New Jersey Audubon and N.J. Youth Corps of Phillipsburg team up.
New Jersey Audubon has partnered with the N.J. Youth Corps of Phillipsburg to be an "on-call" work force to perform river bank and wetland restoration and other stewardship activities associated with the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.
NJ Audubon and NJ Youth Corps install bioengineering materials to control stream bank erosion. (Courtesy photo) The N.J. Youth Corps is a year-round program administered by the N.J. Department of Labor & Workforce Development that helps young adults (ages 16-25) earn a high school diploma while developing employment skills through community service projects.
For projects associated with N.J. Audubon, the Corps participants are being trained in work skills associated with ecological restoration and environmental science.
These are projects conducted in partnership with landowners and farmers in three sub-watersheds of the Highlands region: Lower Musconetcong, Lopatcong and Upper Paulin's Kill.