The Jamaica Bay Research and Management Information Network (JBRMIN)
is a growing community-driven knowledge base of past, present, and future
activities in Jamaica Bay, drawing on information from federal, state and
local government agencies, academic institutions, non-governmental
organizations, and private industry. The site features:
- Electronic Bibliography containing over 1200 citations
- Missions, objectives, programs, projects, reports, citations, and data sets from government, community, university, and k-12 stakeholder organizations
- Maps past and present
- Public Events, Meetings, Publication Announcements, and News
- Advisory Committee guiding the 1st ever Watershed Protection Plan Implementation
- 2007 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- 2009 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- 2010 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- Task Force - meeting agendas and minutes
- State of the Bay 2011 - registration, meeting agenda
What's Happening on the Bay
Public Events
Sandy Hook BioBlitz 2011!
Jamaica Bay Solstice Sunset Eco-Cruise
Sheepshead's Bay BAYFEST 2011
Meetings
Four Sparrow Marsh Area Meeting
Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting
State of the Bay 2011 - Recap
In the Spotlight
January, 2012Four Sparrow Marsh Area Meeting
New York City Community Board 18 will present NEW plans for the Four Sparrow Marsh area, which is located just past Toys R Us but before Floyd Bennett Field. Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve is home to four native species which require undisturbed marshland for nesting: Sharptailed, Seaside, Swamp, and Song Sparrows. Because of its relative isolation from residential areas in Brooklyn, Four Sparrow Marsh Preserve has been allowed to remain in a fairly natural condition. This makes it ideal for ....
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Publication Announcements
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a DRAFT of the Environmental Assessment for Plumb Beach. Individual hard copies can also be obtained by writing the NEPA coordinator, Howard Ruben, Department of the Army, NY District, USACE, Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building, New York, NY, 10278-0090, contacting him at howard.ruben@usace.army.mil or (917) 790-8723. Written comments can also be submitted to the attention of Mr. Ruben no later than April 22, 2011. View the Assessment.
The New York City Economic Development Corporation has released the Waterfront Action Agenda, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office, Department of City Planning, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Emergency Management, and Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The Agenda spans 8 goals of Vision 2020, and includes 130 high-priority projects (2 in Jamaica Bay). View the website; Agenda.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Education Coordinating Committee have produced the Jamaica Bay Education Resource Directory - A Teacher's Guide to Education Opportunities in the Jamaica Bay Watershed. View the Directory.
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