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HUDSON RARITAN ESTUARY ECOSYSTEM
RESTORATION – JAMAICA BAY MARSH
ISLANDS UPDATE
JAMAICA BAY TASK FORCE MEETING
PETER WEPPLER
CHIEF, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS BRANCH
NEW YORK DISTRICT/PLANNING DIVISION
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
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File Name

2. AUTHORIZED HRE RESTORATION
PROGRAM
• Chief’s Report (May 2020)
recommended 20 individual
projects that will restore a mosaic of
621 acres of habitat including:
 381 acres of estuarine wetlands (w/ 6
miles of tidal channels), 50 acres of
freshwater riverine wetlands, 27 acres
of coastal and maritime forest, 39
acres of shallow water habitat and 52
acres of oyster habitat;
 Installation of 2 fish ladders and
modification of 3 weirs modified to
improve fish passage (24 miles) on
the Bronx River.
 1.6 miles of stream bank and 72 acres
of stream bed and channel
restoration.
• Construction authorized in WRDA
2020.
Jamaica Bay
6,8
1,2,5
1,2
1,2
6,7,8
4
4
All Marsh
Islands: 1,2,5
1,2,3 1,2,3
6,7,8
6,7,8,9
8,9
1,3,5
1. Estuarine Wetlands
2. Tidal Channel Restoration
3. Maritime Forest
4. Oyster Reefs
5. Shallow Water Habitat
6. Freshwater Wetlands
7. Streambank Restoration
8. Bed Restoration
9. Fishway
10.Sediment Forebay
6,8
1,2,5
1,2
6,8, 10

3. JAMAICA BAY PLANNING REGION
MARSH ISLANDS
3
1. Stony Creek – Habitat Restoration consisting of 26 acres of Low Marsh, 22.5 acres of High Marsh, 3.49 acres of
Scrub/Shrub, 1.43 acres of Channel Restoration and 8.67 acres of Shallow Marine Habitat. [Total Habitat 62.09 acres
beneficially using 151,360 CYD of dredge material]: Non-federal Partners: NYCDEP and NYSDEC
2. Duck Point – Habitat Restoration consisting of 24.9 acres of Low Marsh, 5.6 acres of High Marsh, 8.1 acres of
Scrub/Shrub, 1.03 acres of Channel Restoration and 7.57 acres of Shallow Marine Habitat. [Total Habitat: 47.2 acres
beneficially using 213,776 CYD of dredge material]: Non-federal Partners: NYCDEP and NYSDEC
3. Elders Center – Habitat Restoration consisting of 15.2 acres of Low Marsh, 10.9 acres of High Marsh, 1.4 acres of
Scrub/Shrub, .95 acres of Channel Restoration, and 5.49 acres of Shallow Marine Habitat. [Total Habitat: 33.94 acres
beneficially using 284,891 CY of dredge material]: Non-federal Partners: NYCDEP and NYSDEC
4. Pumpkin Patch West – Habitat Restoration consisting of 13.7 acres of Low Marsh, 8.61 acres of High Marsh, .9 acres
of Scrub/Shrub, .74 acres of Channel Restoration, and 3.88 acres of Shallow Marine Habitat. [Total Habitat: 27.83
acres beneficially using 327,686 CYD of dredge material]: Non-federal Partners: NYCDEP and NYSDEC
5. Pumpkin Patch East – Habitat Restoration consisting of 15.6 acres of Low Marsh, 10.1 acres of High Marsh, 3.1 acres
of Scrub/Shrub, .58 acres of Channel Restoration, and 5.22 acres of Shallow Marine Habitat. Total Habitat: 34.6 acres
beneficially using 351,952 CYD of dredge material]: Non-federal Partners: NYCDEP and NYSDEC

4. • Awaiting Enactment of FY22 Budget Appropriations for first set of projects to
advance Pre-construction Engineering and Design (PED) phase.
 Stony Creek Marsh Island
 Flushing Creek
 Bronx Zoo & Dam/Stone Mill Dam
 Oysters at Naval Station Earle
• Remaining 15 sites/projects sequenced over next 20 years. HRE Cost Appendix
outlines timing of each project.
 Duck Point Marsh Island: PED - 2024 (Construction - 2027)
 Elders Center Marsh Island: PED - 2028 (Construction - 2031)
 Pumpkin Patch West: PED - 2030 (Construction - 2033)
 Pumpkin Patch East: PED – 2043 (Construction – 2037)
 Timing dependent on appropriation of funds for USACE, NYCDEP and NYDEC
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