NJ Bay Islands initiative Collective ‘Looks West’ from LBI
Marsh Makeover
The Nature Conservancy went above and beyond with this educational and entertaining video about coming to the rescue for our saltmarshes! Click here to watch it.
App to help users restore and maintain NJ Bay islands
Click here to see a brief overview of work, courtesy of a story done by accuweather.com
NJBII Receives grant funding from National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)- National Coastal Resilience Fund
In January, NJBII member Long Beach Township (LBT) proposed to and was granted funding for Restoring Bay Islands for Community Resiliency from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)- National Coastal Resilience Fund. The project will increase NJBII’s community capacity building and planning to conduct site assessments and create preliminary designs for five bay islands with the dual purpose of ecological health and community resilience. The Bay Island Restoration Planner (BIRP) was used to identify five islands with the greatest restoration potential. Islands that buffer Long Beach Township were prioritized so that the restoration work will provide flood risk reduction to LBT. Community engagement is paramount to this process and will be centered from the Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station in the Holgate section of Township. Follow the LBT Field Station on Instagram or visit the website for more information.
