Rally for Two Rivers Hosts First Public Meeting of the Year

Rally for the Two Rivers public meeting

On March 20, Rally for Two Rivers held its first public meeting since the ambient bacteria monitoring program was relaunched in the summer of 2023. The hybrid meeting was held at COA headquarters in Long Branch, and via Zoom. The water quality team welcomed government officials, health department personnel, Environmental Commissions, and members of the public to share updates on their ambient bacteria monitoring programs with NJDEP. Some of the speakers included Rumson Environmental Commission sharing updates on their green infrastructure projects and their involvement in partnering to host the annual Rally for the Two Rivers Eco-Fest (for more details see page 3). Monmouth County Health Department discussed their “Greener Blue” pump-out boat program that removes sanitary wastes from boats in the Two Rivers watershed. Rumson Fair-Haven High School students also presented their NJ Endangered Species Campaign and many other speakers shared updates from around the watershed.

Rumson Fair-Haven High School students present their
NJ Endangered Species campaign at the public meeting

Additionally, the Rally for Two Rivers is partnering with Bridge of Books Foundation to host a children’s book drive from March 25 to April 26. Community members will be able to drop off any new and used children’s books (for ages 3-18) in a donation box at COA’s office. Please reach out to Kaylee DiPasquale at Programs@CleanOceanAction.org with any questions!