Friday, April 27, 2012

EPA Awards Ceremony in downtown Manhattan

The Marsh Makers were honored with an Environmental Quality Award presented by the Environmental Protection Agency. The awards ceremony was held in the EPA offices in downtown Manhattan.

Left to right from the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area: Doug Adamo, Chief, Natural Resource Division; Maria Burks, Commissioner, National Parks of New York Harbor; Tony Luscombe, Biological Technician, Natural Resource Management Division; Kim-Nora Moses, National Park Service volunteer.




Judith Enck, Regional Administrator





Thursday, April 26, 2012

High Tides

The Marsh experienced a period of dryness during several high tides that failed to get past a small temporary dune along the bay side shoreline. This worked to the Marsh Makers' advantage, as we were able to clean an area that was always under water. Finally, in April the Marsh had resumed its natural flooding cycle.



26 April 2012
High of 60 °F | Humidity (avg) 80% | Wind @ 9 mph (ESE) | High Tide 4.3 ft. @ 12:05 PM | Moon 24% visible.



30 March 2012
High of 54 °F | Humidity (avg) 45% | Wind @ 11 mph (West) | High Tide 4.1 ft. @ 2:11 PM | Moon 49% visible.



23 March 2012
High of 77 °F | Humidity (avg) 65% | Wind @ 8 mph (ESE) | High Tide 5.4 ft. @ 9:06 AM | Moon 1% visible.



9 March 2012
High of 53 °F | Humidity (avg) 54% | Wind @ 18 mph (NW) | High Tide 6.0 ft. @ 8:05 AM | Moon 99% visible.