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Jamaica Bay: Pollution, Flooding and Human Vulnerability
Jamaica Bay is often referred to as New York City’s “ecological crown jewel”, and it is indeed a spectacular location to view migrating birds or catch large sport fish like striped bass, among other...
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Creating a Climate-Resilient Jamaica Bay
It can start with a rain barrel. The renewal of the idea of water as a resource –an obvious concept to a farmer, but one that has escaped the consciousness of many city dwellers whose water starts at...
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Jamaica Bay: What Restoration Steps would you Propose?
In an earlier post, I argued that Jamaica Bay is not New York City’s “crown jewel” and has many problems, such as sewage spills, low-oxygen dead zones, and disappearing marshes and islands. Hundreds...
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Jamaica Bay Restoration: Anything is Possible if You’re Strategic
[This is a guest post from Charles "Si" Simenstad, Research Professor; Wetland Ecosystem Team, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, in response to the question posed in a...
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Jamaica Bay Restoration for JFK Airport Expansion?
Would you consider a trade-off of JFK Airport expansion for billions of dollars in funding to improve the environment of Jamaica Bay and surrounding neighborhoods? What is the expansion of JFK Airport...
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Upcoming Presentation on Surges, Barriers and Coastal Restoration
I have an oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in San Francisco, December 4th, 3:25-3:40 pm. It is particularly timely, given the destruction left by Sandy and the...
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