Editor’s note: Photo documentation stations resulted from a partnership with Rutgers DMCS, JC NERR, NOAA, and the MyCoast New Jersey website. This article first appeared on the DEP website. Marking Climate Week in New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette unveiled the first of five Climate Change Learning Stations in New Jersey’s state parks […]
Rising Waters on Our Coasts and What It Means for Public Access?
New Jersey law ensures the public’s right to access coastal shorelines and waters. To help people know where to access tidal waterways and get information about the amenities at each location, the state has an online map that shows over 3,900 public access points. However, the impacts of climate change are likely to affect public […]
How Rutgers Is Forging the Next Generation of Climate Change Problem Solvers
Training program created in wake of Superstorm Sandy brings graduate students from varied disciplines together to solve real-world climate problems As a child, Dan Blanco watched low-income neighborhoods in his native Chicago flood during storms while the more affluent enclaves did not. Now, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in atmospheric sciences at Rutgers so […]
JC NERR Plays a Key Role in New Jersey Coastal Community Resilience Consortium
Task One: Complete Last December, the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR,) along with multiple other NJ partners and institutions, were awarded a grant to fund the implementation of the newly-established New Jersey Coastal Community Resilience Consortium. In addition to the JC NERR, partners include Monmouth University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stockton University, […]
The Grassle Marsh Trail – A Treasured Place in the Heart of South Jersey
If you venture to the east of the New Jersey Pine Barrens you’ll find a small town located within the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary. The town of Tuckerton has a rich cultural history strongly tied to its brackish waters. Tuckerton is also home to the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) and its […]
JC NERR and Rutgers Partners Develop a Resilience Checklist for New Jersey’s Commercial Fisheries
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) is working with a team from Rutgers University to develop a Resilience Checklist for New Jersey’s Commercial Fisheries to help fishing businesses evaluate and improve their preparedness for coastal hazards and fisheries changes. Funded by New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, the project team includes members from […]
JC NERR and Rutgers Aid in Collaborative Research Consortium Project to Manage the Barnegat and Great Bays
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) and several partners were awarded a grant to implement the newly-established New Jersey Consortium for Resilient Communities. JC NERR is managed by Rutgers NJAES, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The project, “Barnegat Bay and Great Bays Resilience Observing Network: Tracking the Changing […]
JCNERR and NJDEP Partner to Communicate Coastal Flood Risk in New Jersey
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR), which encompasses more than 115,000 acres of forested uplands, wetlands, aquatic habitats and barrier islands, is known among coastal practitioners in the state as a resource for tools and information to help communicate coastal flood risks in New Jersey. Managed by Rutgers NJAES in partnership with […]
