The Hackensack Meadowlands Issue of - 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.
 
 

Table of Contents

page 1Page 1. The Pendulum Has Swung – Clifford G. Day

page 3Page 3. A Major League Player in the Ecosystem – Don Henne

page 4Page 4. The Importance of the Hackensack Meadowlands – Albert Appleton

Page 5. An Ecological Paradox – Mary Anne Thiesing

page 6Page 6. Remediation, Restoration, and Enhancement – Susan Bass Levin

page 7Page 7. A Land Steward Commitment by the State of New Jersey – Laurie Pettigrew

Page 9. The Beginning of Something Wonderful – Eric Schrading

page 12Page 12. Using Remote Sensing to Assess Natural Habitat – Ralph Tiner

page 13Page 13. Towards a Comprehensive Plan – Leonard Houston

page 15Page 15. A Personal Reflection – Stan Gorski

page 17Page 17. Managing Public Land in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area – Marc Koenings

page 19Page 19. Creative Partnerships Facilitate Success – Trevor Needham

page 20Page 20. An Invasive Foe or a Resilient Friend? – Carlo Popolizio

page 21Page 21. Restoring the Crossroads of the American Industrial Revolution –
Timothy J. Kubiak and Sandra K. Brewer

page 23Page 23. “To Render Them Fruitful” – Non-Governmental Agencies

paage 25Page 25. Classroom to the World – James Cramer

page 27Page 27. A Vision Plan – NJDFW and USFWS

page 28Page 28. Yes, A Major Wildlife Area in Northeastern New Jersey –
Rep. Steve Rothman
 

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).

Both Richard and Shari, natives of New Jersey, were assigned to the New Jersey Field Office as Biologists during 1986 and 1985-87 respectively. Richard was one of the passengers on board hijacked United Airlines flight 93 that crashed in Stony Creek Township, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. At that time he was a Refuge Manager working in southern California. During her tenure with the New Jersey Field Office, Shari worked on several projects pertaining to the Hackensack Meadowlands; she transferred to the EPA in 1987.

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