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The following list includes websites, organizations, projects and resources that have an affiliation with Gateway National Recreation Area. We will be adding links to this list for the duration of the competition, and welcome suggestions.
Scientific Research
Jamaica Bay Research and Management Information Network
This internet resource includes an extensive list of organizations and stakeholders affiliated with the Jamaica Bay Unit of GNRA.
Jamaica Bay Institute
A National Park Service research program at GNRA.
New York New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
Program authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect, conserve, and restore the estuary of the New York – New Jersey Harbor.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Use and Standards Attainment Project (USA Project)
This website provides maps and photos of hydrological infrastructure in and around the metropolitan region of the City of New York.
Additional Images of Gateway National Recreation Area
Forgotten New York
This website documents "artifacts of a long-gone New York," including Floyd Bennett Field.
Photographer Travis Roozée, Fellow at Design Trust for Public Space,
Roozée's photographs of Jamaica Bay will be exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York from February 10 to April 23 2007 (see http://mcny.org/exhibitions/current/534.html for additional information).
Envisioning Gateway Flickr Group Photo Pool
A collection of photographs about and taken at Gateway National Recreation Area created in conjunction with this competition.
Birds of Gateway
South Shore Audubon Society
New Jersey Audubon Society
Brooklyn Bird Club
Federal Agencies
National Park Service (NPS)
NPS Interpretation and Education Division
NPS History
NPS Library Program
NPS Parks Studies Unit
The PSU is a National Park Service research unit, part of the Department of Conservation Social Sciences in the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources.
NPS Public Use Statistics Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Private Organizations
The Sandy Hook Foundation
An authorized Friends of the National Park Service non-governmental organization that supports programs and events at Sandy Hook Unit.
Friends of Gateway
An organization dedicated to protecting, improving and enhancing public awareness of and access to Gateway National Recreation Area in conjunction with the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition in New York City.
American Littoral Society
A non-profit naturalist organization concerned about issues affecting the costal zone and habitats.
New York – New Jersey Baykeeper
A non-profit subsidiary of the American Littoral Society, the Baykeepers serve as citizen advocates to protect, to preserve and to restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary.
Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers
A page devoted to a collection of bay watchdogs.
Other New York - New Jersey Harbor Initiatives
Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
The city-state organization responsible for the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations for 150 acres of Governors Island.
New York State Division of Coastal Resources
The Division of Coastal Resources has a long partnership with the City, the five Boroughs, and a variety of community based organizations, working together to increase public access to the waterfront, revitalize neighborhoods and improve the environment.
New York - New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program
The NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program was founded under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The goal of the program is to establish, restore and protect a healthy and productive harbor ecosystem with full beneficial uses with the cooperation of the City the five Boroughs and other community organizations.
