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Camden

Stormwater Management and Resource Tra in ing

come celebrate!

SMART Start to Camden Earth Week

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Rain Garden Planting and Park Clean-Up 9:30AMFerry Avenue Branch Library, 852 Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ

For more information please contact Shahid Rana of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership at srana@coopersferry.com or (856) 757- 9154

Pictured: Camden Earth Week 2012 logo winner selected from entries from ECO Charter School students.Deonte Fooks-Benbow Tyriq Bundy Avante Smith Kasheem Robinson

Event details at www.camdensmart.com

Camden Green Drinks Happy Hour 5-7PMVictor’s Pub, 1 Market Street, Camden, NJMingle with Camden’s sustainability advocatesAppetizers provided

SMART Start to Camden Earth Week 11AMFerry Avenue Branch Library, 852 Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ

Featuring:

-Sustainability Address by Mayor Dana L. Redd

-2012 Camden SMART Environmental Heroes Award Presentation • Carrie Sargeant • The Center for Environmental Transformation- Andrea Ferich, Director of Sustainability

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Join us for a

Bring gardens, trees, rain barrels, and green infrastructure to YOUR neighborhood!

reduce flooding along streets and in basements

collect and recycle rainwater for use in gardens

create beautiful greenspace in your community

learn of job training opportunities

Thursday, March 10th from 6-8pmECO Charter School Annex

808 Market Street

Dinner provided. Families welcome.

Please RSVP (to be sure we have enough food) to Jessica Franzini of the NJ Tree Foundation at (856) 287-4488 or jfranzini.njtf@gmail.com.

Mayor Dana Redd supports this effort through the Camden Storm-water Management and Resource Training (SMART) Initiative.

For North Camden, Lanning Square, Cooper Grant, and the Central Business District

Community Meetings coming to all neighborhoods! Call for more information!

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South Jersey Rain Garden Training for Professional Landscapers

Thursday, February 16, 2012 and

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Program funded by:

USDA NIFA Regional Water Center for Northeast States & Caribbean Islands New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority

To be held at:

Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority 1645 Ferry Avenue Camden, New Jersey

Register online at www.water.rutgers.edu

Rain Gardens: A New Opportunity for Your Business

AGENDA Attendees must be present for both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

DAY 1: CLASSROOM SESSION Thursday, February 16, 2012 • 9:00am - 4:00pm

Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority 1645 Ferry Avenue, Camden, New Jersey

8:30 Registration 9:00 Welcome 9:15 An Introduction to New Jersey’s Stormwater Regulations 9:30 Rain Garden Site Selection 1030 Break 10:45 Rain Garden Installation and Maintenance 11:30 Urban and Suburban Rain Garden Case Studies 12:00 Lunch 12:45 Tour of CCMUA Ferry Avenue Rain Garden 1:00 Native Plants for Rain Gardens: Selection and Design 1:45 Break 2:00 Rain Garden Design Exercise 3:30 Site Specific Rain Garden Design Considerations for Camden City Site 3:45 Wrap up and Evaluations 4:00 Adjourn

DAY 2: HANDS-ON RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATION Thursday, March 22, 2012 • 9:00am - 12:00pm

Camden City Site, Location to be announced during Day 1 (Classroom Session) 8:45 Registration 9:00 Hands-on Rain Garden Installation 11:45 Wrap up and Evaluations 12:00 Adjourn

NOTE: Agenda is subject to change without notice.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND This workshop will provide you with the skills needed to install and maintain a rain garden. The two-day training includes both classroom and field time, including an actual installation at a Camden City site. By the end of the second day, you will be able to add rain garden installation services to the list of products and services you offer.

QUESTIONS? Please call Amy Boyajian, Program Associate, RCE Water Resources Program, at 732-932-9800 x6164.

WHAT IS A RAIN GARDEN? A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression that captures, filters, and infiltrates stormwater runoff at the source. A rain garden removes nonpoint source pollutants from stormwater runoff while recharging groundwater. Rain gardens are an important tool for communities and neighborhoods to create diverse, attractive landscapes while protecting the health of the natural environment.

DIRECTIONS Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority

1645 Ferry Avenue, Camden, New Jersey 08104 • 856-541-3700 http://www.ccmua.org/?page_id=114

FROM THE SOUTH Take 42 north toward Philadelphia to 676 north. Take 676 to the Morgan Blvd Exit (Exit 3). Make a left at bottom of ramp and follow to light. At light make right onto Broadway. Go to the third light, which is a five way intersection. Bear left onto Ferry Avenue (far side of Sacred Heart Church). Just past next traffic light is the CCMUA Administration Building, the four story building on the left.

