About the Program:
Program Committees & Work Groups - Public Access

The Public Access Work Group was created in 2006 to help advance HEP’s goal of improving public access to the waterfront. The emerging public awareness of water quality improvements brought about by the Clean Water Act and other regulations has fueled a growing desire for more waterfront and water use.  Access to the waterfront and waterways is fundamental to sustaining this momentum to improve water quality.  The Public Access Work Group will undertake activities to improve access to the estuaries waterfront for boating, fishing, swimming and/or waterfront leisure, without harming important habitat areas or compromising waterborne commerce. 

One of the projects undertaken by the Public Access Work Group has been an inventory and mapping of known public access sites.  These are available through the OASIS on-line mapping tool.  If you would like to nominate additional sites for the Work Group to consider, please fill out the form (MSWord | PDF) and email it to info@harborestuary.org.

Another initiative of the work group was the sponsorship of Water Access Event Days that helped local groups provide additional waterfront access to the public for activities like kayaking and environmental education.  See a list of recent events (PDF). 

The work group is currently chaired by Dorina Frizzera of New Jersey's Coastal Management Program.  If you would like to be added to the Public Access list serve for notification about meetings, etc, please send an email with your name and to info@harborestuary.org.

New RFP Available

• NEIWPCC and the NY-NJ HEP's RFP for the organization and implementation of a harbor wide event or project is now available through May 28, 2010 | Click Here

Public Access Documents

• The New Water Trail Guide for human-powered boats is here! Download an electronic copy (PDF) or request a paper version (via our online request form, click here) for your next adventure in the estuary.
  
  
• Public Access RFP: Estuary and Water Access Events,
  Activities and Project Grants (2010) | Click Here
  
  
• Public Access RFP: Estuary and Water Access Event Days Grant (2009) | PDF
  
  
• Estuary and Water Access Event Days Grant: Rating Criteria (2009) | PDF
  
  

Public Access Work Group Minutes

• Meeting Minutes (October 06, 2009) | PDF
  
  
• Meeting Minutes (April 23, 2009) | PDF
  
  

Public Access Work Group Agenda

• Meeting Agenda (April 23, 2009) | PDF

 

 

New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program • 290 Broadway, 24th Floor • New York, NY 10007-1866
Phone: 212-637-3816 • Fax: 212-637-3889 • E-mail: info@harborestuary.org