2024 Impact Report

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 in our catchment.

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While much work remains to restore and realize the full potential of these special places, there is also much to celebrate. Water quality and biodiversity are improving, and there are more restoration projects in the pipeline than ever before. An engaged public participates in stewardship, educational, recreational and cultural events across the estuary, and a modern nature-based workforce is emerging from bayside neighborhoods.

We are proud of our immense contributions across Jamaica Bay and Rockaway parklands and steadfast in our commitment to a healthy and publicly-accessible Jamaica Bay for the well-being of everyone in New York City.

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New York State Commits $350,000 to Sustain the Health of Natural Spaces Around Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula

The Multi-Year Pledge will Fund Ecological Stewardship, Workforce Development, Education and Public Programming

On Wednesday, October 9, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Conservancy (JBRPC) received $350,000 in funding from New York State to protect the environmental health of Jamaica Bay, and advance its broader ecological restoration. 

NY State Senator Roxanne Persaud Begins Proceedings at Canarsie Pier

JBRPC staff gathered at Canarsie Pier with New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud, New York State Assembly Members Jaime Williams and Stacey Pheffer-Amato, leadership from The Fund for the City of New York and the Science and Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay, and students from Canarsie’s Academy for Conservation & the Environment — to celebrate the transformative multi-year support, and affirm Jamaica Bay’s status as an invaluable ecological, economic and cultural center. 

The funding will enable JBRPC to increase environmental stewardship and workforce development for natural areas, broaden ecological education and other public programming, and work alongside community and park partners to realize a long-held vision to reactivate two historic airplane hangars at Floyd Bennett Field for community and cultural programming, food and beverage service and other visitor amenities, and a climate innovation and jobs center focused on nature-based solutions and nature tech that specifically attracts people who live, work and research around Jamaica Bay.

NY State Assembly Members Pheffer-Amato and Williams, and NY State Senator Roxanne Persaud present $150,000 from the the State Assembly and $200,000 from the State Senate

JBRPC can be proud of significant impact across those focus areas already:

• Just within the last year, the stewardship team involved more than 1,200 people across more than 30 public volunteer events, to remove in excess of 22,000 pounds (11 tons) of trash and debris, restore wetlands, and recover habitat from invasive vegetation. A great portion of this impact is made by our Wetlands Fellows, young adults from local communities who joined our workforce development program which trains wetlands managers and green jobs leaders, for today and tomorrow. 

• Within the 2023-2024 academic year alone, the education team reached more than 5,000 school children from 35 schools, across 150 field trips and classroom visits, teaching ecological concepts and how to become citizen stewards of our local parklands

• During climate week, JBRPC leadership shared the plans for Floyd Bennett Field’s future climate innovation center focused on nature-based solutions and nature tech — to be on the leading edge of finding answers to local climate-related vulnerabilities, including flooding and heat. Wetland-rich tidal estuaries like Jamaica Bay are universally accepted as carbon storing superpowers, and a first line of defense against climate-change-intensified storm surge.

The team, and our new friends at the Academy for Conservation & the Environment wasted no time in getting back to work — organizing an impromptu shoreline cleanup to keep the busy Canarsie Pier clean, safe and accessible. 

“Saving Jamaica Bay” is not just a broad environmental concern, but a local issue of acute importance. As neighbors of New York City’s largest tidal estuary, we have a responsibility and privilege to ensure its longevity for future generations. A lot has happened over the past two decades in and around Jamaica Bay in service of this mission — positive changes like wastewater treatment plant upgrades, the creation of new parks, restoration of wetlands, increased biodiversity, improved public access for recreation, and economic stimulus through new jobs. JBRPC relishes the challenges to come, to protect this progress, and push NYC’s coastline toward a climate-resilient future.

