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, media coverage, results
- 2009 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- Task Force - meeting agendas and minutes
What's Happening on the Bay
Public Events
Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: The Greens of Gateway; It's Ducky
Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: BioBlitz Jamaica Bay; Oh Oysters in Jamaica Bay
Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: The Nature of Jamaica Bay
Meetings
Benthic - Pelagic Coupling as the Key to Ecological Restoration in Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting
Jamaica Bay BioBlitz 2009
In the Spotlight
November, 2009Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: The Greens of Gateway; It's Ducky
Presentation by Aisa Feldman entitled "The Greens of Gateway"
Presentation by Bryan L. Swift entitled "It's Ducky!"
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Publication Announcements
The US Army Corps of Engineers and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey release the DRAFT Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) Comprehensive Restoration Plan (CRP). View more information on the Plan.
Kevin Olsen [Montclair State University] analyzed surface sediment samples from 3 locations in the Gateway National Recreation Area (primarily Jamaica Bay) for concentrations of Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in order to map areas of contamination. View the report.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the release of the PLANYC Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan which provides a framework for testing, assessing, and implementing small installations to control stormwater. The plan mentions a case study on page 48 called the DEP Rain Barrel Pilot Program, an effort to reduce stormwater runoff in the ecosystem of Jamaica Bay. This program is one of several implementation strategies planned for addressing the Stormwater Management through Sound Land Use category described in the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan (JBWPP). View the Plan.
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