The New York / New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
US Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
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New York, NY 10007
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National Links
NERRS Centralized Data
Management Office National Estuarine Research Reserve System is developing local
networks of continuous water quality monitoring stations in representative protected
estuarine ecosystems and a nation-wide database on baseline environmental conditions in
the NERR system of estuaries
Estuary Net Home Page Estuary-Net was
developed by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System in response to water quality
issues arising in coastal areas. This project strives to develop collaborations among high
schools, community volunteer water quality monitoring groups, local officials, state
Coastal Zone Management (CZM) programs and
National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS) to solve non-point source pollution problems
in estuaries and their watersheds.
NERR Graduate Research
Fellowship Program NERRS Graduate Research
Fellowship Opportunities
(NOAA) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOS) - NOAA National Ocean Service An organization of the Department of Commerce, NOAA is composed of the National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Environmental Satellite Data, and Information Service, and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
(OCRM) - NOAA Office of Coastal and Resource Management OCRM administers the National Coastal Zone Management Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, and the National Marine Sanctuary Program
(SRD) - NOAA Sanctuaries and Reserve
Division The Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD) is a part of the National Ocean
Service's Office of (OCRM).
Headquarters offices are located in Silver Spring, MD. SRD Administers both the National Marine Sanctuary Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve
System.
Water Quality Information Center
at the National Agricultural Library Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department
of Agriculture
US Army Corps of Engineers
The New England District (NAE) is responsible for managing the Corps' civil
responsibilities in a 66,000 square-mile region encompassing the six New England states
east of the Lake Champlain drainage basin.
The New York District of the United States
Army Corps of Engineers is where the Corps began. The geographical area covered by the New
York District contains the largest population concentration of any of the Corps'
Districts.
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DAMOS (Disposal Area
MOnitoring System) is a program begun in 1977 by the New England District of the US
Army Corps of Engineers to manage and monitor offshore dredged material disposal sites
from Long Island Sound to Maine.
US EPA The mission of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment -
air, water, and land - upon which life depends.
US EPA Adopt a Watershed EPA
challenges citizens and organizations to work to protect and restore our valuable rivers,
streams, wetlands, lakes, ground water, and estuaries.
US EPA Beach Watch The BEACH program is
designed to encourage governmental agencies at the federal, state, tribal, and local level
to strengthen beach water quality standards and testing methods, use predictive water
pollution models to better inform the public about beach water quality conditions, and
make information about the risks associated with swimming in contaminated beach water
available to the public.
US EPA National Estuary Program
Learn more about estuaries and the National Estuary Program.
US EPA Office of Water The Office of Water (OW)
activities are targeted to prevent pollution wherever possible and to reduce risk for
people and ecosystems in the most cost-effective ways possible.
US EPA River and Wetland
Restoration This site is intended to provide information to those involved in
aquatic ecosystem restoration, and to help develop a more complete picture of restoration
activities nationwide.
US EPA WaterNews WaterNews is a weekly
on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.
US Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS conserves,
protects, and enhances fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of
the American people.
The Southern New England - New York Bight
Coastal Ecosystems Program (SNEP) office in Charlestown, Rhode Island is a primary
focal point and coordinator for Service coastal activities in the southern New England
coast, the New York-New Jersey Harbor, and the New York Bight, i.e., the expanse of
relatively shallow ocean water covering the bend in the continental shelf off the shores
of New Jersey and Long Island.
US Geological Survey The USGS provides scientific
information to describe and understand the Earth.
US Geological Survey for
LIS
Gateway National Recreation Area
(National Park Service) America's first urban national park, Gateway
provides recreational opportunities for residents and visitors in the
Eastern United States' most densely populated area
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State/Regional Links
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Maritime Resources New Jersey Maritime Resources (NJMR) provides interagency support, programmatic planning and policy recommendations on maritime issues to the Governor and the Legislature. NJMR promotes coordination and cooperation with and among State, multi-State, Federal and non-governmental agencies.
New York City Department of
Environmental Protection
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
The Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for administration and
enforcement of the Environmental Conservation Law.
New York State Department of State
Long Island
Sound Study The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a cooperative effortr to
protect and improve the health of the Sound by implementing the Sound's Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan completed in 1994.
Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection
Connecticut
Sea Grant Sea Grant is a unique partnership between the nation's
universities and its primary ocean agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
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Educational Institutions
Connecticut Sea Grant
The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, based at the University of Connecticut at Avery
Point, funds marine research and is a primary source of information about marine and
coastal issues, including those related to Long Island Sound.
EMPACT
The objectives of this EMPACT Project is to provide water quality monitoring data from
Long Island Sound to a broad spectrum of users - enhancing the appreciation, knowledge and
use of the Sound.
National Sea Grant Depository
The National Sea Grant Depository (NSGD), located in the Pell Marine Science Library
(University of Rhode Island), houses the only complete collection of Sea Grant funded work
which now includes 72,000 documents.
NEMO - Nonpoint pollution Education for
Municipal Officials
NEMO is a University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System project using GIS to
teach local officials about the sources and impacts of nonpoint source pollution, how
different land uses affect water quality, and what towns can do to protect water quality.
New York Sea Grant
A cooperative program of the State University of New York and Cornell University, Sea
Grant focuses on research and the transfer of scientific information to industry,
government, resource managers, and the public.
SUNY Marine Science Research Center
The Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) is the State University of New York's center
for marine research, graduate education, and public service. MSRC is also the University
at Stony Brook's center for research, education, and public service in the atmospheric
sciences.
University of Connecticut Maps and Geographic
Information Center
MAGIC is a library of digital geo-spatial information. All of the data available through
FTP are in the public domain, licensed data are available only on the campus of the
University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
University of Connecticut Avery
Point
The Department of Marine Sciences offers graduate studies in the field of oceanography.
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National Marine fisheries Service
NMFS administers NOAA's programs which support the domestic and international conservation
and management of living marine resources.
Non-Profit Organizations
Hudson River Foundation The Hudson River Foundation supports scientific and public policy research, education, and projects to enhance public access to the Hudson River.
Manhattan Island Foundation Has water quality and swimming-related links.
Clean Ocean Action is a member of the
Environmental Fund for New Jersey (EFNJ). This fund supports a coalition of eighteen
of New Jersey's leading Environmental organizations.
The
Quinnipiac River Fund was created
"to improve the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River and the New Haven
Harbor and the watersheds of these waterbodies, and otherwise to benefit the environment
of these resources".
Schooner,Inc.
is a private, non-profit marine education organization dedicated to the
conservation of the environment, particularly Long Island Sound and the rivers of
Connecticut, and appreciation of their culture, history and future.
American Littoral Society The American Littoral
Society is an environmental organization concerned about issues that affect the littoral
zone: that area on the beach between low and high tide.
Community Environmental Council A nonprofit
research, policy development and education organization headquartered in Santa Barbara,
works to solve environmental problems through design and implementation of environmental
management systems.
Friends of the Bay is a volunteer-based,
not-for-profit, environmental organization in Oyster Bay, New York.
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The Long Island Sound Foundation facilitates
the exchange of information and enhances the ability of individuals and organizations to
address issues impacting Long Island Sound.
Soundkeeper is dedicated to the protection and
enhancement of the biological, physical, and chemical integrity of Long Island Sound and
its watershed.
The National Audubon Society conserves and restores
natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and
the earth's biological diversity.
The Natural Resources Defense Council,
the Connecticut Fund for the Environment and Save the Sound examined and graded the
policies and programs affecting water quality of the 78 coastal communities surrounding
the Long Island Sound.
The Nature Conservancy preserves plants, animals and
natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands
and waters they need to survive.
Save the Sound is a bi-state, nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and appreciation of LIS and its
watershed through education, research, and advocacy. They are headquarted in Stamford, CT
and there is an office on Long Island at the Garvies Point Museum in Glen Cove.
SoundWatch is a grass roots volunteer
organization to protect, and educate people about Long Island Sound's value, beauty,
history, threats, and damage
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SoundWaters is a nonprofit environmental education
organization located in Stamford, CT, dedicated to the restoration and preservation of LIS
and its watershed through hands-on learning and public awareness.
Some of these links were researched and provided courtesy of the Long Island Sound Study
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