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy Honored for Community Service

On Wednesday, September 25, State Senator Roxanne Persaud hosted the Annual New York State 19th Senatorial District Power 19 Awards. The event celebrated the accomplishments and invaluable service of 19 extraordinary organizations and individuals to the Senate District. Senate District Power 19 commemorates those who have contributed to the district’s growth through service, socio-economic development, advocacy, academic excellence or community empowerment.

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) was honored to receive an award for its steadfast commitment to environmental stewardship and public programs within parklands along Jamaica Bay. JBRPC’s mission is to ensure the health, safety and accessibility of natural spaces for all New Yorkers – but especially our neighbors who live in the communities along our waterways.

JBRPC accepts “Power 19” Award from NY State Senator Roxanne Persaud at Arverne East Nature Preserve

District 19 touches some of the most important habitat and parklands within JBRPC’s catchment area – including areas in and around Shirley Chisholm State Park, Canarsie Pier, Paedergat Basin, Marine Park and Floyd Bennett Field.

Senator Persaud’s commitment to the environment is clear, and our team is grateful for her partnership year-in and year-out. This award is a celebration of past accomplishments together, and a motivation to grow our conservation efforts further in years to come.

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy Announces Nature-based Solutions & Tech Hub at Floyd Bennett Field

$75 million initiative will create 25,000 square feet of interior space within a 1,300-acre National Park campus

The Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) announced its initiative to build a nature-based solutions and climate tech hub at Floyd Bennett Field. The $75 million project will create 25,000 square feet of interior space within a 1,300-acre National Park campus on the shores of Jamaica Bay. JBRPC’s Executive Director Terri Carta shared the news with an audience of policy experts, investors, engineers and entrepreneurs at the New York Climate Exchange’s “Climate Tech Showcase” on Governors Island.

Terri Carta, JBRPC Executive Director, speaks at the New York Climate Exchange’s “Climate Tech Showcase”

To make this research and development center a reality, JBRPC is partnering with the National Park Service, the Science and Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay, and technologists confronting climate change with the power of nature.

Terri Carta, JBRPC Executive Director, speaks at the New York Climate Exchange’s “Climate Tech Showcase”

Several climate innovation centers have opened recently in New York City – including the Brooklyn Navy Yard reactivation, the launch of Newlab, Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island - with more under development. Some of these centers are working on climate change writ large, while others are focused specifically on life sciences, advanced manufacturing, all-electric portage and last mile delivery of goods, building materials and renewable energy. JBRPC plans to do something slightly different.

Conceptual rendering of nature-based solutions and climate tech hub at Floyd Bennett Field

The nature-based solutions and climate tech hub at Floyd Bennett Field is specifically focused on nature-based solutions and the technologies needed to accelerate and scale their implementation, measure and validate the impacts of their use, and scale these solutions across our city and beyond. Notably, this will be the only climate innovation center within Queens and the Jamaica Bay watershed and proximate to people living on the front lines and in neighborhoods far from the city’s Manhattan and Brooklyn waterfront core.

Conceptual rendering of nature-based solutions and climate tech hub at Floyd Bennett Field

Why nature-based solutions?

New York City has more than 65 square miles of parklands and natural areas, 520 linear miles of coastline, and countless opportunities to use the power of nature to reach our ambitious climate goals. Nature-based solutions offer a powerful and often overlooked approach to mitigating and even reversing the impacts of climate change. By addressing issues like flooding from rainfall and storm surge, the urban heat island effect, habitat and biodiversity loss, and risks to life and property for over 8.5 million New Yorkers, these strategies play a crucial role in building a more resilient future.

Conserving and restoring our forests and wetlands, building living shorelines and breakwaters, and strategically increasing biodiversity and overall ecosystem function can significantly address the climate crisis while simultaneously providing community open space and recreational opportunities, commercial economic activity, jobs, and workforce development. Moreover, peer-reviewed research shows that one acre of salt marsh sequesters carbon at 50 times the rate of one acre of forest.

Despite the promise of nature-based solutions, these methods have been slow to implement, expensive to scale, and insufficiently validated for their benefits and impacts.

