Abstract: The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has determined that remediation of the Kearny Marsh freshwater ecosystem is a high priority and partnered with Rutgers University to achieve this goal. Since the marsh was formed almost forty years ago, it has been negatively impacted by activities that have altered its hydrology (ditching, urban stormwater infrastructure, … Read more
Abstract: Restoration efforts are attempts at creating and assembling local communities that have vanished. Recent studies have shown the importance of using local ecotypes of species as building blocks in these assemblies and the need for including information on genotypic differentiation has been stressed. Large portions of brackish east coast marshlands have been invaded by … Read more
Abstract: In many areas of the world, frogs are affected by multiple environmental stresses, therefore the ability of frogs to tolerate urban conditions is of interest. In spring 2006, I surveyed calling frogs during three periods at each of two freshwater sites in the Hackensack Meadowlands just outside New York City in northeastern New Jersey, … Read more
Abstract: Dom Elefante and Brian Kennedy from MRRI’s GIS unit will give a presentation to the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority that will cover NJMC’s enterprise GIS for the Meadowlands District and the region, including GIS integration for all Meadowlands municipalities (not only focusing on in-District areas). Additionally, the presentation will focus on the NJMC’s … Read more
Abstract: Ed Konsevick, Senior Environmental Scientist, will be presenting to the members of the New Jersey Water Monitoring Coordinating (NJWMC) Council at their January meeting. He will be discussing how MRRI utilizes several continuous water quality monitoring stations in the Meadowlands District to retrieve crucial scientific data.
Abstract: As part of the on-going efforts by the NJMC/MRRI GIS Group to provide GIS knowledge & infrastructure to the Meadowlands communities, the group has been asked to provide training on the use of a hand-held GPS unit (Trimble Nomad + GeoXH) in order to collect/ inventory the Borough of Rutherford’s shade trees. In addition … Read more
Abstract: John Showler from the Department of Agriculture and Kunal Patel from the Bureau of Watershed Regulations will provide a talk about their experiences on building a flood model for Monmouth County, NJ. The model was presented at the Wreck Pond Meeting hosted in Wall Township last summer. They will be sharing their knowledge and … Read more
Abstract: Dr. Francisco Artigas, Director of MRRI, will be giving a presentation to the Carlstadt Historical Society centering on the recent history of the lower Hackensack River and the work being done in terms of monitoring its physical and biological attributes as it returns to life after years of neglect and degredation. For more information … Read more
Abstract: The workshop will present the results of a study funded by the EPA on a method to monitor wetland vegetation type, extent of plant cover and plant vigor using remote sensing images. This method is far less labor intensive and offers more accurate and reliable information which is urgently needed by managers and agencies … Read more
Abstract: Montclair State University is showing continued interest in developing a GIS for their campus. They are interested in learning more about MRRI’s GIS – how it works, the data that we have, applications that are available, GPSing etc. A short presentation will be given regarding operations followed by an open discussion. This presentation will … Read more