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Marsh
Resources 
The Meadowlands is a unique region balancing the development requirements of a metropolitan area with wetland preservation and enhancement of a dynamic estuarine habitat, much of which is currently low-quality marsh dominated by a monoculture of invasive Phragmites. Home to Giants Stadium, centers of commerce and residences, and major roadway networks, the Meadowlands is subject to significant growth and development pressures against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. In anticipation of such growth, the preservation, enhancement, and mitigation of wetland resources is being conducted prior to their loss as a form of wetland resource banking. The Louis Berger Group (Berger), at the forefront of wetland mitigation efforts in the region, has spearheaded the first wetland mitigation bank initiative in the Hackensack Meadowlands Region that will result in the creation and restoration of 206 acres of enhanced marshland. On behalf of Marsh Resources Inc., Berger is responsible for overseeing construction and planting of the site as a design/build project employing marsh excavation and dredge methods to create enhanced habitat of low and high marsh interspersed by tidal channels and upland islands. Berger conducted the permitting and design for this project, including preparation of the federal and state permit applications, the banking instrument and the site designs. Berger also conducted all presentations and negotiations with the Corps and the Meadowlands Interagency Mitigation Advisory Committee. Analyses included assessment of on-site resources; wetland functional value assessment; credit determination; innovative designs to minimize wetland fill through the incorporation of high marsh habitats; tidal data analysis; and test plots of native Spartina seed and woody plants subject to acid soil conditions. This wetland bank has been designed to include a mosaic of low marsh and high marsh Spartina habitats suitable for use as compensation for projected wetland impacts associated with the rapid growth of the Meadowlands. |
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