New Jersey 0 25 50 12.5 Miles New Jersey & The National Wetlands Inventory Wetland Summary New Jersey has about 916,000 acres of wetlands, most of which are in the coastal plain. Forested wetlands are the most common and widely distributed wetlands in the State. Salt marshes are the most common wetlands in coastal areas. Wetlands are ecologically and economically valuable to the State. Cranberry growing is a significant industry in New Jersey; more than 3,000 acres of cranberry bog wetlands were under private management in 1992. Between the 1780s and 1980s, New Jersey lost about 39 percent of its wetlands. Wetlands have been drained primarily for crop producon and pasturage and filled for housing, transportaon, industrializaon, and landfills. Disncve Example of NWI Usage in New Jersey NWI iniated a pilot project with the Region’s Refuge Program to establish baseline condions for tracking changes in wetland plant communies and soils along southern New Jersey coast in response to rising sea level. The pilot project was conducted at the Forsythe Naonal Wildlife Refuge where four transects with permanent vegetaon plots were established from the high marsh into adjacent lowland forests (both wetlands and nonwetlands). The University of Massachuses is cooperang in this effort by providing soil experse for describing baseline soil properes. Addional work is planned in 2011 or early 2012 with one or more other Refuges. Idenfied Uses of NWI In New Jersey For the most up-to-date wetland mapping informaon, please contact the state contact(s) listed below: Larry Thornton, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protecon, Geographic Informaon Systems; www.nj.gov/dep/gis Angela Witcher, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protecon, Bureau Of GIS and Ambient Data; www.nj.gov/dep/gis Agricultural Planning & Conservaon Development, Real Estate & Perming Decisions Energy Project Sing Decisions Enforcement & Legal Defense Wetland Restoraon, Monitoring & Assessment Hurricane, Storm Surge & Sea Level Rise Planning Military Installaon Assessment Transportaon Planning Water Quality & Watershed Management Projects Wildlife & Habitat Conservaon LEGEND How the NWI has been used: Climate Change Migaon & Adaptaon Planning

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New Jersey

0 25 5012.5 Miles

New Jersey & The National Wetlands InventoryWetland Summary

New Jersey has about 916,000 acres of wetlands, most of which are in the coastal plain. Forested wetlands are the most common and widely distributed wetlands in the State. Salt marshes are the most common wetlands in coastal areas. Wetlands are ecologically and economically valuable to the State. Cranberry growing is a significant industry in New Jersey; more than 3,000 acres of cranberry bog wetlands were under private management in 1992. Between the 1780s and 1980s, New Jersey lost about 39 percent of its wetlands. Wetlands have been drained primarily for crop production and pasturage and filled for housing, transportation, industrialization, and landfills.

Distinctive Example of NWI Usage in New Jersey

NWI initiated a pilot project with the Region’s Refuge Program to establish baseline conditions for tracking changes in wetland plant communities and soils along southern New Jersey coast in response to rising sea level. The pilot project was conducted at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge where four transects with permanent vegetation plots were established from the high marsh into adjacent lowland forests (both wetlands and nonwetlands). The University of Massachusetts is cooperating in this effort by providing soil expertise for describing baseline soil properties. Additional work is planned in 2011 or early 2012 with one or more other Refuges.

Identified Uses of NWIIn New Jersey

For the most up-to-date wetland mapping information, please contact the state contact(s) listed below: Larry Thornton, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection, Geographic Information Systems; www.nj.gov/dep/gis Angela Witcher, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau Of GIS and Ambient Data; www.nj.gov/dep/gis

Agricultural Planning & Conservation

Development, Real Estate & Permitting Decisions

Energy Project Siting Decisions

Enforcement & Legal Defense

Wetland Restoration, Monitoring & Assessment

Hurricane, Storm Surge & Sea Level Rise Planning

Military Installation Assessment

Transportation Planning

Water Quality & Watershed Management Projects

Wildlife & Habitat Conservation

LEGENDHow the NWI has been used:

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Planning