Field Notes, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, 927 North Main Street, Pleasantville 08232. December 2002. An Activity report of field operations by the New Jersey Field Office. Image shows logo for Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a small green map of the State of New Jersey.
Image of Mill Creek in the Hackensack Meadowlands with Manhatten on the horizion just a few miles away. Ducks enjoy the view.
Field Notes, The Hackensack Meadowlands Issue, December 2002, Publisher U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service New Jersey Field Office Managing Editor Clifford Day Associate Managing Editor James Cramer Photography and Graphic Design Gene Nieminen Print Publication and Distribution Jean Griffie Tina Sirenne Chris McGhee Editorial Board John Staples Clay Stern Susan Robinson Lisa Solberg

Index and links to the
Hackensack Meadowlands Issue

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Staff & Production

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Table of Contents

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The Pendulum Has Swung

Clifford Day, Supervisor,
New Jersey Field Office

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A Major League Player in the Ecosystem


Don Henne, Project Leader, Southern New England / New York Bight Coastal Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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The Importance of the Hackensack Meadowlands

Albert Appleton, Senior Fellow, Regional Plan Association

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An Ecological Paradox

Mary Anne Thiesing, Ph.D., Regional Wetland Biologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II

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Remediation, Restoration and Enhancement

Susan Bass Levin, Commissioner, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

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A Land Steward Commitment by the State of
New Jersey

Laurie Pettigrew, Principal Biologist, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

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The Beginning of Something Wonderful

Eric Shrading, Senior Fish and WIldlife Biologist, New Jersey Field Office

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2002 Kucera Aerial Photomap Showing the Hackensack Meadowlands District

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Using Remote Sensing to Assess Natural Habitat

Ralph W. Tiner, Regional Wetland Coordinator, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Towards a Comprehensive Plan

Leonard Houston, Chief, Environmental Resources Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning Division

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A Personal Reflection

Stan Gorski, Field Offices Supervisor, Habitat Conservation Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, James Howard Marine Science Lab

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Managing Public Land in the New York / New Jersey Metropolitan Area

Marc Koenings, General Superintendant, National Park Service, Gateway National Recreation Area

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Creative Partnerships Facilitate Success

Trevor H. Needham, Assistant Director, Northeast Region and Conservation Education, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

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An Invasive Foe or a Resilient Friend?

Carlo Popolizio, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, New Jersey Field Office

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Restoring the Crossroads of the American Industrial Revolution

Timothy J. Kubiak, Assistant Supervisor, Environmental Contaminants and Private Lands, New Jersey Field Office

Sandra K. Brewer, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Contaminants Specialist, New Jersey Field Office

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"To Render Them Fruitful"

A Position Statement by Twenty-one Key Non-Governmental Organizations

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Classroom to the World

James Cramer, Ph.D., Communications Specialist and Writer/Editor,
New Jersey Field Office

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A Vision Plan

Presented by The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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Yes, A Major Wildlife Area in Northeastern New Jersey

Steve Rothman, U.S. Congressman (NJ9th)

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Jersey Swamps May Be Bonanza

Newspaper Clipping (AP) -- Circa 1969

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Our Mission: To work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American People.This edition of Field Notes is dedicated to two former employees who for a brief period worked at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's New Jersey Field Office:Richard J. Guadagno (9/29/62 to 9/11/01) and Shari L. Stevens (12/22/60 to 8/25/02).