A living laboratory

JBRPC and Jamaica Bay have a running start on nature-based solutions. Water quality is improving after upgrades to storm drain systems and closure of landfills. More restoration projects are in the pipeline now than ever before (approximately $1 billion in investment), including open natural areas, coastal forest habitats, vast areas of salt marsh, the marsh islands within Jamaica Bay and fringing tidal wetlands.

In 2021, we installed the first living shoreline in Jamaica Bay – which uses natural materials to protect and stabilize a coastal edge. Crucially, we see that it’s working! There are areas of lush growth, and where restored marsh is mixing with original marsh, guarding the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s freshwater pond from saltwater incursions. However, on the other side of this same shoreline the marsh grasses haven’t been as successful. 

To fix this, in early 2024 our Wetlands Fellows installed 587 linear feet of fascines from discarded christmas trees. These fascines are proven in countless other ecological restoration projects, but are also low tech and labor intensive. We need high tech and updated approaches to understand what’s really happening on the ground, to measure their efficacy, and plan next steps for management. 

Living shoreline at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

This shoreline project is just one example within the wider efforts across many coastal communities to restore ecosystems that serve on the front lines in facing climate change. Jamaica Bay is a living laboratory, capable of hosting a multitude of nature technologies that augment and enhance nature-based solutions. The sweeping adaptations to our new climate reality will take all of us banding together. We look forward to joining with more peers in parkland stewardship, technologists, researchers and investors to bring the spirit of innovation back to Floyd Bennett Field!

Conceptual rendering of historic hangar row at Floyd Bennett Field

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and Global Citizen Unite for International Coastal Cleanup Day

Supported by Goodera and the NYC Mayor’s Office

Courtesy of Broooklyn, I'm Trying

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) and Global Citizen are partnering for a cleanup event at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn, as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21 with additional support from Goodera and the NYC Mayor’s Office. Volunteers are invited to participate in this worldwide beach and waterway cleanup initiative, making a tangible impact by removing debris from the shoreline, marsh, and greenway. In appreciation, participants can earn free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival on September 28 in New York’s Central Park.

Jamaica Bay spans 18,000 acres of open water and marshlands, providing critical habitat for a diverse range of wildlife, supporting recreational activities, and serving as a natural buffer that enhances the resilience of surrounding communities against coastal flooding. This dynamic ecosystem faces ongoing challenges from debris. To date this year, JBRPC’s staff and volunteers removed 18,000 pounds of debris from shorelines, inter-tidal and upland areas, and surrounding green spaces. The cleanup at Plumb Beach on September 21st will continue these efforts by protecting wildlife and maintaining recreational access for the Brooklyn and Queens communities. The effort will also document the types and amounts of trash collected, with assistance from the American Littoral Society's NY State Beach Cleanup Program, Black Surfing Association, and Surfrider Foundation NYC.

“A resilient Jamaica Bay protects wildlife, offers vital open space access, and safeguards neighborhoods from flooding worsened by climate change. International Coastal Cleanup Day in New York is a big part of ensuring the health of our shorelines by removing trash and debris, documenting what’s collected, then using that data to strengthen advocacy and work to stop the sources of marine debris in the first place.” said JBRPC Executive Director, Terri Carta. “We are incredibly grateful to Global Citizen for partnering on these important efforts, and for the support of Goodera, the Office of the Mayor of New York City, the National Park Service, New York City Parks, American Littoral Society's NY State Beach Cleanup Program, Black Surfing Association, and Surfrider Foundation NYC.”

Courtesy of Goodera

Since 1986, the American Littoral Society has coordinated New York State's participation in International Coastal Cleanup Day, which began with 100 volunteers cleaning beaches at four New York City locations. The initiative has since grown to involve over 6,000 volunteers at more than 120 locations annually. Globally, over 18 million volunteers have removed 385 million pounds of trash from coastlines, making International Coastal Cleanup the world’s largest effort of its kind. In last year’s event, over 486,000 volunteers collected nearly 8 million pounds of trash, including nearly 2 million cigarette butts, over 1.3 million beverage bottles, and over 850,000 bottle caps.

