There is a significant restoration effort in Jamaica bay especially in the Refuge. There is also a volunteer effort to attempt preservation of the few small islands still above water. I was birding there about 4 weeks ago. Quite a drastic change,loss of shoreline etc since I was a ranger there in the 70s
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, sarah fern <fernsara...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder what is the status of the lost seaweed which formerly grew in > Jamaica Bay as well as Great South Bay? Or was it a sea grass? I forget. > But I hope there is some effort to restore that as well; I'll bet it would > help against strong sea surges. And I think it could thrive again, now that > there's less pollution there than in my childhood. > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 12:39 PM Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Here’s some good news about restoration efforts in Jamaica Bay. >> >> https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21062022/jamaica-bay-new- >> york-living-shoreline/ >> >> Regi >> ____________ >> *“There is a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future >> on the planet.” Hans-Otto Partner, co-chair, 2022 IPCC working group* >> >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
