`` U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation Restoration Center Analysis and Assessment of Thirty Years of Wetland Restoration within the New York Harbor Estuarry. July 21, 2009. Carl Alderson, NOAA Restoration Center
Meadowlands NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Project Sites Passaic River Hudson River East River Manhattan Queens NJ Newark Bay Upper Harbor NY Arthur Kill Kill Van Kull Staten Island Brooklyn Lower Harbor Jamaica Bay Raritan Bay NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY HARBOR ESTUARY
Habitat Attributes GIS IDENTYPE_IDENTIFYING ATTRIBUTES SITE_ID ASSESS_ID PROJECT NAME Source of the Record (Submitted By) River Mile PROJECT START DATE RESTORATION ATTRIBUTES LINK TO INJURY PROJECT_TY RESTORATION CLASS PUBLIC PURPOSE BENEFITS OF RESTORATION CODE BENEFITS OF RESTORATION_ DESCRIPTOR PROJECT STATUS LOCATION & OWNERSHIP ATTRIBUTES WATERSHED COUNTY MUNICIPALITY OWNERSHIP LOCATION_NOTES LATITUDE/ LONGITUDE HABITAT ATTRIBUTES EXISTING HABITAT CLASSIFICATION EXISTING HABITAT DESCRIPTOR EXISTING LAND USE SPECIES ATTRIBUTES TARGET SPECIES: EXISTING SPECIES PROTECTED SPECIES ACRE BENEFITS ACRES ACQUIRED WETLAND ACRES RESTORED WET ACRES ENHANCED NON_WET ACRES RESTORED NON_WET ACRES ENHANCED STREAM RESTORATION ATTRIBUTES DAMS STREAM MILE ENHANCEMENTS ACRES CONTACT ATTRIBUTES LEAD AGENCY CONTACT CONTACT PHONE CONTACT EMAIL PARTNERS SOURCES, RESOURCES, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ATTRIBUTES RECORD OF COMMENTS AND CONCERNS SUBMITTED BY: (OBTAINED FROM) SOURCE: SOURCE NUMBER BIBLIOGRAPHY PHOTO LINK ATTRIBUTES Linked Photo (pathway: folder and file name) PHOTO_DESCRIPTOR PROJECT COST ATTRIBUTES TOTAL PROJECT COSTS ($) OVERSIGHT COSTS ($) LAND ACQUISITIONCOSTS ($) PROJECT MGMT/ADMIN COSTS ($) DESIGN/FEASIBILITY COSTS ($) NEPA COSTS ($) PERMITTING COSTS ($) CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE COSTS ($) CONSULTANT OVERSIGHT (ENG/DESIGN) CONSTRUCT SERVICES COSTS ($) MONITORING COSTS ($) CONTINGENCY COSTS ($) LONG_TERM MGMT COSTS ($) COST/ACRE ($) COST/RM ($) SERVICES PROVIDED PROJECT LIFE (YRS) TIME TO FULL SERVICES (yrs)
Timeline:Project Starts by Year 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1992-2006 1992-1996 Series1 Number of new Restoration Starts per year in NY Harbor 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Acres Restored by Year 250 200 Acre es 150 100 50 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Years since 1991
Project Types 74% 2%2% 2% 11% 2% 2% 5% TT B reeding Habitat Structure Fish P assage FW wetland restoration Tidal Channel Widening Riparian B uffer_ero sio n Control Riparian Flo o dplain Resto ratio n Shellfish Resto ratio n SW wetland restoration
Link to Injured Resources Avian_Resources 2% 2% 5% 2%2%3% Fish_Resources Invertebrate_Resources Mixed_Resources Sediment 84% Water_Quality
Restoration Classification 2% 5% Creation Restoration 31% Enhancement 46% Rehabilitated? 16%
Purpose 7% 20% 37% Mitigation Public Initiative NRD Compensation 36% Uncertain
Comprehensive Restoration Plan New York New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
Objectives Target Ecosystem Characteristics: 11 measurable objectives for restoration, termed Target Ecosystem Characteristics (TECs ) Short- and long-term objectives 8 Planning Regions. TEC Coastal Wetlands TEC Islands for Waterbirds Coastal and Maritime Forests Oyster Reefs Eel Grass Beds Tributary Connections Short-term objectives 2015 create or restore 1,200 ac. Enhance 4 islands 50 new ac., Rehab 200 ac. 500 ac. Reef habitat Create one test bed One less barrier per year Long-term objective 2050 create or restore 15,200 ac. All islands provide roosting and nesting 500 ac. New, Rehab 500 ac. 5000 ac. of Oyster Reef Habitat Three established beds One barrier a year until complete
Harbor Database Acre Outputs Coastal Wetlands Islands for Waterbirds 783 tidal ac. -80 acres Coastal and Maritime Forests 1029 acres Oyster Reefs Eel Grass Beds Tributary Connections 1.0 acre 0 acres 20 acres 2205 acres all types of habitats restored 1984 to present
Trajectory TEC Coastal Wetlands Islands for Waterbirds Long-term objective 2050 15,200 ac. All islands provide nesting Trajectory based on completed projects 1566 tidal ac.? Coastal and Maritime Forests 500 ac. New, Rehab 500 ac. 2058 acres Oyster Reefs Eel Grass Beds Tributary Connections 5000 ac. 3 established beds 1 barrier a year 2.0 acre 0 acres 40 acres (6 barriers)
Conclusions Coastal Wetlands Must put more time and energy into restoration Islands for Waterbirds Coastal and Maritime Forests De forestation to eradicate Asian Long-horned By far the greatest success story, but still behind targets. Targetts unrealistic? Oyster Reefs Eel Grass Beds Tributary Connections Public Policy and Regulation prohibit in some cases Existing Technologies do not exist Competing water resource needs slow process
Conclusions Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part Anon. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans John Lennon He who fails to plan, plans to fail Old Proverb A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow Proverb Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning Winston Churchil When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. Chinese Proverb