Great Swamp Watershed Association

Conservation Management Area Volunteers

Organizations and Academic Institutions

The value of volunteerism to any organization working within a limited budget cannot be overestimated. The work accomplished thus far is the result of close to 2,000 person-hours that have come from a variety of civic organizations and academic institutions: Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson Universities, Morris Land Conservancy, AT&T, Lucent, Honeywell, Boy and Girl Scouts, and Watershed Association volunteers. University faculty members have come here to direct projects and give advice as to the best management practices to apply. Without this help, little would have been accomplished. In addition, local contractors have donated materials, and vendors of native plants have given us breaks on sales, all in the name of restoration. Finally, we’ve received support in the form of grants from The Michele and Agnese Cestone Foundation, Harding Civic Association, Lucent Cares, Summit Area Public Foundation and the USDA. We thank them all with every fiber our humble beings have to offer!

If your company or organization would be interested in a community workday with GSWA, please contact Hazel England at hazele@greatswamp.org.

Students and faculty from Newark Academy spend a volunteer day at the GSWA Conservation Area.

Neither rain nor more rain can prevent Conservation Area Project Leader Blaine Rothauser from explaining the difference between poison ivy and virginia creeper. Girl Scout Troop 872 (Bernards Twp.) looks on.

Corporate groups can arrange to help out as well. This group from Verizon kicked off the Spring 2009 corporate workday season.

Goldman Sachs volunteers build a boardwalk

Goldman Sachs volunteers work on deer fence

Goldman Sachs volunteers work in both
sun and rain.

Individuals

Blaine Rothauser

Blaine Rothauser has been the resource management consultant for the Great Swamp Watershed Association since 1996 in charge of the ecological restoration project Conservation Area. Blaine’s expertise in native plant communities and invasive species control is put into practice on the restoration site.

Frank H. Stillinger

A long-time resident of Chatham Township in the Great Swamp watershed, Frank's activities at the GSWA ecological restoration site in Harding Township have included trail creation and maintenance, design and construction of foot bridges, and removal of invasive plant species. He joined the GSWA Board of Trustees in 2004.

Stephen Gruber

A native New Jerseyan and resident of Millington, Steve has volunteered for a number of environmental groups since he took early retirement. At the restoration site, he has been involved in invasive plant removal, helped with the installation of the deer fence, and built boardwalks. He has been a member of GSWA's Science and Technology Committee since 2005.

Wes Boyce and Lisa Stevens

Wes and Lisa live in Bernardsville. They are avid birders and bicyclists. Wes enjoys fly fishing and is the secretary of the Ken Lockwood chapter of Trout Unlimited. Lisa enjoys gardening and spraying deer repellant while endeavoring to populate the gardens around their home with native species. Wes and Lisa discovered GSWA by attending a cold winter evening owl walk. “We enjoy helping out with GSWA because the work we do directly impacts the community we live in. GSWA is a great bunch of knowledgeable and enthusiastic people who genuinely care about the local environment and work hard to preserve the natural watershed area surrounding the Great Swamp.”

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