FROM PENNSAUKEN/ CHERRY HILL AREA Take route 38 or 130 south to old Airport Circle. Continue on 130 south. At Dunkin Donuts (right side) make a right onto Haddon Ave. At traffic light make left onto Ferry Avenue. Continue on Ferry till the fifth traffic light (Broadway). You will see Sacred Heart Church in front of you. Bear to right of church to continue on Ferry Avenue. Just past the next traffic light is the CCMUA Administration Building, the four story building on the left.

FROM NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE Take turnpike exit 4 to route 73 north. After about 3/4 of a mile take 295 south for about 15 miles. When 295 branches, follow signs for Philadelphia/Walt Whitman Bridge. You will be on route 42. When 42 branches left to Philadelphia by way of the Walt Whitman Bridge and right (north) to Camden by way of 676, stay right toward Camden. From 676, take exit 3 (Morgan Blvd.) Make a left turn at the base of the ramp. Follow Morgan Blvd to traffic light. At light, turn right onto Broadway. Continue to the third light, which is a five way intersection. Bear left onto Ferry Avenue (far side of Sacred Heart Church). Just past the next traffic light is the CCMUA Administration Building, the four story building on the left.

FROM BLACK HORSE PIKE (ROUTE 168) Take 168 north until it intersects with route 130. Keep to left at 130 to continue in a straight line (130 bears to the right). At this point the Black Horse Pike will become Mt. Ephraim Avenue. After crossing route 130, turn left onto Ferry Avenue at the fifth traffic light. (You will see a cemetery on the far side of Ferry Avenue.) Continue on Ferry till the fourth traffic light (Broadway). You will see Sacred Heart Church in front of you. Bear to right of church to continue on Ferry Avenue. Just past the next traffic light is the CCMUA Administration Building, the four story building on the left.

FROM PHILADELPHIA (NORTH) From the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, take 676 south to the Morgan Blvd. Exit (Exit 3). Make a right at bottom of ramp and follow Morgan Blvd. to light. At light make right onto Broadway. Go to the third light, which is a five way intersection. Bear left onto Ferry Avenue (far side of Sacred Heart Church). Just past the next traffic light is the CCMUA Administration Building, the four story building on the left.

AGENDA Attendees must be present for both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

DAY 1: CLASSROOM SESSION Thursday, February 16, 2012 • 9:00am - 4:00pm

Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority 1645 Ferry Avenue, Camden, New Jersey

8:30 Registration 9:00 Welcome 9:15 An Introduction to New Jersey’s Stormwater Regulations 9:30 Rain Garden Site Selection 1030 Break 10:45 Rain Garden Installation and Maintenance 11:30 Urban and Suburban Rain Garden Case Studies 12:00 Lunch 12:45 Tour of CCMUA Ferry Avenue Rain Garden 1:00 Native Plants for Rain Gardens: Selection and Design 1:45 Break 2:00 Rain Garden Design Exercise 3:30 Site Specific Rain Garden Design Considerations for Camden City Site 3:45 Wrap up and Evaluations 4:00 Adjourn

DAY 2: HANDS-ON RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATION Thursday, March 22, 2012 • 9:00am - 12:00pm

Camden City Site, Location to be announced during Day 1 (Classroom Session) 8:45 Registration 9:00 Hands-on Rain Garden Installation 11:45 Wrap up and Evaluations 12:00 Adjourn

NOTE: Agenda is subject to change without notice.

REGISTRATION Register online at www.water.rutgers.edu COST: $25.00. Please make check out to “Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.” The cost includes a copy of the Rain Garden Manual of New Jersey ($10.00 value), refreshments, and lunch for the classroom session. Please send your check for the full amount to: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey RCE Water Resources Program ATTN: Amy Boyajian 14 College Farm Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901

SPECIAL DISCOUNT: For businesses that would like to send more than one person to this training, there is a discounted rate of $15.00 for each additional person. For example, XYZ Company would like to send 3 people to the training. They will pay $25.00 for the first person and $15.00 for each additional person. XYZ Company would end up paying a registration fee of $55.00.

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What is the Camden SMART Initiative?

The objective of the Camden SMART (Stormwater Management and Resource Training) Initiative is to develop a comprehensive network of green infrastructure programs and projects for the City of Camden.

The Initiative is a collaboration between the City of Camden, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, New Jersey Tree Foundation, NJ Department of Environmental Protection, our public-private partners, community organizations, and most importantly, Camden residents to restore and revitalize our neighborhoods.

The Initiative includes neighborhood green and grey infrastructure projects, stormwater management policy development, and green infrastructure training programs.