Who: Environmental leaders and volunteers, organized by Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and Global Citizen, with support from Goodera, American Littoral Society's NY State Beach Cleanup Program, Black Surfing Association, and Surfrider Foundation NYC

What: Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy is partnering with Global Citizen for a beach cleanup at Plumb Beach as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day

When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 9:00 AM  12:00 PM

Where: Plumb Beach, Belt Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11228

• Driving Directions

Plumb Beach can only be accessed via the east-bound lane of the Belt Parkway. It is after Exit 9 and before Exit 11 (there is no Exit 10).

• Public Transportation

Take the B-44 or B-4 bus to Knapp Street/Shore Parkway. There is a short walk from this stop to the Plumb Beach roundhouse. Alternatively, volunteers can start at the other end of the shoreline near Lew Fiddler Park, which is closer to the bus stop.

• Bicycle

Ride eastbound on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway from Emmons Avenue / Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay, or the westbound Jamaica Bay Greenway from Flatbush Avenue / Floyd Bennett Field.

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy on Parade with Great Elephant Migration

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy on Parade with Great Elephant Migration

Courtesy Elephant Family USA and Newport Restoration Foundation

This September, the Meatpacking District in Manhattan is welcoming an unusual herd of visitors – wholly unlike the throngs of tourists that typically populate the cobblestone boulevards. The Great Elephant Migration, an enormous art installation consisting of 106 life-sized Indian elephant sculptures, will move into residency on 9th Avenue, between 13th and 14th Streets. They are arriving in partnership with Elephant Family USA, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting coexistence between humans and wildlife. The elephant sculptures were most recently on the coast of Rhode Island, before migrating south. 

Programming to honor and celebrate the mission of The Great Elephant Migration will include a  September 10th panel discussion on conservation and coexistence – featuring Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy’s executive director, Terri Carta!

The discussion will challenge audience members to revisit longstanding notions of “conservation” as the separation of the wild and human worlds, and instead think of humans and wildlife existing on one, integrated "gradient" of coexistence, tell the socioeconomic and political empowerment stories of the tribes, and through an exploration of the work of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, provide context for how New Yorkers coexist with the natural world.

What: Coexistence and Community from the Nilgiris to New York Panel

When: Tuesday, September 10 | 9 am

Where: The Maker's Studio at Chelsea Market | 448 West 16th Street

Courtesy Elephant Family USA and Newport Restoration Foundation

Even though wild elephants are oceans away, these sculptures and their creators bring at least two relevant parallels to caring for nature in New York City:

Removing invasives and restoring native plants – the sculptures of Great Elephant Migration are made from Lantana camara, one of the world’s top invasive weeds. This fast growing, noxious shrub has a stranglehold on over 74 million acres of India’s Protected Areas. The use of lantana to create the elephants helps remove the weed from protected areas, leaving wildlife more space to roam. This practice jibes with JBRPC’s work, alongside state agencies and community groups, to remove invasive plants across 10,000 acres of NYC parklands, and restore native plant communities, including flood and salt-tolerant plants. Stronger native plant ecologies in New York City create better habitat for migratory birds and improve our communities’ ability to recover from floods.

Creating a local workforce, honoring local environmental knowledge – The artisans who create the elephant sculptures are residents of Gudalur, in the Nilgiri Hills, where they coexist with the real elephants their art depicts. Roughly 150 elephants share the space with 250,000 people. Already over $500,000 has been generated by their art, which combined with the large-scale lantana removal, puts it on track to be the biggest sustainable indigenous enterprise in India. JBPRC’s effort to create a skilled, knowledgeable – and local – environmental workforce is similar, even if the work itself is different. The Wetlands Fellowship trains the next generation of wetland managers, building skills and defining a career path for young adults within the diverse communities surrounding Jamaica Bay. The people managing New York’s open spaces should come from the neighborhoods closest to them.

