Eighth Annual NJ Watershed Conference

The theme for the New Jersey Watershed Conference this year is “Resiliency through Restoration.”

At the 2025 Watershed Conference, we will discuss strategies and ways to work together so that communities can become more resilient towards climate change and hazards by restoring essential environmental services in degraded watersheds.  Water-related impacts of climate change are expected to increase and have greater impacts on our communities in the future. This means more homes repeatedly flooded, more lakes rendered unusable due to harmful algal blooms, and so much more. 

Planning for resiliency requires that we establish long-term, flexible, strategies. These strategies should not only address the current challenges we face, but also address future impacts of climate change, whether predicted or unpredictable. Restoration with nature-based and engineered solutions should be a key strategy to address the negative impacts. Such approaches should reduce the amount of stormwater running off impervious surfaces in our highly developed watersheds, increase groundwater recharge to support needs in times of prolonged drought and heat, and help us better achieve regulatory goals for clean water. 

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.

CLICK HERE TO SEE BENEFITS TO SPONSORSHIP

Here are some simple instructions on how to pay by purchase order (PO). Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Step 1: Select the option that you will be paying by purchase order in the registration form. Use the ‘pay later’ option at checkout to bypass immediate payment.

Step 2: Matt Bondar, The Watershed Institute’s Bookkeeper, will send you, and any contacts indicated, a follow-up email with an invoice, further PO and check writing instructions, and some useful documents typically requested such as our business registration, tax ID, and 501 c3. Please reach out to us if you do not receive that email within a week following registration.

Step 3: Follow the PO instructions and email a PO to Matt Bondar at [email protected]. Matt will send you a signed copy of the purchase order back.

Step 4: Send a check to The Watershed Institute for the amount on the PO. Make sure to include the invoice number and the full names of all registrants so that we can process the payment in a timely manner.

ACCESS A COPY OF THE PURCHASE ORDER INSTRUCTIONS HERE

Note: This document and attachments will be included in the follow-up email from Matt after you register.

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.

APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE

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.

CEUs Package Cost: $35

The Watershed Institute is a certified NJ Professional Engineer (PE) and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provider. We will also be applying to provide credits for Certified Floodplain Managers, Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners, and more for applicable sessions. There is an additional cost and basic attendance requirements to receive CEU certificates. The $35 additional charge covers all CEU costs, and attendees can pursue as many as they want and are possible. During the event, attendees who wish to pursue CEUs must:

1) Fully attend the sessions they want credit for (virtual attendance tracking)

2) Sign into sessions when they start and sign out before they leave the room (in-person attendance tracking)

3) Complete any necessary verification forms and/or feedback forms (dependent on the type of CEU)

We will update this tab with more information as we confirm available credits for applicable sessions.