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The Hackensack Meadowlands Initiative
Preliminary Conservation Planning
An Overview of the Comprehensive Document |
| The Hackensack Meadowlands Initiative: Preliminary Conservation Planning (Plan) of March 2007, prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, details human recreational, agricultural, industrial, and scientific activities in the Hackensack Meadowlands and their effect on the Meadowlands ecosystem in some 450 pages. That comprehensive document remains an indispensable resource for understanding ecological issues in the Meadowlands. |
This overview summarizes ideas and issues discussed in the original document. It may also serve as a guide to direct the reader to specific areas of interest in the Plan. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes that Meadowlands stakeholders as well as the public at large will find this overview useful as an introduction and connection to the issues elaborated in the comprehensive Plan. |
Link to Overview of the Comprehensive Document 3MB PDF
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The Hackensack River Watershed,
New Jersey/New York:
Wetland Characterization,
Preliminary Assessment of
Wetland Functions,
and Remotely-sensed Assessment of Natural Habitat Integrity |
Link to the 466KB PDF |
This report documents the findings of our watershed-wide assessment for the Hackensack River
watershed including the results of the updated and enhanced NWI, a preliminary assessment of
wetland functions, and an assessment of the overall extent of “natural habitat” in the watershed
(“natural habitat integrity”).
Study Area
The Hackensack River watershed covers a 197-square mile area in northeastern New Jersey and
southern New York (Figure 1). Most (58%) of the watershed occurs in Bergen County, New
Jersey, with 32 percent in Rockland County, New York and the remaining 10 percent in Hudson
County, New Jersey. The uppermost portion of the watershed is less developed than the highly
urbanized lower portion. The tidal reach of this watershed is mostly comprised by the
Hackensack Meadowlands.
By Ralph W. Tiner
and
Herbert C. Bergquist
National Wetlands Inventory Program
Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Northeast Region
300 Westgate Center Drive
Hadley, MA 01035 |
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The Hackensack Meadowlands is the largest brackish estuarine complex in the
New York – New Jersey Harbor Estuary and among the largest in the northeastern
United States. The Meadowlands supports remarkable biodiversity. .... continued .....
The Hackensack Meadowlands Initiative: Preliminary Conservation Planning was prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide a foundation for enhancement and restoration of the Hackensack Meadowlands in Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey and to promote a vision for the Meadowlands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s vision includes:
(1) a more natural estuarine ecosystem with healthy fish and wildlife resources;
(2) a cleaner environment (progressive reduction in acute and chronic contaminant effects);
(3) diverse wetland and associated communities that sustain local and regional populations of native species, including federal trust fish and wildlife resources; and
(4) public commitment to and diverse social benefits from the Meadowlands. .... continued .... |
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Hackensack Meadowlands
Factsheets
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The
Hackensack Meadowlands
Protecting Valuable Wetlands
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2003
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The Hackensack Meadowlands Initiative
A Watershed Partnership for Restoration |
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The Hackensack Meadowlands Initiative
A Multi-Agency Approach to Ensure Long-Term Protection |
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Restoring
the Hackensack Meadowlands
Ensuring a Healthy Future for Fish,Wildlife, and People |
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Conservation Planning for the Hackensack Meadowlands
The Meadowlands and Its Fish and Wildlife Resources |
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The
fact sheets listed are publications produced by
the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service's
New Jersey Field Office.
The fact sheets cover the mission of the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
and the goals of the New Jersey Field Office.
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