Peter ventura science center update

1. Science and Resilience Ins-tute at Jamaica Bay Jamaica Bay Task Force Mee-ng May 6, 2014 Peter Vancura, program manager 1

2. 1.  Ins-tute organiza-on 2.  Mission 3.  Research project updates 5.  Outreach – summer lecture program 6.  Website 7.  NPS funding 6. Resilience Prac-ce Assessment Report 2

3. SRI@JB Consor-um •  City University of New York •  Columbia University •  Cornell University •  Ins-tute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University •  NASA Goddard Ins-tute for Space Studies •  New York Sea Grant •  Stevens Ins-tute of Technology •  Stony Brook University (SUNY) •  Wildlife Conserva-on Society 3

4. 4 Public Agency Council Reps from all relevant agencies including non-‐ primary players Jamaica Bay Conservancy

5. Dra Mission Statement The mission of the Science & Resilience Ins2tute at Jamaica Bay is to increase understanding of how disturbances impact natural and human systems in urban watersheds through resiliency-‐focused research of Jamaica Bay, and to engage government and community stakeholders in the transla2on of that knowledge toward a more resilient system. 5

6. Switching into Next Gear What is the Ins-tute: genera-ng new knowledge, hos-ng unique programs and ac-vi-es, and coordina-ng and facilita-ng engagement. 6

7. PROJECT UPDATES 7

8. SRI Resiliency Workshops 8

9. SRI Resiliency Workshops •  Resiliency Prac-ce -‐ Held on Feb 17 and April 7 •  Resiliency Thinking -‐ ExploRE workshop on April 4th Team: John Waldman (Queens College) and Bree Branco (Brooklyn College), with assistance from Oksana Mironova

10. ExploRE Workshop – April 1 Focus was on understanding the term resilience as used across disciplines Par-cipants were asked ques-ons about resilience in Jamaica Bay: –  “What does resilience in Jamaica Bay look like?” –  “Resilience of what?” –  “Resilience to what?” –  “Resilience for whom?” Next steps: Larger workshops, broader venue 10

11. Community Resilience -‐ Needs Assessment and Extension Framework 11

12. Community Resilience -‐ Needs Assessment and Extension Framework What are the resilience needs of Jamaica Bay communi-es? •  Survey being distributed •  Demographic analysis; Maps; Literature review; Preliminary interviews; Community proﬁles Next steps: How can an Ins-tute extension program help meet these needs? •  Deﬁne best prac-ces •  Stakeholder interviews and targeted focus groups Team -‐ Laxmi Ramasubramanian (CUNY), with support from Gretchen Ferenz (Cornell), and research support from Monica Barra, Mia Brezin, Leah Feder, Dr. Mike Menser

13. NPS funding for fundamental science research 13

14. NPS funding for fundamental science research DOI/NPS funds for Consor-um projects -‐ Part of Hurricane Sandy Mi-ga-on Funding – Statements of interest ranged from sea-‐level rise, water quality monitoring, bivalve ecology, salt marsh sustainability 14

15. Resiliency Prac-ce in the Jamaica Bay Watershed Building a Research and Policy Agenda for Action Science and Resilience Ins-tute at Jamaica Bay Ins-tute 2014 Report •  Resilience Prac-ce Assessment Interim Product – 31 December 2014 •  Converge streams of research •  Create a document of record; cumng edge assessment of science; policy relevant not prescrip-ve 15

16. Resiliency Prac-ce in the Jamaica Bay Watershed: Building a Research and Policy Agenda for Ac-on Structure and Chapters Execu-ve Summary – Scien7ﬁc Advisory Council 1.  Introduc-on – Ins-tute Board 2.  Resilience Prac-ce in Urban Watersheds -‐ Brent Branco and John Waldman 3.  Jamaica Bay Systems (Ecological Systems, Physical Systems, Social System) – Stephen Handel, John Marra, CLA TBN 4.  Socio-‐Ecological System Transforma-on in Jamaica Bay – Shorna Brouusard Allred and Bill Solecki 5.  Resilience Indicators and Monitoring – Arnold Gordon and CLA TBN 6.  System Modeling in the Bay – Philip Orton and CLA TBN 7.  Building Community Resilience Prac-ce Capacity – Laxmi Ramasubramanian and Gretchen Ferenz 8.  Jamaica Bay Decision Tools for Resilience Prac-ce – TBN 9.  Recommenda-ons and Conclusions – Scien7ﬁc Advisory Council 16

17. Summer Lecture Series •  SRI@JB Summer Saturday Lecture Series •  Every Saturday – star-ng June through September – Science presenta-ons for public audience •  Loca-on – FBF or possibly NPS Wildlife Refuge building – Noon-‐2pm •  Scheduled ﬁrst lecture for June 28th at 1:00 PM at the Refuge with Gretchen Ferenz 17

18. Website Updates 1.  SRIJB.org website 2.  Developing an infrastructure for web development 3.  Outreach vehicle – announcements, news ac-vi-es 4.  Data and informa-on dissemina-on – access to publica-ons and other knowledge form including databases 5.  Collabora-ve research plaoorm 6.  Other? 18

19. Contacts Bill Solecki, Interim Director – wsolecki@hunter.cuny.edu Peter Vancura, program manager – pvancura@gmail.com 19