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A Framework for Managing Sediment in the Back Bays of New Jersey

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) convened a steering committee of key state and federal agencies in 2022 to gather information to develop “A […]

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A Framework for Managing Sediment in the Back Bays of New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) convened a steering committee of key state and federal agencies in 2022 to gather information to develop “A […]
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material to Enhance Salt Marsh Habitat in New Jersey report
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material to Enhance Salt Marsh Habitat in New Jersey
This report summarizes monitoring conducted at three pilot beneficial use of dredged material to enhance salt marsh projects in New Jersey. Constructed between August 2014 […]
The Beneficial Use of Dredged Material to Enhance Salt Marshes - Project Monitoring Protocols
NJDEP has undertaken this project in order to trial the beneficial use of dredged material to enhance salt marshes that benefit coastal communities in advance […]
Groundwater-Driven Methane Export Reduces Salt Marsh Blue Carbon Potential
The burial of “blue carbon” in coastal marsh soils is partially offset by marsh-atmosphere methane (CH4) fluxes, but this offset may be greater if other […]
Beneficial Use of Dredged Material to Enhance Salt Marsh Habitat in New Jersey Project Summary and Lessons Learned
Tidal marshes are an integral part of New Jersey’s estuaries. They form a charismatic green band that cleans water; provides critical habitat and food sources […]
Wetland Resource Considerations for A New Jersey Natural and Working Lands Strategy (NJ Climate Change Alliance) report
Wetland Resource Considerations for A New Jersey Natural and Working Lands Strategy (NJ Climate Change Alliance)
The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (The Alliance) is a network of diverse public, private, non governmental and academic organizations from across New Jersey facilitated […]
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Enhancement of Ribbed Mussel Populations in Mid-Atlantic Salt Marshes and Living Shorelines for Water Quality Ecosystem Services
Historically, eroding shorelines have been managed through the implementation of hardened infrastructure such as seawalls, bulkheads, and revetments. As these structure are spatially static, they […]
Sediment Placement Regulations of U.S. Coastal States and Territories: Towards Regional Sediment Management Implementation
Sediment Placement Regulations of U.S. Coastal States and Territories: Towards Regional Sediment Management Implementation
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and Coastal States Organization (CSO) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Institute for Water […]
Cost and Effectiveness Analysis of Select New Jersey Living Shoreline Projects
The costs and the effectiveness of five recently constructed living shoreline projects in New Jersey were evaluated. The projects selected are representative of the diversity […]
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Ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) filtration services are driven by seasonal temperature and site-specific seston variability
Ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) are ubiquitous intertidal invertebrates of eastern North American salt marshes, often living in close association with salt marsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora. […]