Camden SMART Initiative:

• Reduce neighborhood fl ooding

• Reduce combined sewer overfl ows

• Improve air, water and climate quality

• Develop sustainable environmental policy

• Enhance economic development opportunities

• Add recreational amenities and open space

• Beautify neighborhoods

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To reduce neighborhood fl ooding and improve

stormwater management

A former gas station is now home to four rain gardens at Broadway and Chelton Ave.

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to Reduce Neighborhood Flooding

1. Keep Camden CleanKeep the street clean. Don’t throw litter into the street. Take an active role by reporting illegal dumping.

To report dumping call:PUBLIC WORKS HOTLINE 856-757-7034

2. Clean Your Yard RegularlyBag, compost or recycle grass, tree limbs, leaves and other yard waste. Uncollected yard waste can clog storm drains when carried by rainwater.

Did you know?

• Camden has a combined sewer system which makes it more susceptible to backups and fl ooding. A combined sewer system collects sewage and rainwater in a single pipe system.

• Trash and debris block storm drainage systems, which can lead to fl ooding. Trash and debris also pollute our local streams and waterways, which can harm the habitat for many species of plants and animals.

Think SMART!Everyone must do their part! 3. Adopt a Drain

Keep your nearest storm drain clear of any debris or trash (including yard waste). Debris blocking the storm drain can easily result in fl ooding.

5. Plant a Rain GardenA rain garden allows about 30% more water to soak into the ground than a patch of lawn! Rain gardens also help to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff, protecting local waterways.

For more information, visit:www.water.rutgers.edu

6. Flood Proof Your HomeInstall rain gutters and direct downspouts away from the house. Keep rain gutters clear to prevent blockage. Also grade soil away from your home to prevent basement fl ooding.

7. Plant Trees and ShrubsTrees, shrubs, and perennial plants absorb up to fourteen times more rainwater than a typical lawn, and they help to reduce rainwater fl ow into the sewer system by 35% or more.

Trees available for Camden residents. For more information, visit:www.newjerseytreefoundation.org or call 856-287-4488

4. Collect and Reuse RainwaterTake an active role in recycling rainwater and install a rain barrel at your home. By collecting rainwater, homeowners can help reduce fl ooding and pollution in local waterways.

For more information, visit:www.water.rutgers.edu

Be SMART! Take Action!

7 stepsSMART

Rain garden on Park Blvd., Parkside neighborhood

Camden TreeKeepers Workshops July 2012 Schedule

Attention Camden residents! Join us this July for Camden TreeKeepers, and learn how to care

for your urban trees! Free to Camden residents, participants enjoy educational materials, a free

gift and dinner at each session. Attend all four sessions to become a Certified Camden

TreeKeeper, of which there are currently 150+ in the city of Camden. Space is limited, so please

sign up in advance.

Session 1: Basic Tree Biology and Tree Identification Wednesday, July 11th from 5:30-7pm

* Gift: Trees of NJ book

Session 2: Tree Planting, Pruning, and Maintenance Techniques (This session has an outdoor component)

Wednesday, July 18th from 5:30-7pm

* Gift: hand pruners

Session 3: Recognizing Tree Hazards and Tree Disease

Wednesday, July 25th from 5:30-7pm

* Gift: tree watering bag

Session 4: Understanding Environmental Issues and Your Tree &

Community Organizing for Trees Monday, July 30th from 5:30-7pm

* Gift: surprise!

>>> All sessions will be held at the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (1645 Ferry

Avenue, Camden) in the first floor auditorium.To sign up, please contact Jessica at 856-287-

4488 or jfranzini.njtf@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number, and the workshop(s)

you want to attend.

camdengreenways@gmail.com (856) 964-7336

CAMDEN GREENWAY TRAIL NETWORK

STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP February 4, 2012

Sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Agenda

CAMDEN GREENWAYS, INC.

I. Welcome and Introductions

Algiers Holmes, President of Camden Greenways Inc.

II. Camden Greenways Inc. Background Presentation

Algiers Holmes

III. Past and Present GreenWay Projects

Jack Sworaski, Director of Camden County Environmental Affairs & Sarah Bryant of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership

IV. Camden County Open Space Plan

Jack Sworaski

V. Cooper River Watershed, Plants and Animals

Michael Hogan, South Jersey Land and Water Trust

VI. Community Involvement in Riparian Buffer Maintenance

Fred Stine, Delaware Riverkeeper Network

VII. Trees in Camden

Jessica Franzini, New Jersey Tree Foundation

VIII. Door Prize Drawing

IX. Closing Remarks

Algiers Holmes