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Jamaica Bay Marshlands & Spring Creek Stephen Zahn Deputy Regional Director NYSDEC Region 2. Public Meeting on Coastal Resiliency & Clean Water Infrastructure May 19, 2014. Slide 9. 3. Elders Marsh. 1924. 1974. 1999. 1999. Potential Causes of Vegetative Loss.
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Jamaica BayMarshlands & Spring CreekStephen ZahnDeputy Regional DirectorNYSDEC Region 2 Public Meeting on Coastal Resiliency & Clean Water Infrastructure May 19, 2014
Slide 9 3
Elders Marsh 1924 1974 1999 1999
Potential Causes of Vegetative Loss Sediment budget disruption Sea level rise Eutrophication Wave and wind erosion Ice scour Root knot nematode Fusarium Drought Grazing by geese, snails, crabs and other herbivores
Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation Project Elders West 249,000 CY/40 acres Elders East 302,000 CY/40 acres Yellow Bar 375,000 CY/44 acres Rulers Bar 92,000 CY/8 acres Black Wall 155,000 CY/16 acres Jamaica Bay Marsh Island Restoration TOTAL: 148 Acres