SRIJB- August 12, 2013, ---New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg

and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the selection of a Consortium led by CUNY to lead a new Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay—SRIJB

SRIJBMISSION-Produce integrated knowledge that

increases biodiversity, well-being, and adaptive capacity in coastal communities and waters surrounding Jamaica Bay and New York City.

Preliminary organizational structure put together by Happold Consulting

Adam Parris--Executive Director---Previously program manager NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program

CORE PRINCIPLES1. Produce credible, salient, and

legitimate science and information2. Respect different forms of knowledge

within and outside of science3. Catalyze new ideas and theories

through both basic and user-driven science

4. Provide critical and constructive scientific expertise

 

Organizational Chart

Board of Directors National Park Service (“NPS”); NYC DEP Two individuals appointed by The City University of New York; Department of Environmental Conservation; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Columbia University, Cornell University, New York Sea Grant,

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, and Wildlife Conservation Society

JBEW One individuals representing the community of Jamaica Bay,

elected by the Board One individual representing the science community at large,

elected by the Board One individual representing a Corporation funder, elected by the

Board 

Partnerships

Research Vessel- 65 foot- 1.6 Million June 2017

SAC-Stakeholder Advisory Committee• The American Littoral Society

Eastern Queens AllianceEnvironmental Defense FundHudson River FoundationJamaica Bay EcoWatchersNational Parks Conservation AssociationNational Wildlife FederationNYC AudubonRegional Plan AssociationRockaway Waterfront AllianceThe Nature ConservancyTrust for Public Land

PAC Public Agency CommitteeEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)National Park Service (NPS)NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)NYC Department of PlanningNYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)NYC Office of Emergency Management (NYC OEM)NYC Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NYC ORR)NYC ParksNYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (NYS GOSR)NYS Department of TransportationPort Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)US Army Corps of EngineersUS Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Stakeholder Chairs

Dan Mundy—Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers--JBE

Marc Matsil –The Trust for Public Lands—TPL

Representing the Stakeholders and their concerns

Past History in Jamaica BayAcademics operated independentlyAcademics did not seek out local inputAgencies did not coordinate with local

knowledgeNo Coordination of effortsLocal observations and concerns ignored or

dismissed

Local Contributions to Jamaica Bay Science• Marsh loss recoginition• Nitrogen Impact• Nitrogen Reduction• Wetland Restoration• Oyster studies• Funding opportunities• Elected support• Opposition to Such plans as--- Runway

Expansion/Borrow pit filling

ChallengesAvoid--“Back to the Future”—local input

criticalAgenda driven by Local stakeholder needsNew Players who do not understand bay—IE:

-----Shallowing the Bay concept SRIJB to avoid policy trap---stay science

focusedPolicy set at JBTF –long history of vetting

proposals and moving plans forward

GOALSOpen meeting format established for local

stakeholder inputContinue to see JBTF as main forum for policy

implementationSRIJB to become great resource to address

identified scientific needs for Jamaica Bay Stakeholders

Science and studies funded to be directed towards applied applications or needs.

Coordination of scientific EffortsCoordination of Scientific Findings