Courtesy Meatpacking Business Improvement District

Caring for our environment and the creatures within it is a collective effort. JBRPC was founded to bring community members together, to protect and enhance our open spaces. Our free public programming, ecological restoration, education and workforce development — all of this is aimed at building a stronger relationship with natural lands. Without identifying ourselves as part of nature, rather than apart from it, we cannot be effective stewards. 

2024 Jamaica Bay Festival Brings Community to the Waterfront

2024 Jamaica Bay Festival Brings Community to the Waterfront

July 13, 2024

Jamaica Bay Festival 2024 was a huge success! Thank you to all our partners, friends and neighbors for participating in our seventh annual tradition. Perhaps it is appropriate that our City of Water Day started with a rainstorm, though that did not stop us from celebrating Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula as the clouds cleared — nor from honouring the importance of resilient and equitable waterfronts. In particular, our tidal wetlands, marsh islands and other park spaces protect wildlife and people, and offer vital open space access for all New Yorkers.

Hundreds of community members participated in 37 events that highlighted marine life, natural history, and the arts. The festival is a perfect opportunity to showcase the efforts of JBRPC and our many partners in maintaining New York City's largest tidal estuary as a clean, safe, and accessible environment. We hope this event inspires more of our neighbors to engage with these vital coastal habitats for the first time. Check out some highlights from the day on our Instagram, @jbrpc.

Read more about the Festival in the news

• Brooklyn Eagle: City of Water Day raises awareness through interactive events across New York's waterfront

• The Wave: Jamaica Bay Festival connects locals to the water

• Canarsie Courier: Hometown Brooklyn historian and author lays out the sweeping history of Marine Park

First-Ever Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival a Monumental Success

Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival a monumental success

April 19-21, 2024

Artwork of Derrick Adams projection mapped onto Hangars 3 and 4

Over 1,500 people showed up to the Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival this past weekend for an amazing and immersive celebration of Floyd Bennett Field's past, present, and future.

Thank you to everyone who was involved to make this weekend an incredible success! Special thank you to the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area for their partnership in this event. We are excited to work together on the rehabilitation of these hangars and the future of Floyd Bennett Field.

Here are a few of our favorite moments from the festival!

We were blown away by the musical performances of Wild Yaks, Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Ensemble, and Batalá.

Wild Yaks

Batala

Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Ensemble

It was a sight to behold as historic Hangars 3 and 4 were lit up with the original work of artists Derrick Adams, Peter Burr, Eto Otitigbe, Ryan Hartley Smith, Matt Bruinooge, Alessandro Echevarria, Donghwi Han, Christina Lee, Hanlin Liang, Dakota Ray, Ti Xu, and Phoenix Yang.

Watch a full recording on our YouTube channel and find more information about the artists at jbrpc.org/artsprogram.

Artwork of Christina Lee projection mapped onto Hangars 3 and 4

Our community partners activities and makers market were a perfect addition to Saturday and we loved seeing everyone out enjoying the sun at Floyd Bennett Field!

Erick Sahler signed prints

Rockaway Makers Market

Community partners activities

Additionally, on Sunday April 21, the Ryan Visitor Center and Hangar B were open to the public for behind the scenes tours of these historic buildings and the aircraft inside.

