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On February 25, 2010, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis, Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway and Natural Resources Defense Council Executive Director Peter Lehner announced an agreement to improve the overall water quality and mitigate marshland loss in Jamaica Bay through a total of $115 million in new investments. View the DEP press release, DEP press conference (high bandwith, low bandwith), NRDC press release. Dan Mundy Jr., Vice President of Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers recaps the events that led to this agreement.
The National Park Service's (NPS) Gateway Research Learning Center (previously the Jamaica Bay Institute) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), along with Brooklyn College, City University of New York, conducted the 3rd 24-hour Jamaica Bay BioBlitz, June 11-12, 2010. For more information, view the 2010 BioBlitz page.
The National Park Service's (NPS) Gateway Research Learning Center (previously the Jamaica Bay Institute) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), along with Brooklyn College, City University of New York, conducted the 2nd 24-hour Jamaica Bay BioBlitz, September 11-12, 2009. For more information, view the 2009 BioBlitz page.
On October 1, 2008, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the 1 year progress report on the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan. View the DEP's report.
On October 1, 2007, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan. View the plan (2 volumes) on the DEP JBWPP web page.
The National Park Service's (NPS) Gateway Research Learning Center (previously the Jamaica Bay Institute) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), along with Queens College, City University of New York, conducted the 1st ever 24-hour Jamaica Bay BioBlitz, September 7-8, 2007. Teams of scientists, naturalists, and volunteers found 653 species, ranging from aquatic plants to salamanders to migrating waterfowl and mammmals. For the Results, Species List, and BioBlitz Booklet, visit the NPS Gateway BioBlitz Events site.
The National Park Service's (NPS) Gateway Research Learning Center (previously the Jamaica Bay Institute) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), along with Wildlife Trust, Harbor Herons Subcommittee of the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sponsored the Harbor Herons, Cormorants, and More - Current Research and Future Planning meeting, November 30 - December 1, 2006, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York. The 2-day gathering featured the Harbor Herons Sub-Committee Meeting, followed by sessions including Monitoring Methodology, Environmental Toxins, Bioindicators, and Habitat Quality, Colonial Waterbird Populations beyond Harbor Herons, Population Perspectives, and Double-crested Cormorants.
The National Park Service's (NPS) Gateway Research Learning Center (previously the Jamaica Bay Institute) at Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), along with National Parks of New York Harbor Education Center, City University of New York (CUNY) - Brooklyn College School of Education presented the Jamaica Bay: Plight or Promise conference, October 29, 2006, Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College. Participants from scientific research, environmental management, habitat restoration and environmental education communities shared their findings in an effort to maintain the dialog amongst these groups in preserving Jamaica Bay.
In October 2006, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) produced a Comprehensive Jamaica Bay Report (45 Mb) providing recommendations for improving water quality in Jamaica Bay to the New York State Department of Environmental Protection (DEC).
The Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee submitted their preliminary recommendations to the Speaker of the New York City Council and the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pursuant to Local Law 71 on June 29, 2006. On September 1, 2006, the DEP released their Interim Report in response to the Advisory Committee’s prelimary recommendations. This activity is being tracked in the Advisory Committee section of this website.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the midst of a Jamaica Bay Marsh Islands Ecosystem Restoration project. In order to restore the selected marsh islands to historical functions, the project intends to add substrate material, grade to appropriate marsh elevations, replant native species, utilize multiple approaches to apply to the remaining islands as appropriate, and monitor/evaluate/apply information learned to other islands.
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