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Got a Whippany River story? A documentary maker wants to meet you
Do you have family snapshots or home movies of the Whippany River? Or stories of time spent at Speedwell Lake, or other tributaries of the river? If so, a documentary-maker would like to hear from...
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Sparkling rebirth: Acclaimed filmmaker to premiere Whippany River documentary...
Speedwell Falls, from the documentary ‘River’s Journey.’ He’s worked with Barbara Walters and Ed Bradley. And now he’s trained his lens on one of Morris County’s biggest stars: The Whippany River....
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Morristown nonprofit gets $28K for student rain gardens
Rain gardens ease the burden on storm drains and keep pollution from reaching our water systems. We just learned this, but it will become second nature to students at the Memorial Junior School in...
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The Whippany River needs your help: March 28 in Morristown
Volunteers remove old bike from Whippany River in Morristown during 2012 cleanup. Photo by Berit Ollestad Want to give Mother Nature a hand? The Whippany River needs a spring cleaning. Volunteers...
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Welcome to ‘Beer Mountain’ : Morristown volunteers clean up Whippany River
SAVING A RIVER: Volunteers with trash fished from the Whippany River and its banks in Morristown. Photo by Berit Ollestad By Berit Ollestad Pausing for a moment near the water’s edge, a little boy...
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Volunteers needed for river cleanup in Morristown, March 19
Volunteers pull debris from the Whippany River in Morristown in 2014. Photo by Berit Ollestad Closets need spring cleaning, and so do rivers. Volunteers are needed on March 19, 2016, to spruce up the...
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After the snow…help clean the Whippany River in Morristown, March 18
Volunteers prowl for debris in Whippany River during cleanup in Morristown in 2013. Photo by Scott Schlosser From the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 6TH ANNUAL...
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Whippany River cleanup in Morristown rescheduled to April 1
Volunteers remove old bike from Whippany River in Morristown during 2012 cleanup. Photo by Berit Ollestad The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee has re-scheduled a clean-up of the Whippany River...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for Whippany River cleanup in Morristown, May 1
In the spirit of Earth Day, members of Morristown’s Bethel A.M.E. Church and the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee are asking for help with their annual Whippany River cleanup. It’s scheduled...
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Weekend cleanup pulls 1,600 pounds of junk from Whippany River in Morristown
From the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee: Whippany River Watershed cleanup nets 1,600 pounds of litter, debris, car engine, engine cover, bicycle and more Dozens of Morris County residents...
View Article‘BioBlitz’ Nature Fest coming to Lewis Morris Park, June 12
From the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee: Remember when you dreamed about being a scientist when you grew up? (Or, if you are as old as I am, you may have ridden in the back of a DPW...
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Watershed group, pastor rap Morristown board for approving apartments in...
An environmental group and the pastor of a Morristown church damaged by flooding a decade ago rapped the town planning board on Monday, asserting the board should have notified them before approving...
View Article‘Paint the Whippany’ fundraiser in Morristown, Oct. 21
From the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee: EARTH without ART is just EH! Join the Whippany River Watershed in its first “Paint the Whippany” Fundraiser Pinot’s Palette in Morristown, Oct....
View ArticleWhippany River group to host second BioBlitz Fest in Morris Township, June 4
Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC) Announces Its Second Annual BioBlitz Morris Nature Festival on June 4, 2022 Attend this live, free environmental event The Whippany River Watershed...
View ArticleHere’s the lineup for Second Annual BioBlitz in Morris Township, June 4
Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC) Announces Programs, Activities and Presenters for Second Annual BioBlitz Morris Nature Festival on June 4, 2022 Attend this fun-filled environmental...
View ArticleWhippany River group seeks volunteers for March 18 cleanup in Morristown
From Bethel AME Church and the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee 2023 Whippany River Clean-Up! Bethel Church of Morristown and Whippany River Watershed Action Committee Host 13th Annual River...
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Sherrill delivers $300K for study of Whippany River flooding in Morristown
Galindo (Glen) King grew up on Flagler Street, in the economically and geographically depressed section of Morristown known as the Hollow. Every time it rained, he remembers thinking, “Here we go...
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Army Corps engineers tour Whippany River in Morristown and Township for flood...
Representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers toured portions of the Whippany River in Morristown and Morris Township on Monday, as a first step in a $300,000 federal flooding study targeted for...
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Clearing the way: Volunteers remove debris from Whippany River in Morristown
By David Okada Dozens of volunteers gathered in Morristown on Saturday morning to clear debris from a flood-prone stretch of the Whippany River, continuing an annual effort to improve the waterway’s...
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