Science  and  Resilience  Ins-tute  at  Jamaica  Bay  

Jamaica  Bay  Task  Force  Mee-ng  May  6,  2014  

Peter  Vancura,  program  manager  

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1.  Ins-tute  organiza-on  2.  Mission  

3.  Research  project  updates  5.  Outreach  –  summer  lecture  program  

6.  Website  

7.  NPS  funding  6.    Resilience  Prac-ce  Assessment  Report  

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SRI@JB  Consor-um  

•  City  University  of  New  York  

•  Columbia  University  

•  Cornell  University  •  Ins-tute  of  Marine  and  Coastal  Sciences,  Rutgers  University  

•  NASA  Goddard  Ins-tute  for  Space  Studies  

•  New  York  Sea  Grant  

•  Stevens  Ins-tute  of  Technology  

•  Stony  Brook  University  (SUNY)  •  Wildlife  Conserva-on  Society  

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Public  Agency  Council  

Reps  from  all  relevant  agencies  including  non-­‐

primary  players  

Jamaica  Bay  Conservancy  

Dra\  Mission  Statement  

The  mission  of  the  Science  &  Resilience  Ins2tute  at  Jamaica  Bay  is  to  increase  understanding  of  how  disturbances  impact  natural  and  human  systems  in  urban  watersheds  through  resiliency-­‐focused  research  of  Jamaica  Bay,  and  to  engage  government  and  community  stakeholders  in  the  transla2on  of  that  knowledge  toward  a  more  resilient  system.  

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Switching  into  Next  Gear  

What  is  the  Ins-tute:  genera-ng  new  knowledge,  hos-ng  unique  programs  and  ac-vi-es,  and  coordina-ng  and  facilita-ng  engagement.  

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PROJECT  UPDATES  

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SRI  Resiliency  Workshops  

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SRI  Resiliency  Workshops  

•  Resiliency  Prac-ce    -­‐  Held  on  Feb  17  and  April  7  •  Resiliency  Thinking  -­‐  ExploRE  workshop  on  April  4th  

Team:  John  Waldman  (Queens  College)  and  Bree  Branco  (Brooklyn  College),  with  assistance  from  Oksana  Mironova  

ExploRE  Workshop  –  April  1  

Focus  was  on  understanding  the  term  “resilience”  as  used  across  disciplines  

Par-cipants  were  asked  ques-ons  about  resilience  in  Jamaica  Bay:    –  “What  does  resilience  in  Jamaica  Bay  

look  like?”  –  “Resilience  of  what?”    –  “Resilience  to  what?”    –  “Resilience  for  whom?”  

Next  steps:  Larger  workshops,  broader  venue  

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Community  Resilience  -­‐  Needs  Assessment  and  Extension  Framework  

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Community  Resilience  -­‐  Needs  Assessment  and  Extension  Framework  

What  are  the  resilience  needs  of  Jamaica  Bay  communi-es?  •   Survey  being  distributed  •   Demographic  analysis;  Maps;  Literature  review;  Preliminary  interviews;  Community  profiles  

Next  steps:  How  can  an  Ins-tute  extension  program  help  meet  these  needs?  •   Define  best  prac-ces  •   Stakeholder  interviews  and  targeted  focus  groups  

Team  -­‐  Laxmi  Ramasubramanian  (CUNY),  with  support  from  Gretchen  Ferenz  (Cornell),  and  research  support  from  Monica  Barra,  Mia  Brezin,  Leah  Feder,  Dr.  Mike  Menser  

NPS  funding  for  fundamental  science  research  

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NPS  funding  for  fundamental  science  research  

DOI/NPS  funds  for  Consor-um  projects  -­‐  Part  of  Hurricane  Sandy  Mi-ga-on  Funding  – Statements  of  interest  ranged  from  sea-­‐level  rise,  water  quality  monitoring,  bivalve  ecology,  salt  marsh  sustainability  

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Resiliency  Prac-ce  in  the  Jamaica  Bay  Watershed  

Building a Research and Policy Agenda for Action

Science  and  Resilience  Ins-tute  at  Jamaica  Bay  Ins-tute  2014  Report  

•   Resilience  Prac-ce  Assessment  Interim  Product  –    31  December  2014  

•   Converge  streams  of  research  

•   Create  a  document  of  record;  cumng  edge  assessment  of  science;  policy  relevant  not  prescrip-ve  

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Resiliency  Prac-ce  in  the  Jamaica  Bay  Watershed:  Building  a  Research  and  Policy  Agenda  for  Ac-on  

Structure  and  Chapters Execu-ve  Summary  –  Scien7fic  Advisory  Council    1.  Introduc-on  –  Ins-tute  Board  2.  Resilience  Prac-ce  in  Urban  Watersheds  -­‐  Brent  Branco  and  John  

Waldman  3.  Jamaica  Bay  Systems  (Ecological  Systems,  Physical  Systems,  

Social  System)  –  Stephen  Handel,  John  Marra,  CLA  TBN  4.  Socio-­‐Ecological  System  Transforma-on  in  Jamaica  Bay  –    Shorna    

Brouusard  Allred  and  Bill  Solecki  5.  Resilience  Indicators  and  Monitoring  –  Arnold  Gordon  and  CLA  

TBN  6.  System  Modeling  in  the  Bay  –  Philip  Orton  and  CLA  TBN  7.  Building  Community  Resilience  Prac-ce  Capacity  –  Laxmi  

Ramasubramanian  and  Gretchen  Ferenz  8.  Jamaica  Bay  Decision  Tools  for  Resilience  Prac-ce  –  TBN  9.  Recommenda-ons  and  Conclusions  –  Scien7fic  Advisory  Council  

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Summer  Lecture  Series  

•  SRI@JB  Summer  Saturday  Lecture  Series  •  Every  Saturday  –  star-ng  June  through  September    –  Science  presenta-ons  for  public  audience  

•  Loca-on  –  FBF  or  possibly  NPS  Wildlife  Refuge  building  –  Noon-­‐2pm    

•  Scheduled  first  lecture  for  June  28th  at  1:00  PM  at  the  Refuge  with  Gretchen  Ferenz    

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Website  Updates  

1.  SRIJB.org  website    2.  Developing  an  

infrastructure  for  web  development  

3.  Outreach  vehicle  –  announcements,  news  ac-vi-es  

4.  Data  and  informa-on  dissemina-on  –  access  to  publica-ons  and  other  knowledge  form  including  databases    

5.  Collabora-ve  research  plaoorm    

6.  Other?  

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Contacts  

Bill  Solecki,  Interim  Director  –  wsolecki@hunter.cuny.edu  

Peter  Vancura,  program  manager  –  pvancura@gmail.com  

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