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   | Susan Kennedy's Blog Susan Kennedy Some Interim RecommendationsThe Coastal Ocean Coalition hopes that its paper entitled "Protecting the Delaware Bay Environment" will serve as a blueprint for state and federal agencies, environmental leaders and citizens to develop a comprehensive strategy to reverse the negative trends that are affecting the Delaware Bayshore area. In the meantime, the organization makes several recommendations to provide opportunities for individuals and organizations to become involved and advocate for better protections and programs for this unique and valuable resource.
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Some Interim RecommendationsThe Coastal Ocean Coalition hopes that its paper entitled "Protecting the Delaware Bay Environment" will serve as a blueprint for state and federal agencies, environmental leaders and citizens to develop a comprehensive strategy to reverse the negative trends that are affecting the Delaware Bayshore area. In the meantime, the organization makes several recommendations to provide opportunities for individuals and organizations to become involved and advocate for better protections and programs for this unique and valuable resource.
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This One Is For the BirdsAlthough New Jersey has taken significant and urgent steps to protect the red knot, research funded by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act will provide the data necessary to develop a long term strategy for this and other shorebird species that depend on the Delaware Bay environment for migration and survival.
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This One Is For the BirdsAlthough New Jersey has taken significant and urgent steps to protect the red knot, research funded by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act will provide the data necessary to develop a long term strategy for this and other shorebird species that depend on the Delaware Bay environment for migration and survival.
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There's Only So Much To Go AroundSoaring temperatures and lack of rainfall this summer have led to the imposition of water restrictions in some parts of New Jersey and calls for voluntary restrictions in others. Hopefully, such restrictions cause the residents of the Garden State to wonder where the water we access so effortlessly comes from, and how the ongoing existence of the supply is monitored.
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There's Only So Much To Go AroundSoaring temperatures and lack of rainfall this summer have led to the imposition of water restrictions in some parts of New Jersey and calls for voluntary restrictions in others. Hopefully, such restrictions cause the residents of the Garden State to wonder where the water we access so effortlessly comes from, and how the ongoing existence of the supply is monitored.
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The Last Thirty YearsThe dramatic changes that New Jersey has experienced in its land use and land cover over the past several decades should be a priority as we move forward and determine how we want to protect the resources we have left and protect ourselves and our property from the effects of global warming and sea level rise. These changes, and the number, types and locations of development permits that are actually issued in a given year, should also be a major consideration of the current administration as it contemplates any revisions to the Coastal Program and the Coastal Rules.
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The Last Thirty YearsThe dramatic changes that New Jersey has experienced in its land use and land cover over the past several decades should be a priority as we move forward and determine how we want to protect the resources we have left and protect ourselves and our property from the effects of global warming and sea level rise. These changes, and the number, types and locations of development permits that are actually issued in a given year, should also be a major consideration of the current administration as it contemplates any revisions to the Coastal Program and the Coastal Rules.
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Programs That Need Fixing (Part III)The protection of vulnerable species and their habitat is a significant problem in New Jersey and Delaware that must be addressed. The lack of clear enforceable policies leaves the regulated community and those interested in species protection wondering at the number of species or acreage of critical habitat that must be adversely affected before a line will be drawn.
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Programs That Need Fixing (Part III)The protection of vulnerable species and their habitat is a significant problem in New Jersey and Delaware that must be addressed. The lack of clear enforceable policies leaves the regulated community and those interested in species protection wondering at the number of species or acreage of critical habitat that must be adversely affected before a line will be drawn.
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