Volunteers Needed To Help Restore Salt Marsh In Jamaica Bay

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Photo Courtesy of E. Manclark

The salt marsh around Jamaica Bay is disappearing and your help is needed. The American Littoral Society is calling for volunteers to help restore the salt marsh, which is vanishing at a rate of 40 acres per year.

Since 1924, 1,400 acres of tidal salt marsh has already been lost and if efforts aren’t made to conserve and restore it, the environment of Jamaica Bay will change radically.

Salt marsh is instrumental in providing a buffer from storms to the surrounding Jamaica Bay community. The marsh also improves the water quality of the bay helps preserve the habitat and breeding grounds for birds and fish.

The event will cover three days.

  • May 25, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • May 26, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
  • June 2, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

To sign up for the event and get more information on the project you can visit  http://restoremarshes.eventbrite.com.