MRRI Presents at Delaware Estuary Summit

At the Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit on February 11, 2024, MRRI’s senior environmental scientist Joe Grzyb presented the marsh sediment elevation data from the Meadowlands District. MRRI is part of the New Jersey Tidal Wetland Monitoring Network (NJTWMN) with the oldest sediment elevation monitoring sites in New Jersey dating back 15 years. The … Read more

NJSEA hosts Harbor Herons meeting

NJSEA hosted the Harbor Herons annual meeting on January 24, 2025, which was attended by 40 people in person and 40 virtually. The Harbor Herons Work Group is a subcommittee to the NY&NJ Harbor & Estuary Program and is a multi-organization, multidisciplinary, collaborative initiative created to coordinate colonial waterbird conservation projects. The conservation effort has … Read more

3D Printing

MRRI Scientists are leveraging 3D printing technology to enhance field-deployed sensing equipment by producing custom parts. This innovative approach allows researchers to design and print lightweight, durable components tailored to specific sensor configurations. By reducing production time and costs, 3D printing enables rapid prototyping and deployment of sensing equipment for monitoring water quality, air pollution, … Read more

MRRI Staff Receive US Coast Guard Captain Licenses

Two MRRI staff members have recently obtained their Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) licenses, also known as a “Six-Pack” license. This credential, issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, required them to pass rigorous exams covering safety, seamanship, maritime laws, navigation, and chart plotting. The license allows them to captain vessels carrying up to six … Read more

Presentation of “Distributions and Partitioning of Airborne Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances(PFAS) in the Urban Atmosphere of Northern New Jersey” at 2024 AGU Meeting

At the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting (December 9-13, 2024), Ying ‘Cheryl’ Yao, Chief Chemist and Laboratory Supervisor at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), presented the institute’s research titled “Distributions and Partitioning of Airborne Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Urban Atmosphere of Northern New Jersey.” The research highlights the significant … Read more

Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Workgroup meets in Northampton, MA to discuss local challenges in preserving wetlands and aquatic resources within the region’s states

Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA, hosted the joint meeting of the National Wetland Managers’ (NAWM) Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Workgroup (MAWWG) and the New England Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup (NEBAWWG) between November 12 and 14. NAWM, a non-profit organization established in 1983, has been tirelessly promoting and enhancing protection and management of wetland resources. The organization’s goal … Read more

MRRI’s GIS Lab takes on MAC URISA conference in Atlantic City, NJ

MAC URISA’s (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Mid-Atlantic Chapter) Bi-Annual Conference is the largest GIS conference in the Mid-Atlantic region. It hosts a comprehensive, multi-day conference that showcases outstanding and innovative uses of GIS technologies in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The program provides participants with hours of learning and networking opportunities to update GIS professionals … Read more

MRRI GIS Specialist Attends the New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management’s 19th Annual Conference

Last week MRRI’s GIS Specialist Christopher Blackley attended the New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management 19th annual conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This conference brings together over 500 flood management experts from a variety of backgrounds to collaborate and share their experiences with mitigating floods. On the first day Christopher attended Flood Management Training … Read more

MRRI Scientists Present at Restore America’s Estuaries 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit

MRRI scientists attended Restore America’s Estuaries 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit in Arlington, VA, October 6-11, 2024. The five day summit brought together national and international experts on tidal and coastal wetland restoration. Amidst a diverse schedule, wetland practitioners, academics, environmental lawyers and policy makers discussed current successes and future possibilities in sustainable wetland restoration … Read more

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