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The goal of the Commission's science program is to provide scientific information that may be used to develop and evaluate the Commission's environmental policies and programs. The science program is managed by the Commission’s Science Office, which comprises a small, versatile team of scientists who possess expertise in ecology and other scientific disciplines. As indicated by the list of reports and publications, studies completed by staff scientists address a wide range of environmental topics, including Pinelands water quality, hydrology, aquatic and wetland ecology, wetland identification and delineation, resource management, and wastewater technology. The ongoing Kirkwood-Cohansey Project represents a major initiative to determine the probable effects of groundwater diversions from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer on stream flows, wetland water levels, and aquatic and wetland communities. Other major research projects include long-term environmental-monitoring and watershed studies, a comprehensive assessment of Pinelands landscape and watershed integrity, and the preparation of a regional ecologically based electric-transmission right-of-way maintenance plan. A recently completed project described timber rattlesnake movements near a residential development in the Pinelands. Pinelands Commission Science Office Staff Robert A. Zampella, Ph.D., Chief Scientist |
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