Learn about conservation and restoration activities led by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary that highlight the interactive nature of monitoring, tool development, and interventions to inform goal-based site management. Presenters Dr. Joshua Moody is the Restoration Programs Manager at the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. In this role he plans and manages a variety of projects including the [...]
Learn the scientific basis of the UnVegetated-Vegetated marsh Ratio (UVVR), the methods used to derive it, and how it can be used to identify vulnerable marshes and appropriate restoration strategies. We will also demonstrate how to access the data via multiple platforms. Presenter: Neil Ganju is the lead of the Estuarine Processes, Hazards, and Ecosystems project at [...]
November 12, 2020 A three-for-one webinar! Join for an overview of three new products developed to support saltmarsh sparrow conservation. The Service's Saltmarsh Sparrow Current Conditions Report, which comprehensively evaluates the current condition of the species and their habitat and describes the factors impacting them The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture's Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan, which outlines specific actions that land [...]
March 11, 2020 Tune in for an overview of the work of the Regional Saltmarsh Sparrow Team and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture to ramp up conservation for Saltmarsh Sparrow. We will discuss species conservation resources for staff, invite questions and ideas for future webinars, and share next steps for the regional team. Who should [...]
August 20, 2020 Coastal wetlands in much of New England and the mid-Atlantic are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. A surprising result is that legacy effects of farming and mosquito control practices are leading to an increase in interior ponding and die off across New York and the five coastal New England states -- resulting in [...]
Dredging and other coastal-restoration techniques offer promising solutions to the urgent problem of habitat loss from sea-level rise. However, unknowns about these relatively new techniques can make it challenging for practitioners to implement them. That’s why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District partnered with the State of New Jersey, The Wetlands Institute, [...]
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture partners have developed a tool to help identify salt marsh habitat patches with potential to support Saltmarsh Sparrow now and in the future. Learn how this tool can be used to direct restoration efforts to high priority marshes, and identify the most important areas to protect to ensure future marsh migration. [...]
Salt marshes throughout the Atlantic Coast are experiencing a loss of resiliency due to sea-level rise and a legacy of human-made alterations. Join us to hear what researchers (Susan Adamowicz, Geoffrey Wilson, and David Burdick) have learned about the extensive agricultural history of salt marshes and the takeaways for current management and restoration to benefit [...]