Environmental Expert: EPA awards grant to protect the Barnegat and Delaware Estuaries


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded nearly $400,000 to Ocean County College to evaluate the health of Barnegat Bay’s coastal marshes. The grant will also allow the college to assess the ability of the marshes to perform natural functions that benefit coastal communities. This grant will enhance and expand monitoring and assessment work being conducted by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a non-profit organization established to restore and protect the Delaware Estuary. Estuaries are bodies of water where salt water from the sea mixes with fresh water from rivers and streams.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 11/21/2010 11:00 AM
Categories: Jersey Shore
Tags: Barnegat Bay Barnegat Bay watershed Estuary Delaware Bay
 

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