The Jamaica Bay Research and Management Information Network
(JBRMIN) is a growing community-driven knowledge base of past,
present, and future activities in
Jamaica Bay, drawing on information from
federal, state and local government agencies, academic
institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private
industry. The site features:
- Missions, objectives, programs, projects, reports, citations, and data sets from government, community, university, and k-12 stakeholder organizations
- Maps past and present
- Public Events, Meetings, Publication Announcements, and News
- Advisory Committee guiding the 1st ever Watershed Protection Plan Implementation
- 2007 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- 2009 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- 2010 BioBlitz - registration, species list
- 2011 BioBlitz - registration, species list (Sandy Hook)
- Task Force - meeting agendas and minutes
- State of the Bay 2011 - registration, meeting agenda
What's Happening on the Bay
Public Events
Come and Support the First-Ever Documentary Film About Jamaica Bay!
Jamaica Bay Community History Night
Eco-Festival 2013: My College, My Bay, My Future
Meetings
Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting
Rockaway Lateral Pipeline Meeting
Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting
In the Spotlight
May, 2013Come and Support the First-Ever Documentary Film About Jamaica Bay!
The New York City Audubon is holding a fundraiser to help complete the first-ever feature documentary film on Jamaica Bay. Filmmaker Dan Hendrick and New York City Audubon executive director Glenn Phillips will provide a sneak peek at the trailer. Music and local food with the help of Edible Queens will also be provided. Registration is required. View the Website.
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Publication Announcements
The U.S. Department of the Interior has released the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Spending Plan. View the Plan.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has issued an Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB) for the removal of 800,000 cubic yards of sand sediments from the mouth of the inlet that will then be used to restore hurricane damaged dunes and beaches along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline of the Rockaways. View the ENB, USACE Fact Sheet.
President Obama signs H.R. 2606 into law, authorizing a new natural gas pipeline for Brooklyn and Queens. View the Press Release, Mayor Bloomberg Press Release, Bill Summary & Status.
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