Technical Assistance Directory
Ecological Design & Techniques
AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY
- Specialty service provider for nature-based services, allowing municipalities to partner with us for efficiency and lower costs.
- Promotes the study and conservation of marine ecosystems through advocacy, conservation, and education, and empowers citizens with knowledge and tools to take ownership and become committed coastal stewards.
- Assistance includes: Planning, permitting, and implementation of habitat restoration projects; Technical support; Restoration oversight; Logistical planning; Design support; Ecological expert advice and guidance; EFH; Adaptive management; Monitoring plan development and implementation.
Contact
Tim Dillingham
Capt. Alek Modjeski
732-291-0055
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Coastal Restoration Toolkit
- Restoring the Bayshore
- Wreck Pond
- Bayside Beach Club and Forked River Beach Living Shoreline Project
- Slade Dale Living Shoreline Project
- We Restore - What We Do
BARNEGAT BAY PARTNERSHIP
- Coastal estuarine resiliency and adaptation technical support including coastal wetlands and shorelines.
Contact
Martha Maxwell-Doyle
732-255-0472
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Factors Governing the Vulnerability of Coastal Marsh Platforms to Sea Level Rise
- Preparing For Disaster: The National Estuary Program’s Role in Pre-Disaster Planning, Post-Disaster Recovery, and Hazard Mitigation
DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP
- Environmental services with an emphasis on: Natural resources analyses; Coastal resilience planning; Forest, wetland, and stream habitat restoration; Wetland and riparian zone mitigation; Living shoreline designs; Wetlands, flood hazard area, and coastal permitting; Endangered and threatened species studies and habitat management plans; Aquatic and marine surveys; Tree surveys; Invasive species management; Stormwater management and BMP inspections; Construction monitoring and permit compliance
Contact
Damian Holynskyj
201-259-7349
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
GREENVEST, LLC
- Entrepreneurial, land-based, resilience and restoration practitioner focused on developing ecological assets.
- Delivers fixed-price, resilient, nature-based solutions through science and engineering that establishes sustainable end points to restore, maintain, and preserve ecosystem services.
- Leverages regulatory requirements to secure funding to complete meaningful restoration and water quality improvement projects.
- Elevates local communities by implementing positive and resilient environmental change that generates sustainable socio-economic benefits.
Contact
Brian Cramer
732-902-6644 x201
Region(s) Served
Statewide
NJ SEA GRANT CONSORTIUM
- Affiliation of colleges, universities, and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of NJ’s marine and coastal environment.
- Mission is to promote the wise use of NJ’s marine and coastal resources through innovative research, education, and outreach programs.
- Broad spectrum of specialists and extension agents to assist communities in meeting their coastal resilience goals.
- Assistance with economic coastal resilience issues including the development of shellfish aquaculture and marine industries (marinas, bait and tackles).
Contact
Pete Rowe
Region(s) Served
Statewide
NOAA NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER
- Technical advice to communities looking to build on their resiliency efforts.
Contact
Carl Alderson
732-371-0848
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
NY/NJ BAYKEEPER
- Guidance to community groups and other restoration practitioners on: Oyster reefs, aquaculture, and living shoreline project management, including planning, permitting, construction, and monitoring; Water quality monitoring; Field ecology; Project management.
- Focus on restoration techniques unique to an urban estuary.
Contact
Meredith Comi
Region(s) Served
Hudson-Raritan Estuary, Raritan Bay, Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, Northern NJ waters
NY-NJ HARBOR & ESTUARY PROGRAM, HUDSON RIVER FOUNDATION
- Consultation on resiliency projects that also provide habitat or have water quality benefits.
- Assistance connecting to local stewardship groups.
- Help developing projects to monitor local streams to combat flooding issues.
Contact
Isabelle Stinnette
Region(s) Served
Hudson, Raritan, and Raritan Bay watersheds
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY
- Technical advising, design, and monitoring services for nature-based approaches to shoreline stabilization and ecological enhancement, including identifying site-specific issues and trajectories and developing goal-based monitoring plans to evaluate progress towards goals.
- Spatial and strategic planning tools to guide environmental conservation and restoration investments aimed at coastal wetlands, shellfish beds and submerged plant communities. Scientific datasets to understand where and how to promote key ecosystem services.
- Development of ecological development plans for habitat and community mosaics.
Contact
Joshua Moody
302-655-4990 x115
Region(s) Served
Delaware River and Bay; Atlantic coastal communities
Resources
RIPPLED WATERS ENGINEERING, LLC
- Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling in support of floodplain delineation and modification requests.
- Living shoreline design for private and public sector clients in the form of engineering analysis, design plans, permitting, and construction support.
Contact
Mary Paist-Goldman
732-735-3440
Region(s) Served
Statewide
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Technical assistance on a range of coastal engineering topics including: Coastal flooding; Rip currents; Beach erosion; Living shorelines; Coastal structures; Sustainability management; Green infrastructure, and more.
Contact
Jon Miller
201-216-8591
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY COASTAL RESEARCH CENTER
- Physical data collection and analysis on coastal processes to define changes over time and drivers of current issues including shoreline and inlet data (topographic & hydrographic); water quality, nuisance flood, and wave forcing instrument deployment; GIS mapping and visualization.
- Evaluation and interpretation of data from others and over long time periods to predict outcomes of changes being observed now.
- Identification of root causes of coastal management issues and assembling solutions.
- Working with state and federal agencies to finalize project plans or designs for permits.
Contact
Kim McKenna
609-652-4245
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
- Final Report for 2020 on the Condition of the Municipal Oceanfront Beaches Bathymetry of Townsends Inlet, The Borough of Avalon, Cape May County, New Jersey
- Final Report for 2020 on Changes to the Municipal Beaches, The Borough Of Mantoloking, Ocean County, New Jersey
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY MARINE FIELD STATION
- Located within the Mullica River/Great Bay estuary with easy access to Barnegat Bay and Atlantic City back bays.
- Assistance with coastal projects in southern NJ through workboats, sonar equipment, and researchers with expertise in biological and oceanographic monitoring.
- Areas of expertise include: Oyster and SAV restoration, Seafloor mapping, Marine debris removal; Monitoring of benthic communities, SAV, fish, water quality, and sediment transport.
Contact
Steve Evert
609-652-4486
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
- Overview and instruction (as well as limitations) for web tools including the Living Shorelines and Marsh Explorer (see resources) that helps identify potential marsh restoration and living shoreline projects.
Contact
Bill Shadel
Region(s) Served
Statewide
Resources
· Coastal Resilience.org Decision Support Tool
THE WETLANDS INSTITUTE
- Assistance with ecological restoration via beneficial use of sediment; especially site selection, suitable ecological restoration targets, and oversight and planning.
Contact
Lenore Tedesco
ltedesco@wetlandsinstitute.org
Region(s) Served
Cape May, Atlantic, and Salem Counties
Resources
US FISH AND WIDLIFE SERVICE, COASTAL PROGRAM
- Works with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to protect and restore coastal habitats.
- Achieves voluntary habitat conservation and restoration through technical and funding assistance.
- Prioritizes creating and protecting resilient coastal habitats, facilitating and implementing ecologically-responsible shoreline protection tactics, and restoring beach and marsh habitat, benefitting fish, wildlife and communities.
Contact
Danielle McCulloch
609-833-1120
Region(s) Served
Delaware Bay, Barnegat Bay, NJ back bays