The Watershed Conference offers sessions that will increase knowledge and skills, encourage discussions between stakeholders, and foster collaboration on specific issues and potential solutions. Our audience includes state, municipal, and county officials and staff, nonprofit organizations, and environmental professionals.
See below for more information about the event including sponsorship opportunities, scholarships, and a request for session proposals. Stay tuned via this page for event updates or through our Watershed Professionals Newsletter. To join the newsletter, opt-in here.
Main Conference Contact: Pri Oliveira (Outreach & Inclusion Manager) – [email protected]
Conference Date:
In-Person Location: TBD – New Jersey
Virtual: Live Zoom Sessions
Continuing Education for Professionals: CEUs will be offered for applicable sessions. In the past, we have offered CEU certificates to attending attorneys, engineers, certified floodplain managers, and planners. Check the CEUs tab on this webpage for more information.
2025 Conference Theme
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Your sponsorship supports our mission to keep water clean, safe, and healthy.
This is a great opportunity to get your name out in front of hundreds of attendees including municipal leaders, engineers, watershed advocates, businesses, and community members who will need to work together across municipal boundaries to solve New Jersey’s environmental problems. Your sponsorship will help defray conference expenses and allow us to keep registration fees low. It will also provide scholarships for students and others requiring financial aid. A table will be reserved for all sponsors who support the conference at the $1,000 level or above.
To become a sponsor, please reach out to Pri Oliveira, The Watershed Institute’s Outreach Specialist, at [email protected] with the subject line: [Watershed Conference Sponsor]. You can also call 609-737-3735 ext. 27 with any questions.
We invite you to submit a session proposal for the 9th Annual Watershed Conference. Here are some things to keep in mind:
We will post instructions in how to pay by purchase order when the event registration goes live!
We provide reduced or free registrations to those with financial need.
One of the goals of The Watershed Institute is to be inclusive and equitable for those who want to learn about what they can do to help improve health, access, and stewardship of waterways in New Jersey. We also recognize that low-income communities often feel exacerbated impacts of overdevelopment and stormwater pollution. These populations also tend to have less access to resources and funding to address these issues. This scholarship helps ensure that those most impacted by the issues have the same opportunity to join the table.
You will be contacted by Pri Oliveira ([email protected]) with a decision regarding your scholarship request. If approved, you will be provided with a scholarship code and instructions on how to register.
TBD
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On Wednesday, August 20 please access our exhibits and live animals in the Discovery Room through the side door next to the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House during normal hours starting at 9 a.m. The main entrance, Gorrie Hall, and the Nature Shop will open at 3 p.m.
