As part of the GIS Outreach Program of the Meadowlands Commission, the GIS & IT Group has been working on a brand new version of this popular web-mapping module that has been utilized by NJMC’s constituent towns since 2003. This new version will highlight new and improved tools that have become the staple for a … Read more
FINDING OUR PLACE IN HISTORY MAP EXHIBITION PROJECT OPENING EVENT Friday, JUNE 28th, 7:30 pm – 9:00pm Saturday, 10am – 4pm Location: The Meadowlands Museum, Yereance Berry House 91 Crane Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07021 The Meadowlands Museum, preserved in a historic 19th Century Dutch-American farmhouse, within view of the NYC skyline and the Meadowlands … Read more
The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI), the science branch of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC), released a study on Hurricane Sandy, concluding no specific break was to blame for the historic flooding experienced by local towns, but rather the sheer size of the unprecedented storm surge caused the area to become inundated with water. … Read more
State Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Wood-Ridge, met for the first time Monday afternoon with a group of roughly 15 representatives from the Meadowlands Commission, the state Department of Environmental Protection, the mayors of Moonachie and Little Ferry, and local engineers to discuss the Oct. 29 storm and lay out preventative measures. “We talked about some of … Read more
A daylong MRRI Library Open House for NJMC Staff was held on December 6, 2012. The highlight of this event was a demonstration and presentation of the new AGent VERSO Library Automation System by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Librarian, Tammy Marshall. Features of the new system include Personal Account Access and an integrated Circulation … Read more
Restoration and monitoring of an urban estuary in northern New Jersey. The Hackensack River estuary in northern New Jersey sits just six miles west of Manhattan Island. It is surrounded by some of the most densely populated and industrialized areas of the nation. In the early 1900s, municipal landfills were established in the estuary and … Read more
“Nitrous oxide is the world’s third largest greenhouse gas which, in high concentrations, can negatively affect both plant and animal health. It is released into the atmosphere by a process known as the Nitrogen Cycle. This is a natural process where nitrogen is reduced with hydrogen to yield ammonia, a form of nitrogen commonly used … Read more
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABCs) are composed of submicrometer aerosols, including black carbon and other constituents (e.g., sulfate, organics). Globally, ABCs are a major agent of climate change and long range pollution transport. Single particle mass spectra indicate ABC particles in size ranges that efficiently scatter (e.g., 0.2-1.0 μm) are comprised predominantly of internal mixtures that … Read more
As part of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission GIS Outreach program, the MRRI-GIS department will be presenting the next phase of its Emergency Response Information System (ERIS) – a webMapping application that has been used by member municipalities in the Hackensack Meadowlands District since 2007. This presentation will highlight the new tools that will enhance … Read more
Studies in the District have found that the concentration of Lead (Pb) associated with small particles in the air (PM2.5) is high compared to suburban areas in New Jersey. In 2008, the EPA established stricter ambient air quality criteria for Lead based on total suspended particles (TSP) and not to exceed 0.15 µm/m3 (for rolling … Read more