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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:


What's Happening on the Bay

Public Events


Nov 18, 2009

Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: The Greens of Gateway; It's Ducky

Nov 11, 2009

Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: BioBlitz Jamaica Bay; Oh Oysters in Jamaica Bay

Nov 4, 2009

Herbert Johnson Lecture Series: The Nature of Jamaica Bay

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Meetings


Oct 27, 2009

Benthic - Pelagic Coupling as the Key to Ecological Restoration in Jamaica Bay

Oct 6, 2009

Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting

Sep 11, 2009

Jamaica Bay BioBlitz 2009

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In the Spotlight

November, 2009

Herbert 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


March, 2009
DRAFT Release: Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Plan

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.


December, 2008
Anthropogenic PAH Distribution in the Sediments Found Within Gateway NPS as Determined by Thermal Extraction GC/MS

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 Bloomberg Releases PLANYC Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan

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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News

October, 2009
Jamaica Bay's Marshes to be Restored [Elder's Point West]
Biologists Fight Erosion in Jamaica Bay
September, 2009
Jamaica Bay Gets Stimulus Cash
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