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Coastal Restoration Program Update – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBThe Coastal Restoration Team is pleased to start work on our latest NFWF funded project. In partnership with Biohabitats, NWS Earle, NJDEP, and Monmouth County Department …

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URL: https://www.nynjbaykeeper.org/coastal-restoration-program-update

NY/NJ Baykeeper STEP (Scientific Teaching to Eliminate …

WEBA recent study by the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program (along with Ocean Conservancy NJ) found that of all beach cleanups performed in the HRE in 2016, 77% of

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Microplastics in the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary O

WEB24 Clear Waters Summer 2016 (NY-NJ Harbor Estuary), set out to quantify the number of plastic pieces in the waters surrounding the most densely populated

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NY-NJ HARBOR ESTUARY PLASTIC COLLECTION REPORT …

WEBNY-NJ HARBOR ESTUARY PLASTIC COLLECTION REPORT 2 NY/NJ BAYKEEPER PLASTIC REDUCTION PARTNERS David Conover, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, …

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The NY-NJ Harbor Estuary – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBThe Estuary is a living web of uplands, biologically-rich fresh and saltwater wetlands, beaches, straits and broad bays. The Estuary feeds vast schools of migrating shad and …

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Education Program – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBThe Oyster Gardening Program (OGP) was initially founded by Baykeeper in 1999 and reinvigorated in 2006, expanding to NYC. However, this vital community program went …

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NY/NJ Baykeeper Releases Its Raritan Bay Initiative

WEBNY/NJ Baykeeper has been fighting for the Raritan Bay since 1989; conducting environmental patrols, leading scientific research, organizing creek clean …

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Slip on Some Waders and Get in the Water with us!

WEBMay 27,2016. For some, it's hard to imagine that the Bronx River is home to many forms of wildlife, especially marine creatures. (And no, we don't mean 6 eyed fish!)

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Communities Have Waited 40 Years for a Clean Passaic River

WEBIn March 2016, EPA released a final $1.4 billion cleanup plan. The cleanup will be a bank-to-bank dredge of 3.5 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment removed from the …

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Two Years After Sandy, How Resilient is New Jersey

WEBIt's been two years since Hurricane Sandy made landfall, wreaking havoc on New Jersey and New York communities. Hundreds of residents were displaced from their homes; …

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Improving New Jersey’s CSO Strategy – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBImproving New Jersey’s CSO Strategy. By Deepak Gopalakrishnan March 24, 2021. Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) are a significant environmental problem in New …

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Cleaning Up the Lower Passaic River

WEBWhat is a “cap” and how will it work? • The engineered cap is a physical barrier primarily made of sand and stone. The cap will be placed over

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History – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBHistory – NYNJ Baykeeper. History. NY/NJ Baykeeper was founded in 1989 by Andrew Willner, who had previously started a small boat building and repair yard on Staten …

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CSO Update – One Year In For New CSO Individual Permits

WEBBy September 10, 2016. September 13, 2016. With the DEP’s combined sewer overflow (“CSO”) individual permits in effect for officially more than 1 year, let’s take a look at …

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Reusing Reusable Bags – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBHere’s what you can do: Donate clean reusable bags: Hoboken Community Center (HCC) Pantry. The Community FoodBank of New Jersey launched a look-up tool to find a food …

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Robyn Smentkowski – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBRobyn Smentkowski started her role as Baykeeper’s Office Manager ain 2022. Robyn recently relocated to Monmouth County from Northern New Jersey where she worked at …

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News Archive – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBLiberty State Park. Free and Green! Many Helped Save Liberty State Park from Development, The Jersey Journal, June 2, 2016; How Volunteer Group Will Celebrate …

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Combined Sewer Overflows – NYNJ Baykeeper

WEBThe combined sewer system is designed to then overflow and dump excess untreated wastewater through an outfall (a big, open pipe), directly to area rivers. This untreated …

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Fortunately, the river can be cleaned and restored. In fact, …

WEBConversely, the Sayreville Seaport Associates project on the 400-acre former National Lead toxic site is a poorly planned project where thousands of units of …

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