolaNot all that long ago, it was possible for nonprofit

groups to resist Internet technology for all sorts rea-sons. Needless to say, those reasons no longer exist and any organization that thinks otherwise is on a fast track to irrelevance and dissolution. Fortunately Captain Bill Sheehan recognized and embraced the potential of computers and the Internet beginning with our first PSE&G-donated IBM 386 PCs. As Hackensack Riverkeeper grew, so did our tech needs – the greatest of which was for a dependable, profes-sional IT service company. Fortunately for us, we found one; or more precisely, they found us.

Baroan Technologies is a managed service pro-vider that has been serving clients since 1997 (the same year Capt. Bill started Hackensack Riverkeep-er). President Guy Baroan founded the company with a vision of being “One Point of Contact” for every aspect of a client’s technology needs, which is why Baroan Technologies offers a wide variety of services and solutions. Located in Elmwood Park, NJ, Baroan delivers consulting, implementation, and tech support

to small and medium sized companies throughout the north Jersey/Metro area.

Hackensack Riverkeeper was the first nonprofit organization to which Baroan offered pro-bono sup-port, and that thanks to IT Specialist Riley Nobles. It was he who knew about our work and reached out to us in 2004, soon after we moved to our Hackensack location. Their support – and our appreciation of it and their people – has grown tremendously since then.

Baroan provides invaluable helpdesk and onsite support for our servers and computers (both software and hardware). This past year, the company over-saw our transition to Macintosh computers while migrating our Riverkeeper email to Microsoft Office 365 – a subscription service that offers email in “the cloud” and allows us to always have the latest Office version. Baroan also setup and manages our backup, ensuring that no matter what unexpected events oc-cur, data will always be safe and available. And that level of support is priceless.

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there was not a single reference to the Meadowlands Conserva-tion Trust (MCT) nor was there any mention of the Meadowlands Interagency Mitigation Action Committee (MIMAC).

Most of you are aware that I have been the Chairman of the MCT since 2004, when the Trust acquired the former Empire Tract and renamed it for Richard P. Kane, our first Chairman. We also acquired the Skeetskill Marsh in Ridgefield through an interagency transfer, as well as several conser-vation easements on tracts upriver in Emerson, Norwood, Demarest, and Teaneck. On a parallel track,

the NJMC also acquired several large tracts of wetlands within the Meadowlands District including the Mill Creek Marsh in Secau-cus and the Oritani Marsh in East Rutherford. There was an ongoing conversation regarding the transfer of those properties to the Trust, but after Govenor Christie took of-fice, the conversation stalled. So…

Speaking on the record, I sug-gested that the NJSEA could help demonstrate their commitment to the environment by turning over all their wetlands holdings to the Trust. This would help ensure that the spirit and purpose of the historic 2004 Master Plan will sur-vive through the transition period

and guarantee that future genera-tions will have the opportunity to fully enjoy the natural beauty of the Meadowlands.

My colleagues and I also extended the hand of friendship to the commissioners by assuring them that Hackensack Riverkeeper wishes to work closely with them to sort through the issues sur-rounding the merger, to assist with updating the Master Plan as required by the Act, and of course to continue our role as citizen-advocate for the most important saltmarsh in North Jersey: our beloved Meadowlands.

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