Jamaica Bay's Marshes to be Restored [Elder's Point West]
October 19, 2009
The New York Post reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, National Park Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York City Department of Environmental Protection have signed an agreement to restore the dwindling salt marshes of Jamaica Bay. View the article.
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Biologists Fight Erosion in Jamaica Bay
October 11, 2009
The New York Daily News reports on the successful salt marsh restoration effort of the Elder's Point East Island performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The island is serving as a laboratory where scientists have learned lessons that will be used in the reconstruction of a neighboring island, Elder's Point West, beginning next month. View the article.
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Jamaica Bay Gets Stimulus Cash
September 14, 2009
The New York Post reports that Jamaica Bay will be receiving millions of dollars of federal stimulus money to restore acres of wetlands and natural grasslands. The 26th Ward water pollution control plant along the bay will also be updated. In all, the city is receiving $220 million for water infrastructure improvements via the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. View the article.
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Jamaica Oysters No Shell Game: Bay's Pollution Hinders Renewal
August 18, 2009
The New York Daily News reports on a study aimed at growing oysters in an effort to clean up Jamaica Bay. Led by SUNY Stonybrook and funded by the National Park Service and the Hudson River Foundation, researchers have verified oyster population growth in certain test areas. In the next phase, shells placed in different locations around the bay will be closely monitored to see if the oyster larvae attached themselves to the shells. View the article.
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USACE Public Notice: East Rockaway Inlet Maintenance Dredging
July 24, 2009
The New York District of the USACE has issued a public notice to perform maintenance dredging of the East Rockaway Inlet Federal Navigation Channel and deposition basins with subsequent placement of the dredged material on Rockaway Beach or beneficially used for environmental restoration within the Jamaica Bay complex. View the Notice.
See: USACE Public Notice
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Jamaica Bay Institute Announces Research Fellowship Program
March 25, 2009
In an effort to encourage scientific and scholarly research addressing management issues, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Jamaica Bay Institute have established the Jamaica Bay Institute Research Fellowship Program. In partnership with Queens College, City of New York, a research catalog was generated to identify gaps in resource knowledge and areas in which indicators need to be developed to protect and maintain the quality of park resources and visitor experiences.
See: Jamaica Bay Institute Fellowship
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Jamaica Bay Dredging Through June 12, 2009
March 18, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Local Notice to Mariners on maintenance dredging 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, within the Jamaica Bay Entrance Channel through June 12, 2009. View the Notice page 19.
See: Local Notice to Mariners
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Local Lawmakers Take a Tour of Jamaica Bay Marshlands
November 15, 2008
NY1 reports on Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn & Queens) and members of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers taking a closer look at the disappearing marshlands in Queens. View the video.
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Weiner Outlines 4-Point Plan to Save Vanishing Marsh Lands in Jamaica Bay
October 05, 2007
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn & Queens), a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, announced a four point plan to stem the tide against the vanishing marsh land in Jamaica Bay. Recently, an alarming new study showed that all the marsh could disappear by 2012 - 12 years sooner than projected by an earlier study in 2001. The study also showed that from 1951 to 2003, the amount of bay marsh decreased by two-thirds. View the announcement.
See: Congressman Anthony Weiner's webpage on Saving the Vanishing Marsh Lands of Jamaica Bay
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Legislative Hearing: JFK Airport's SPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges
June 04, 2007
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a notice of a hearing on proposed modifications to JFK Airport's SPDES permit for stormwater discharges. The "legislative hearing" -- at which any member of the public may speak -- will be held at Kingsborough Community College. Anyone seeking formal party status to intervene in the permit proceeding must file a petition by May 22nd; an "issues conference" involving any such petitioners will take place on June 5.
See: State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)
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Weiner Leads Media on Tour of Gateway Renaissance
July 05, 2006
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn & Queens) announced three new facilities and projects at the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, showcasing the renaissance of the nation’s largest urban national park. These include a new 1.5 mile bike path, renovation of the Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, and restoring the Elders Point Island wetlands. View the announcement.
See: Congressman Anthony Weiner's webpage on Saving the Vanishing Marsh Lands of Jamaica Bay
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Wetland Restoration in Jamaica Bay: Will Katrina Threaten Its Funding?
September 23, 2005
The Gotham Gazette reports on the impact Hurricane Katrina may have on local, federally-subsidized marsh restoration projects. View the article.
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Local Law 71 to Provide Watershed Protection Plan
July 20, 2005
July 20, 2005, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg signed Local Law 71, which requires the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create a watershed protection plan for Jamaica Bay, states that the goal of the Plan is to restore and maintain Jamaica Bay's water quality and ecological integrity, and creates the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee to advise the DEP on the Plan and to provide independent recommendations to the Speaker of the City Council and to the DEP Commissioner. View the legislation.
See: Advisory Committee section of this website.
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Honors to Groups Saving Jamaica Bay Marshland
December 05, 2004
The New York Daily News reports on an environmental team striving to protect and restore the mysteriously vanishing saltwater marshes in Jamaica Bay have been accorded presidential honors. View the article.
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Brooklyn College Receives Coastal America 2004 Partnership Award
December 01, 2004
In a ceremony at the Ryan Center in Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, a team of government and academic organizations received the 2004 Partnership Award from the Coastal America organization, a unique partnership of federal agencies, state and local governments, and private organizations. The honors were bestowed for the coordinated efforts to restore the Big Egg Salt Marsh, a parcel of wild wetland on a protected island in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Borrow Pit Report Due Out in March
February 27, 2004
The Wave reports on a three-year study of Jamaica Bay’s borrow pits including a recommendation on whether to leave them alone or fill them in with dredged material will be made public late next month. View the article.
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$598,000 to Save Jamaica Bay Salt Marshes "To Address Staggering Environmental Problem" Weiner Says
June 25, 2002
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn & Queens), a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, announced that Gateway National Park will receive a $598,000 grant from the Natural Resources Protection Program (NRPP) to save salt marshes in Jamaica Bay. The funding is in addition to $150,000 secured by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). These monies will be used to implement research and corrective measures first suggested by a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientists convened by Rep. Weiner in April 2001. View the announcement.
See: Congressman Anthony Weiner's webpage on Saving the Vanishing Marsh Lands of Jamaica Bay
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The Whole Bay’s Slipping Away
May 04, 2002
The San Francisco Bay Crossings New York Report on the disappearing marshes of Jamaica Bay. View the article.
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This is Queens? The Fight to Preserve Jamaica Bay
May 17, 2001
The Queens Tribune reports on Jamaica Bay's deteriorating marshlands which could result in massive loss of wildlife. View the article.
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