EVENTS

Megan Jadrosich, Project Manager at the time, provided a presentation on October 29, 2008 at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Jamaica Bay Symposium: State of the Bay - Past, Present, Future. Click here for the presentation titled Marsh Building: Finding the Match.

Peter Weppler, Chief, Environmental Evaluation Section, provided a presentation on October 15, 2008 at the 4th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration in Providence, Rhode Island. Click here for the presentation titled "Logistics of Restoration in the Urban Environment" prepared by Peter Weppler and Melissa Alvarez, Senior Project Biologist.

The New York District is working with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service, other Federal, State, local agencies and environmental organizations to implement marsh island restoration in Jamaica Bay, New York.

Restoration activities at Elders Point East Marsh Island in 2006-2007 involved placement of sand and planting native vegetation to restore a 48-acre marsh site. Elders Point East was constructed for mitigation purposes to offset environmental impacts of the New York & New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project. Agencies continue to monitor Elders Point East and incorporate lessons learned for designing marsh restoration at two other islands: Elders Point West and Yellow Bar Hassock. Restoration of Elders Point West and Yellow Bar Hassock are planned as Section 207 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Projects. See fact sheet for additional information.

-- Project Fact Sheet
-- Project Area Map
-- Aerial photo of Elders East Mitigation Construction