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New York City Wetlands Transfer Task Force
Wetlands Transfer Task Force releases recommendations!
Historic Preservation of City-Owned Wetlands
The Wetlands Transfer Task Force submitted final recommendations to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on September 26, 2007. The Mayor accepted the Task Force’s recommendation for Staten Island’s Arlington Marsh, and will review the many other recommendations for transfer of City- owned salt marshes and forested wetlands to New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
- Read the Press Release.
- Download a viewable version Wetlands Transfer Task Force Report.
- Download a printable version Wetlands Transfer Task Force Report.
(Please note that both versions of this document are 12.4 Mb in size and 283 pages in length. The viewable version has pages in both the portrait and landscape orientations while the printable version has all pages in the portrait orientation.)
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Willow Lake, Queens |
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. Not only do they provide habitat for a variety of species of plants, reptiles, birds and fish; they also provide natural water quality improvement, shoreline erosion control and flood protection for the City of New York. Unfortunately, due to urbanization, the 100+ square miles of wetlands that historically existed within the New York City limits have now been depleted to approximately 14 square miles.
On August 31, 2005, Mayor Bloomberg signed a local law, sponsored by the City Council, to create a task force to inventory City-owned wetlands in the metropolitan area and to determine the technical, legal, environmental and economical feasibility of transferring these wetlands to the jurisdiction of NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. The Wetlands Transfer Task Force is comprised of seven individuals, three appointed by the City Council and four by the Mayor of New York City.
Read Local Law No. 83 for the year 2005
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The Task Force has completed its review process and published its report which can be found at the top of this page.
Public Hearings
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Blue Heron Park, Staten Island |
Maps
Wetlands Task Force maps are available for viewing and download here.
Public Hearings Slideshow
To view the slideshow that was presented at the public hearings, please right click here and choose to "Save Target As.." to save the presentation to your computer for viewing.
Assessment Form
This form was used by the members of the Task Force to assess the individual properties using the mandated core criteria of Environmental, Economic, Technical, and Legal factors.
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