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REGISTER your
children/grandchildren (age
10-14) for
the award-winning River
RangersSM program
TODAY!
Put them on the water in colorful wooden
River Rangers canoes to explore the Navesink and Swimming Rivers. These young River Rangers learn boating
and teamwork skills, gain new friends, and obtain an understanding of the local
maritime environment and wildlife. They will enjoy paddling, swimming, and
learning something of the on-water and under-water life while having
fun.
 Each weekly program runs from Monday through
Friday, 8:30 AM - 1:30PM.
Cost per child per week is
$245.00. Price includes canoe, life vest, paddle,
expert supervision. Child must be age 10-14 and able to swim.
TO
REGISTER, click
on your preferred week or weeks below.
Before your
start date you will be provided with detailed instructions needed for a successful on-water experience.
  Early in 2016 there was serious concern about the
water quality of the Navesink, and out of an abundance of caution, NMHA
cancelled the summer program. During that summer a number of organizations
(Clean Ocean Action, Rutgers, the DPA, and others) did extensive research and
set out the following: 1. Pollution was caused mainly by
run-off from surface drains after rain storms. 2. As the
Navesink is a tidal estuary, within 24 hours the tides have swept away the
pollution. This enabled NMHA to restart the River Rangers program for 2017 as
the daily program will avoid those locations that are polluted after a rainstorm
(of course, if lightning is forecast, the River Rangers
get to land immediately. River Rangers participate in a land-based program for
the duration of the lightning period/forecast.
Copyright © 2017 Navesink Maritime Heritage
Association
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is a
501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving knowledge and
appreciation of Monmouth County's maritime heritage through programs that teach
wooden boat building and the boat handling skills; through preserving the
history of Monmouth County's wooden boat builders and other maritime history;
and through experiental on-the-water programs of River Rangers for
children age 10-14 and Sea Scout Ship Navesink for coed youth age
14-21.
All rights reserved.
Contact email: myhumphreys@gmail.com |
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