Past Projects Photos

City of Beverly Erosion Control

The City of Beverly contacted the RC&D Council concerning an erosion problem on a portion of the Delaware River bank adjacent to their
city park.  This is only a portion of the available photos.  The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provided the engineering
designs and overall project inspection.

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Bridgeton Redevelopment

The City of Bridgeton Waterfront Development was the largest project completed through RC&D assistance. It totaled almost $1 million. It
consisted of new metal sheeting on the river bank, new pavers and lights for nearby walkways, and a new restroom facility at the Cohansy Zoo.

Central Regional High School

Central Regional High School is located in Ocean County.  It was one of the early RC&D projects for the Council.  It was a typical erosion
control project.  Steps were installed to replace the dirt path that was formed going to and from the school and sports fields.

Crosswicks Creek

The South Jersey RC&D Council was a sub-contractor to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) in its effort to develop a watershed management plan for the Crosswicks Creek and Blacks Creek Watershed Management Area 20. This watershed lies in parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.  The DVRPC obtained funding from the NJ-DEP for this effort.  The Council helped develop the agricultural and open space component of the plan with the other involved partners.

MA Leck holds the copyright for the following four photos. You must obtain permission to redistribute. SJRC&D publicly thanks Ms. Leck for the gracious use of her photos.

Dudley Grange Picnic Shelter

The Dudley Grange Park picnic shelter was built using a $25,000 US Forest Service grant. It is made of recycled HDPE recyled plastic lumber
provided by Phoenix Recycled Plastics of Philadelphia. The brackets and pipe, made of scrap metal, came from a dumpster maker in
Philadelphia. The shelter was delivered to Cherry Hill Parks office. The lead carpenter put the structure together in the parking lot,
numbered all pieces, took it apart and put it back together in Dudley Grange Park. A $2,500 grant from William Penn Foundation paid
for the landscape plants.

The shelter has been used by the local homeowners for family get togethers. A local church has used the shelter for different events.
To quote Steve Quesenberry, SJRC&D Coordinator at the time of the project, "This was a really neat project."

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Island Beach Dune Stabilization

Island Beach State Park needed raised boardwalks for people to cross the various dunes. Dunes protect inland areas from high waves.
Dunes are very sensitive to foot traffic.

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Rowan College Streambank Stabilization

This project consisted of installing coconut logs at the toe of the slope to control erosion into the stream running through the center of the Rowan College campus.  Glassboro State College when project started and Rowan University when it ended. Several new protected outlets were installed at the end of storm drain pipes.  The bridge near the Student Union was fortified with grouted riprap.  Several rows of willows were planted above the water line of the stream.  Rough areas were graded and seeded with a grass mix.

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Rowand Pond Dam Structure Repair

The Rowand Pond WMA dam structure repair and spillway project was an exciting project for many reasons. First, this spillway was damaged during a large storm that happened in the 1950's. SCS had given a preliminary design to the NJ Fish and Game in the 1960's. Mr. John Henderson was the primary catalyst for the commencement of this project. The most important part of the project would be the material used - recycled plastic lumber. This is a first for the area, the material, NRCS design Team, and the world. No other spillway has been constructed using this material.

Rowand Pond WMA project was completed June 8, 1999.  The new spillway was constructed from recycled plastic lumber.  Phase 2 was the pond deepening.  Phase 1 paid for by the NJ Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife with NRCS design and construction inspection.  Phase 2 was donated by the Camden County Mosquito Control Commission.  Project located in Clementon, Camden County, NJ.

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Groundbreaking

Photos appear somewhat grainy. Best we could produce considering the darkness of the originals.

Project Photos

Repaupo Creek Tidegate Repair

This project stretches back to the 1960's when USDA SCS (under PL-566 authority) and Army Corps worked together
to install the White Sluice and almost 5000 feet of levy. Over the next 30 years Gibbstown tried to keep the levy in
shape by adding material to strengthen it.

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