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 discuss on the state of the New Jersey surface waters and wetlands and what steps can be taken to further the knowledge and improvement of these areas.