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Tag Archives: oxygen
Jamaica Bay Restoration: Anything is Possible if You’re Strategic
[This is a guest post from Charles “Si” Simenstad, Research Professor; Wetland Ecosystem Team, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, in response to the question posed in a prior post, “What specific actions would you propose, if … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, water
Tagged Baylands, estuary, Jamaica Bay, oxygen, Puget Sound, resilience, restoration, revitalization, San Francisco Bay, shoreline, Simenstad, urban, wetland
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Jamaica Bay: What Restoration Steps would you Propose?
In an earlier post, I argued that Jamaica Bay is not New York City’s “crown jewel” and has many problems, such as sewage spills, low-oxygen dead zones, and disappearing marshes and islands. Hundreds of thousands of people living in neighborhoods … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake Bay, CSO, dead zone, ecosystem, estuary, Everglades, Jamaica Bay, marsh, New York City, oxygen, pollution, Puget Sound, restoration, Salazar, San Francisco Bay, sea level rise, South Florida, urban, wastewater
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