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Bookmark or Share- Protecting the Watershed, Clean safe water for all :: Raritan HeadwatersRaritan Headwaters Association is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects water in our rivers, our streams, and our homes. Our vision is that everyone within our reach has access to safe, clean water that is swimmable, fishable, and above all, drinkable.
- How Are the Raritan River and Bay Adapting to Sea Level Rise?The tidal Raritan River, once dubbed the “Queen of Rivers” in a poem published in the London Review in 1806, is the only river located entirely within New Jersey. The fate of the once-pristine river, bay, basin, and tributaries is inextricably linked with New Jersey’s economy, health, and even recreation.
- Biodiversity and Water - Raritan HeadwatersTo ensure protection of biodiversity in the upper Raritan River watershed, important wildlife habitats must stay connected. For example, many salamanders and frogs spend the winter in upland habitats, but migrate to wetlands and vernal pools on lower ground to breed.
- Raritan River | Middlebrook, Bridgewater, Millstone | BritannicaRaritan River, largest stream lying wholly within New Jersey, U.S., formed by the confluence of the North Branch Raritan and the South Branch Raritan rivers in western Somerset county. It flows about 75 miles (120 km) generally southeast past Somerville, Bound Brook, and New Brunswick into Raritan
- 10,000 Trees to Be Planted Along North Branch Raritan River“Planting 10,000 trees along the flood plain of the Raritan River’s North Branch will help control flooding, stabilize stream banks, reduce sediment washing into the river during storms, and keep water temperatures cooler to provide better fish habitat.”
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