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Ridgewood Reservoir. Ridgewood Reservoir is a decommissioned 19th century reservoir and freshwater wetland on the border between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, within what is now Highland Park. Although the reservoir was originally built to secure a reliable water supply for the City of Brooklyn, it is positioned on the ...
Jamaica Bay (also known as Grassy Bay) is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural. The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west, through Rockaway Inlet, and is the westernmost of the coastal lagoons on the south shore of ...
Determining the boundary of wetland, whether jurisdictional under sections 404 or 10, or not jurisdictional but still meeting the technical definition of a wetland, that is having the soils, vegetation and hydrology criterion met is called a "wetland delineation", and generally is performed by college graduates with natural science or biology ...
The Blind Brook watershed is a significant, natural drainage basin and environmental resource [1] located in Westchester County, New York. It occupies approximately 10.91 square miles [2][3] or 6,980 acres falling largely within the Town of Rye. It spans the borders of New York and Connecticut.
The Great Swamp, also known as the Great Patterson Swamp, [1] is located in eastern Putnam and Dutchess counties, in the U.S. state of New York.The swamp covers almost 6,000 acres (24 km 2) of land in the Putnam County municipalities of Southeast, Patterson, and the Dutchess County municipalities of Town of Pawling, the Village of Pawling and the Town of Dover, making it one of the largest ...
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, encompassing part of the Montezuma Swamp at the north end of Cayuga Lake. The 10,004-acre (40.48 km 2) preserve is composed of swamps, pools and channels and is a stopping point for migratory birds.
Deep mud and open water. The Great Flats Nature Trail is a protected wetland habitat mostly located in the town of Rotterdam, New York, United States. It is situated just west of the city of Schenectady on West Campbell Road (NY 337).
It's a wetland. And scientists hope it will save the state's lakes from blue-green algae. It's art. It's a wetland. And scientists hope it will save the state's lakes from blue-green algae ...