Volunteer Event to Create Habitat and Clean Waterways on Saturday, June 18 Bridgeton’s Cumberland County Library needs your help to plant its new rain garden with native flowers and shrubs that will help prevent stormwater pollution from flowing into nearby streams, while also providing vital habitat for local insects, birds, and other wildlife.
The public Rain Garden Planting Event will be held Saturday June 18, from 10 a.m. – Noon at the library’s building on 800 E Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ. Click here for more information or to register for the event. A rain garden is planted in a shallow depression and is designed to absorb rainwater as it runs off roads, rooftops, and parking lots. The soils and plants in the rain garden act to filter pollutants from the stormwater, as well as absorb excess nutrients like fertilizers that can cause harmful algae blooms. Rain gardens also slow the flow of stormwater so that it can soak into the ground, refilling the supply of ground water for human use. We are thrilled to welcome Rumson native Anna Nowell as our Development Intern for summer 2022! Anna will be supporting the overall fundraising efforts of the American Littoral Society. She will be helping us reach out to local businesses, coordinate campaigns, research foundations and corporations, and share our mission with the community. Here's what she shared with us: "Living in Rumson, New Jersey my whole life, I have developed a unique appreciation for the beach and all the creatures that inhabit the land and waters, and protecting marine life on the coast has always been important to me. Hence, I am thrilled to be working as a Development Intern this summer. |
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