North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council

North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council’s main mission is to facilitate the wise use and protection of the regions human and natural resources. This is accomplished by working with communities and regional partnerships to: address issues related to water quality and water resource protection, sustainable farming and farm communities, building local community capacity and managing natural hazards that impact community planning are among some of our council’s focus areas.

Examples of current projects and services provided by North Jersey RC&D Council include:

Coordination and implementation of riparian forest buffer programs
Technical assistance to farmers to manage their agricultural chemicals to protect water quality through the River-Friendly Farm Program
Grant writing and review support
Assistance to local communities with project start-up, coordination and training for regional initiatives
Coordination of watershed management projects in the Musconetcong Watershed, Neshanic Watershed, and Upper Delaware Watershed