DescriptionThe Hackensack River and its associated wetlands have been greatly impacted by man. Construction of a dam at Oradell has greatly altered the original river hydrology, and consequently it no longer...
DescriptionThe study area in this report is the shallow water area of the Delaware River Estuary from Reedy Point, Delaware to the head of tide at Trenton, New Jersey. Shallow water areas are defined as those...
DescriptionThis document contains the argument of Thomas N. McCarter, President of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, at the opening of the company's case for...
DescriptionMap covers area from Middle Marsh Creek to Fishers Point along Delaware River. Map shows the location for a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water.
DescriptionThe New Jersey osprey population had another amazing year and recorded an average of 2.07 young per active nest, a new record. While we have not done a statewide census since 2009, when we documented...
DescriptionThis year a total of 420 active nests were recorded. Of those, 339 known-outcome nests fledged an average of 2.02 young per active nest, which is up slightly from 1.92 in 2013. Around 62% of the...
DescriptionOspreys made history in 1985 when they were the first species to be “downlisted” from endangered to threatened. In 2013, we record an exciting milestone: ospreys surpassing 500 nesting...
DescriptionThe osprey population had another great year, even after strong storms hit in the middle of the nesting season. We recorded an average of 1.81 young per active nest, down slightly from last year’s...
DescriptionIn 2003 the Endangered and Nongame Species Program conducted the biannual census of the osprey population, and tallied 366 nests statewide, a 7% increase from the census in 2001 and a new high for the...