Presentation by Suzi Setkis, Gillian Stewart (CUNY - Queens College) who ran the 2007 BioBlitz, and Rebecca Boger (CUNY - Brooklyn College) who ran the recent 2009 BioBlitz entitled "BioBlitz Jamaica Bay - Citizen Science and Biodiversity of a National Park in New York City"

Presentation by Jeffrey Levinton entitled "Oh Oysters!... in Jamaica Bay"

The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a series of Open Houses in July and September to solicit input from the public regarding the future management of Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA). These informal open houses will give the public a chance to discuss their ideas, concepts, and thoughts about GNRA with the planning team.

The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a series of Open Houses in July and September to solicit input from the public regarding the future management of Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA). These informal open houses will give the public a chance to discuss their ideas, concepts, and thoughts about GNRA with the planning team.

The Norton Basin Stewardship Group of Edgemere (NBESG), Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA) and the American Littoral Society (ALS) are sponsoring a cleanup at Norton Basin, Jamaica Bay as part of 2009 Annual International Beach Cleanup Day. Participants will gather along the edge of Norton Basin and clean the shore of washed up garbage and litter. It is recommended to bring sun hat, sun screen, water and some lunch. We will supply gloves, bags, pencils, etc. Children are particularly welcome.

On this annual cleanup day, we will document all that is picked up. The data gathered will be registered in an International Database. In 2008, 9,917 volunteers, coordinated by the ALS, cleaned and documented 168,856 pounds of debris along 387 miles of New York State's shoreline.

The rain date is Sunday September 20, 2009, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Directions:
By Train: 2 blocks from the A train

By Bus: Q22 Bus, get off at Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive, walk north towards Norton Basin.

The Norton Basin Stewardship Group of Edgemere (NBESG) and the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA) are sponsoring a cleanup at Norton Basin, Jamaica Bay. You will venture out into Norton Basin to cleanup the shore as well as partake in seining to learn about the wildlife habitat of the bay and to monitor the efforts of RWA’s Oyster Restoration Project.

The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a series of Open Houses in July and September to solicit input from the public regarding the future management of Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA). These informal open houses will give the public a chance to discuss their ideas, concepts, and thoughts about GNRA with the planning team.

The National Park Service (NPS) is hosting a series of Open Houses in July and September to solicit input from the public regarding the future management of Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA). These informal open houses will give the public a chance to discuss their ideas, concepts, and thoughts about GNRA with the planning team.

Don Riepe, the Jamaica Bay Guardian, and Mickey Maxwell Cohen, American Littoral Society naturalist, will conduct a special 3-hour narrated tour of the backwater marshes of Jamaica Bay aboard the "Golden Sunshine", where you'll learn about the history, ecology & wildlife of this 13,000 acre preserve. The trip features nesting peregrine falcon, osprey, egrets, shorebirds and waterfowl. The $45 cost includes wine & cheese, fruit, and other snacks. The Golden Sunshine will depart from Pier 2.

Don Riepe, the Jamaica Bay Guardian, and Mickey Maxwell Cohen, American Littoral Society naturalist, will conduct a special 3-hour narrated tour of the backwater marshes of Jamaica Bay aboard the "Golden Sunshine", where you'll learn about the history, ecology & wildlife of this 13,000 acre preserve. The trip features nesting peregrine falcon, osprey, egrets, shorebirds and waterfowl. The $45 cost includes wine & cheese, fruit, and other snacks. The Golden Sunshine will depart from Pier 2.

GreenApple Corporation, a division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR), will be conducting a beach clean-up at Dubos Wildlife Sanctuary, one of 5 sites in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. This event is part of the citywide effort to improve New York City's water system as a source of recreation and ecological habitat, as well as providing communities with an opportunity to invest in their coastal resources. Tools will be provided.

On Saturday April 18th, several organizations will participate in marsh/beach/dune cleanup and planting at Plumb Beach, Jamaica Bay. Volunteers are needed to help remove floatable debris and plant native coastal plants (beach plum, red cedar, pitch pine, American beachgrass). The event will begin by meeting @ 10am in the parking lot just off the eastbound lane of the Belt Parkway between Knapp St. (exit 9) and Flatbush Avenue (exit 11). It is recommended to bring a lunch, as well as old clothes & shoes, etc. Water, bags, gloves, tools, plants and free investment advice will be provided. This project is funded in part by grants from the NOAA-RAE Partnership and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.

The cleanup at Plumb Beach on Sunday was very well attended as volunteers collected well over 1500 water bottles in addition to litter that persists there.