Read more about the Festival in the news

Brooklyn Paper: Projections light up Floyd Bennett Field at inaugural arts festival

Canarsie Courier: Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival – Looking to the Future

Time Out New York: This new festival projects gorgeous video art onto NYC’s historic airplane hangars

The Rockaway Times: Public Arts Festival Brings Historic Floyd Bennett Field to Life

Artwork of Ryan Hartley Smith projection mapped onto Hangars 3 and 4

2023 Jamaica Bay Wetlands Fellowship Report

in August JBRPC completed the inaugural Jamaica Bay Wetland Fellowship. Read the full report on the accomplishments of this years fellows.

read the 2023 report

In the program’s first year, Fellows maintained, monitored, and adaptively-managed new wetland restoration projects alongside city, state, and federal agencies to better understand what these sites need to flourish now and help plan for the future wetlands of Jamaica Bay. In the 6-month program, 8 Fellows removed over 6 tons of marine debris, planted more than 70,000 native plants, and restored 50 acres of habitat.

The impact made in 2023 is just the beginning. JBRPC is doubling down on the Wetlands Fellowship program to sustain the wetlands and parklands that make Jamaica Bay the special place we all love; develop career pathways for wetlands and other nature-based solutions; and integrate the knowledge of scientists and local stakeholders with government agencies to ensure Jamaica Bay's health is restored and enjoyed for generations to come.

Learn more about this program and the upcoming 2024 Jamaica Bay Wetlands Fellowship here.

Abu Dhabi Delegation Visits Jamaica Bay

Abu Dhabi Delegation Visits Jamaica Bay As Part Of United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week Events  

Abu Dhabi Environment Agency Delegation connects with Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge West Pond Living Shoreline to share best practices for nature-based solutions 

QUEENS, NEW YORK, September 26, 2023  As part of Climate Week NYC, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) had the honor of hosting Maitha Al Hameli and colleagues from Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) for a tour of the West Pond Living Shoreline at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of Gateway National Recreation Area. The purpose of the visit was to share ideas and best practices for public-private partnerships and nature-based solutions, including talking about the important role living shorelines can play in protecting coastlines, communities, and biodiversity in estuarine and marine environments. 

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi is the prime custodian for climate action alignment and coordination in Abu Dhabi and has been leading collaborative efforts with stakeholders to drive science-based, data-backed innovative solutions to a variety of climate issues. During the delegation’s visit to Jamaica Bay,  Hameli highlighted the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s innovative use of drone technology to effectively and efficiently plant mangroves, which are integral to the marine ecosystem and mitigate the effects of climate change.

“The opportunity to speak and participate during key side events at the UN General Assembly and Climate Week as well as meet leading field experts was critical for global collaboration to take action on key Sustainable Development Goals. When we can have these important conversations, all groups are better equipped to lay the foundations for cooperation and solving our global climate crisis,” said Ms. Maitha Al Hameli, Section Head, Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation at the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.

"City-to-city and people-to-people exchanges are critical building blocks of climate action. It was our incredible honor to welcome Ms. Maitha Al Hameli and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi team to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at Gateway National Recreation Area to showcase the West Pond Living Shoreline project that aims to protect vulnerable coastline and critical wetland habitat," said Terri Carta, Executive Director of Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy. "We are also eager to learn from experts like Al Hameli, whose experience with climate change adaptation and nature-based solutions can help us increase our impact and offer hope for the future – here in New York City and around the world."

In partnership with the National Park Service, JBRPC built the West Pond Living Shoreline in November 2021 to restore the vulnerable edge between the Bay and the freshwater West Pond after it breached during Superstorm Sandy, as well as protect the Loop Trail and provide much needed habitat. The success of nature-based solutions such as the West Pond Living Shoreline rely on stakeholder knowledge and partnerships. Critical input and support for the project came from the community who have long-championed the need for nature-based solutions to restore the Bay.

Healthy wetland ecosystems, like the marsh islands and fringe marsh wetlands found in Jamaica Bay, have the ability to absorb storm surges, buffer against erosion and capture more atmospheric carbon than forest ecosystems of the same size. Wetlands also provide vital habitat, recreational and educational opportunities, and coastal protection for waterfront communities. 

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy are implementing climate change projects within their specific environs centered on nature-based solutions that hold immense potential for effective and sustainable ways to combat climate change and ensure thriving coastal communities.