The Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area (hereafter Sandy Hook) in New Jersey is a 10-kilometer-long spit visited by thousands of people each year who take advantage of the historical and natural resources and recreational opportunities.
The Bayside Holly Forest, one of only two known old-growth American holly (Ilex opaca) maritime forests, is particularly vulnerable to global climate change because of the proximity of the water table to land surface in low-lying areas and the potential for saltwater intrusion and inundation.
To measure salinity changes three shallow wells and one deep well were installed near the shoreline extending inland along a transect.
An additional shallow well was installed approximately 1500 ft inland from the bay shoreline to measure groundwater levels.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
The health of maritime forests in three Mid-Atlantic National Seashores
- Overview
The Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area (hereafter Sandy Hook) in New Jersey is a 10-kilometer-long spit visited by thousands of people each year who take advantage of the historical and natural resources and recreational opportunities.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Three shallow wells and one deep well were installed near the shoreline extending inland along a transect on the shoreward edge of the Bayshore Holly Maritime Forest on 8/31/2017. (Public domain.) The Bayside Holly Forest, one of only two known old-growth American holly (Ilex opaca) maritime forests, is particularly vulnerable to global climate change because of the proximity of the water table to land surface in low-lying areas and the potential for saltwater intrusion and inundation.
To measure salinity changes three shallow wells and one deep well were installed near the shoreline extending inland along a transect.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.An inland shallow well was installed approximately 1500 ft inland from the bay shoreline(Public domain.) An additional shallow well was installed approximately 1500 ft inland from the bay shoreline to measure groundwater levels.
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
The health of maritime forests in three Mid-Atlantic National Seashores
The 2017 Work Plan for the National Resources Protection Program (NRPP) project on Fire Island, Sandy Hook, and Assateague includes a description of the issues and implications; description of the methods; and summary of the 2017 tasks, including site selection, well and instrumentation installation, and monitoring groundwater levels, temperature, and specific conductance.