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  • Our Partners
  • Technical Assistance
    • Tech Assistance Directory
    • Land Use Planning
    • Construction
    • Ecological Design
    • Engineering Design
    • Stormwater Management
    • Grants & Funding
    • Hazard Preparedness
    • Monitoring
    • Outreach & Education
    • Permitting
    • Ecological Monitoring
    • Policy & Legal
  • Videos
    • Coffee Chats
    • Full Partnership Meetings
    • BULN Webinars
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Technical Assistance Directory

Outreach & Education

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.

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Contact 

Tim Dillingham

Tim@littoralsociety.org

Capt. Alek Modjeski

Alek@littoralsociety.org

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.

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Contact 

Martha Maxwell-Doyle

mmdoyle@ocean.edu

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


BRS, INC. (BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.)

  • Planning assistance including local land use planning; economic development assistance; brownfields management from assessment to redevelopment; and the preservation or development of community resources, including historic properties, cultural resources, parks, and open spaces. 
  • Sustainability and resiliency planning including risk assessment and mitigation through green infrastructure solutions to floodplain and stormwater management and resilient energy strategies. 
  • Funding identification, grant writing, and grant management.
  • Outsourced staffing/owner’s representation, project management, community outreach.

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Contact 

Carolyn Reinhardt

creinhardt@brsinc.com

856-964-6456


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • Marsh Restoration and Resiliency Project - Client: Township of Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton
  • Sustainability Planning in the Bayfront Redevelopment Area - Client: Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
  • Virtual Public Engagement Using EPA and FEMA Regional Resilience Toolkit - Client: EPA


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

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Contact

Damian Holynskyj

Damian.Holynskyj@davey.com

201-259-7349


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • Amy Greene Environmental


JACQUES COUSTEAU NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE - COASTAL TRAINING PROGRAM

  • Communications and outreach support including: Meeting facilitation; Steering committee participation; Stakeholder engagement; Workshop design; Survey design.
  • Resilience planning including assistance with tools such as NJFloodMapper.org and Getting to Resilience.

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Contact

Vanessa Tropiano

tropiano@marine.rutgers.edu


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • NJFloodMapper.org
  • Getting to Resilience - Community Planning Evaluation Tool
  • Whole-Community Climate Resilience Planning

  

THE JERSEY SHORE PARTNERSHIP

  • Not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that advocates for stable funding on the state and federal levels for coastal protection and preservation including beach replenishment that emphasizes natural and nature-based features like dunes, marshes, and living shorelines. 
  • Works through the Legislative process to ensure that the dedicated Shore Protection Fund has the financial resources to meet its cost-share obligations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its many state-sponsored municipal projects. 
  • Invites support for the Partnership’s legislative and fundraising efforts that serve the State’s coastal and bay communities, the tourism economy, and our quality of life. 

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Contact

Margot Walsh

Njbeaches2021@gmail.com

732-718-6274


Region(s) Served

Statewide


MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY URBAN COAST INSTITUTE

  • Guidance, advice, and technical support to communities on science-based resilience decision making, policy, vulnerability assessments, and resilience project planning and design.

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Contact

Tom Herrington

therring@monmouth.edu

732-263-5588


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • UCI Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation Resources
  • NJ Sea Grant Consortium Resilient Communities and Economies Specialist
  • NJ Sea Grant Consortium Resilient Communities Resources
  • UCI Mission and Staff


NJ LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS

  • Non-partisan, tax-deductible non-profit that protects natural resources by raising awareness of key environmental challenges and increasing the efficacy of the entire environmental community.

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Contact

Ed Potosnak

ed.potosnak@njlcv.org

609-331-9922


Region(s) Served

Statewide


NJ CLIMATE CHANGE RESOURCE CENTER

  • Assistance with planning tools including NJ ADAPT.
  • Climate Resilience Corps of graduate students trained in climate resilience planning. provides support to municipalities in assessing hazards from changing climate conditions
  • Support with: Hazard mitigation planning; Climate resilience planning; Plan Endorsement as per the New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy resilience guidelines; 2021 statutory requirement that the land use plan element of a municipal master plan include a climate-change-related hazard vulnerability assessment.

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Contact

Jeanne Herb

jherb@ejb.rutgers.edu

848-932-2725


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • NJ ADAPT
  • Practitioner Guides
  • Climate Change 10

 

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).

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Contact

Pete Rowe

prowe@njseagrant.org


Region(s) Served

Statewide


NJ SPORTS AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY

  • The Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute, the science division of the NJ Sports & Exposition Authority, undertakes environmental research and ecological restoration throughout the Meadowlands District.
  • Resources include: Long-term databases for air, water and soil; Research to better manage our natural resources and preserve and restore our coastal, riparian, and upland natural areas.

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Contact

Terry Doss

tdoss@njsea.com

201-460-4919


Region(s) Served

The Meadowlands District


NJ OFFICE OF PLANNING ADVOCACY

  • Assistance related to NJ Municipal Land Use Law, NJ Development and Redevelopment Plan, and Plan Endorsement
  • Assistance with: Strategies for coordinating land use practices; Master planning and zoning


Contact

Lisa Avichal

lisa.avichal@sos.nj.gov


Region(s) Served

Statewide


NJ VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER (NJVOAD)

  • Statewide partnership of organizations and entities that have a role in preparedness, resilience, response or recovery. 
  • Membership in NJVOAD provides accumulated expertise of local, regional, and national partners to deliver more effective and efficient services throughout the disaster cycle. 
  • Assistance with: Community organizing and planning for disaster resilience; Education and training for the public and community organizations; Volunteers from our HelpNJNow portal. 

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Contact

Keith Adams

kadams@njvoad.org

609-321-1233


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • Help NJ Now Web Platform


NORTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AUTHORITY

  •  Forward information to locals, state agencies and operating agencies.
  • Information on climate science.
  • Resources and information on electric vehicles.
  • Assistance connecting to Together North Jersey initiative.

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Contact

Jennifer Fogliano

jfogliano@njtpa.org


Region(s) Served

Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties


Resources

  • Together North Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program
  • Key Electric Vehicle Resources
  • Passaic River Basin Climate Resilience Planning Study
  • Alternative Fuel Vehicles


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.

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Contact

Isabelle Stinnette

istinnette@hudsonriver.org


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.

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Contact

Joshua Moody

jmoody@delawareestuary.org

302-655-4990 x115


Region(s) Served

Delaware River and Bay; Atlantic coastal communities

Resources

  • PDE Scientific Reports
  • PDE Science and Research Programs
  • PDE WATCH Tool


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.

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Contact

Jon Miller

jmiller@stevens.edu

201-216-8591


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

  • Dune Manual
  • Living Shorelines Engineering Guidelines


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.

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Contact

Kim McKenna

kimberly.mckenna@stockton.edu

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 


WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

  • The WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) rating system recognizes developers and landowners for resilient, sustainable, and accessible infrastructure and design at the water’s edge. 
  • WEDG projects face fewer coastal climate risks and maximize social and ecological benefits through technical review to determine whether the project meets the highest possible standard for resilience, ecology, and access.
  • The WEDG Professionals program offers continuing education, credentialing, and networking for design, real estate, planning, community development, and risk professionals.

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Contact

Karen Imas

kimas@waterfrontalliance.org


Region(s) Served

Statewide


Resources

· Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines

· WEDG Services

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