Improving public parklands throughout
JAMAICA BAY AND THE ROCKAWAY PENINSULA
Who are we?
As a unique public-private partnership that works across city, state and federal agencies, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) was established in 2013 to bring together diverse community stakeholders, elected officials, academic researchers and others toward a common goal: improving public parklands for enjoyment and ecosystem health.
Jamaica Bay is New York City’s largest and most ecologically productive open space — an unparalleled oasis of nature covering 44 square miles of open water, tidal wetlands, and coastal parklands altogether twice the size of Manhattan — that directly serves more than 1 million New Yorkers who live in adjacent neighborhoods and more than 3 million who live within its catchment area in southeastern Brooklyn and Queens.
The Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy will host the 8th
Annual Jamaica Bay Festival on City of Water Day, Saturday, July 12, 2025. The Jamaica Bay Festival is a free, fun, family event taking place in Brooklyn and Queens.
Our 6-Month workforce development program, the Jamaica Bay Wetlands Fellowship cares for Jamaica Bay while training the next generation of environmental management experts. Our Wetlands Fellows stewarded 80 acres over 21 park sites in 2024.
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