Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy Update
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Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy Update
- 1. Jamaica BayTask Force November 2, 2017
- 2. AboutUs The Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy is a public- private partnership dedicated to improving public parkland throughout Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway peninsula.
- 5. LocalOffice 177 Beach 116th Street, Suite 4 Rockaway Park
- 6. Rockaway! Arts Festival Rockaway! public arts festival celebrated the reopening of historic Fort Tilden and recognized the ongoing recovery of the Rockaway peninsula. The festival attracted more than 12,000 people during its two-month run in 2014.
- 7. MarianS. Heiskell Beach Grass Nursery at Floyd Bennett Field A 3.25-acre beach grass nursery at Floyd Bennett Field. Plants from the nursery are used to stabilize dunes that buffer the Rockaway coastline from storms and sea level rise.
- 8. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Jamaica BayWildlife Refuge North and South Garden • North Garden work to be completed by late 2017 • The project will be followed by long-term monitoring of the site and adaptive management.
- 11. Volunteer Projects Supporting Parks and Local Organizations to Improve Open Spaces!
- 12. Jamaica Bay & Rockaway Projects MappingTool Available on our website at www.jbrpc.org
- 14. Other Programs
- 15. For More Information…. www.jbrpc.org | info@jbrpc.org | (347) 690-0931 Instagram: @JBRPC | Twitter: @JBRPC | Facebook: @JBRPConservancy
- 16. Thank you.
Editor's Notes
- JBRPC works to expand public access; increase recreational and educational opportunities; foster citizen stewardship and volunteerism; preserve and restore natural areas, including wetland and wildlife habitat; enhance cultural resources; and ensure the long-term sustainability of the parklands.
- Organized by MoMA PS1 and the Rockaway Artists Alliance, Rockaway! featured solo projects by Patti Smith, Janet Cardiff and Adrián Villar Rojas at Fort Tilden and an international group show with theHonolulu Biennial at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club. Patti Smith's installation of five granite blocks engraved with Walt Whitman quotes will remain on permanent display at Fort Tilden.
- Organized by MoMA PS1 and the Rockaway Artists Alliance, Rockaway! featured solo projects by Patti Smith, Janet Cardiff and Adrián Villar Rojas at Fort Tilden and an international group show with theHonolulu Biennial at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club. Patti Smith's installation of five granite blocks engraved with Walt Whitman quotes will remain on permanent display at Fort Tilden.
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Restore native plant communities, including flood and salt-tolerant plants, to create better habitat for migratory birds and improve the site’s ability to recover from future floods. Complete baseline biological monitoring, including surveys of birds, soils, vegetation and insects for long-term monitoring. Reduce invasive plants on approximately 14-acres of parkland.
- Bayswater Park Marine Park (with TNC) Canarsie Park Canarsie Pier