The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) is proud to announce its 2016 summer interns. Interns started after Memorial Day weekend and will work until their respective fall semesters begin. Interning in the MRRI laboratory is Danielle Heaney who attends Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Lauren Beglin of Fordham University, together they are analyzing PCB and heavy … Read more
Austin Hong is a junior at Georgetown University and is at MRRI for the summer examining N2O flux across several wetland variables including; elevation, surface type, and pore water quality. N2O emissions are powerful contributors to the greenhouse effect and may increase in wetland environments in response to both climate change and planned resilience strategies. … Read more
On May 19, 2016 the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association hosted the New Jersey Water Monitoring Council. The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) was invited to present on geospatial tools for monitoring tidal wetlands in the Hackensack Meadowlands. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together wetland and water quality experts to report and … Read more
The New Jersey County Planners Association (NJCPA) hosted its regular meeting on February 19, 2016 at Thompson Park Visitor Center in Lincroft, NJ. Dom Elefante of MRRI, illustrated the life cycle of a development permit from a GIS planning perspective. His presentation highlighted how permit tracking software and GIS are used to find property records … Read more
A planning tools expo organized by the New Jersey Planning Association was held on January 28, 2016 in New Brunswick; planners and other officials from State, County and education were present to share information about new tools for planning, transportation and emergency management. Dom Elefante, GIS Administrator from MRRI presented the NJSEA Emergency Response Information … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded funding to the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) to conduct research within the Meadowlands District . MRRI will measure the exchange rate of carbon dioxide and nitrogen gases in marshlands that receive tidal waters of different levels of salinity. These factors influence the natural storage of carbon and … Read more
MRRI GIS is assisting members of the East Rutherford Police Department in creating detailed building floor plan maps of the town’s critical facilities. These maps provide the East Rutherford Police important information for emergency response situations. With the police department’s help, the MRRI-GIS team is constructing maps highlighting building access points and other features that … Read more
MRRI and Natural Resources scientists are working to collect samples of benthic fauna from mudflats in the Meadowlands District as part of an EPA grant designed to assess the contaminant levels of mud dwelling critters that are the main source of food for some birds migrating through the Atlantic flyway. As the summer season comes … Read more
NJDEP Office of Natural Lands Management staff members visited with MRRI and the Natural Resources Management Department on August 4, 2015. Presentations and discussions were provided by both Departments on their respective activities. Participants also toured the MRRI laboratory, Library and GIS lab and Scientific Education Center. The day was complete with a pontoon boat … Read more
The AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Year-end Meeting was held at the Meadowlands Environment Center. Guest speaker, Dr. Francisco Artigas, Director of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) gave an overview of the functions of MRRI. The Program Manager from NJDEP and all the Ambassadors from the State all attended the meeting.