american littoral society
Littoral Society volunteers gather seeds to replant on marsh islands recently restored by the Army Corps (Source: Kirsten Luce / Narrative.ly)The marshes of Jamaica Bay are shrinking, but the fight to save them is well underway. Susan M. Lee of Narratively [http://narrative.ly/2012/10/defending-the-marsh/], provides an
alex bender
Investigators have identified the lifeless body of a man pulled from the Marine Park salt marsh on Friday, and they don’t suspect any criminality was involved. Alex Bender, 45, was pulled from the waters behind the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center, at Avenue U and East 33rd Street,
department of environmental conservation
It was ten years ago that scientists began to take note of Jamaica Bay’s [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/06/nyregion/scientists-are-baffled-by-loss-of-marsh-from-jamaica-bay.html] rapidly deteriorating marshes [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/06/nyregion/scientists-are-baffled-by-loss-of-marsh-from-jamaica-bay.html] , and earlier this year that Congressman Anthony Weiner proclaimed a four point