Ildiko C. Pechmann, PhD, of MRRI presented a comprehensive assessment of wetlands in the Lower Hackensack Estuary at the Restore America’s Estuaries 2026 Summit in San Francisco on September 24, 2026. The conference convened practitioners,
At the intertidal zone of Saw Mill Creek, new monitoring equipment has been installed to precisely track changes in carbon sink strength – that is, the balance of carbon sequestration and emissions – over a
On July 22nd, MRRI’s lab staff began their work collecting water samples from the Hackensack River for the 2026 summer season. This is a continuation of our seasonal water quality monitoring efforts which have been
On June 18th, MRRI staff completed the final retrieval of a suspended sediment trap deployed in Anderson Creek as part of an ongoing EPA study examining the movement of contaminated sediments within the lower Hackensack
Credit: NJCCRC Rutgers University, 2026 On June 10th, Rutgers University’s NJ Climate Change Resource Center hosted the 2026 NJ Climate Change Research Symposium in Piscataway, NJ. The day-long event provided scientists with an opportunity to
MRRI staff installed new pressure transducers to monitor water levels on both the landside and riverside of the manually operated tide gate at the Kingsland Impoundment in Lyndhurst. These new sensors will inform assessments of the
Over the past few months the US drone industry has undergone major changes, the most notable of which is the prohibition of the use & procurement of Chinese drone technologies by federal government entities &
On June 3, 2026, three seniors from Bergen County Academies, Fiona Beauchamp, Alex Kovalenko, and John Kalla, successfully shared their internship experiences at school and concluded their 2026 Senior Experience Internship with the Meadowlands Research and Restoration
The Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute has expanded its field research capabilities with the acquisition of a new 1240 Lowe research vessel equipped with a 6.5 horsepower Beaver Dam long tail mud motor. The new vessel
Ying “Cheryl” Yao, Chief Chemist and Laboratory Supervisor at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), presented recent research at the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) 111th John J. Lagrosa Annual Conference on May 12, 2026.
After six and a half years of dedicated effort, Ying “Cheryl” Yao, scientist at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University. Cheryl conducted research on emerging
The Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute (MRRI) is proud to recognize Talayeh Aviles for her outstanding contributions as a Field Research Intern with the MRRI–NJSEA team. During her internship, Talayeh played a key role in