Category: Existing Restoration/Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site 
Location: Bordered on the west and southwest by the Hackensack River, on the north by New Jersey Turnpike – Western Spur, and on the east by the Vince Lombardi Rest Area, in Ridgefield, Bergen County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.82273/-74.03170
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 15 acres
Current Ownership: New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Site Description: The Vince Lombardi Marsh is a wetland restoration site created to mitigate for the permitted filling of approximately 15 acres of Spartina alterniflora marsh associated with the construction of Interchange 13A on the New Jersey Turnpike. Prior to mitigation, the site had been filled and supported a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). The site was restored in 1983, and included the removal of previously placed dredged material and replanting of native vegetation. Currently, the site is dominated by Phragmites and open water/mudflat.
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Owned by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
No data obtained.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
No data obtained.
Site Reports
Site #9 – Vince Lombardi Marsh
Category: Existing Restoration, Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site
Location: Bordered on the west and southwest by the Hackensack River, on the north by New Jersey Turnpike – Western Spur, and on the east by the Vince Lombardi Rest Area, in Ridgefield, Bergen County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.82273 / -74.03170
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 15 acres
Current Ownership: New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Site Description: The Vince Lombardi Marsh is a wetland restoration site created to mitigate for the permitted filling of approximately 15 acres of Spartina alterniflora marsh associated with the construction of Interchange 13A on the New Jersey Turnpike. Prior to mitigation, the site had been filled and supported a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). The site was restored in 1983, and included the removal of previously placed dredged material and replanting of native vegetation. Currently, the site is dominated by Phragmites and open water/mudflat.
Existing Site Specific Data Inventory
* – Report repeated under multiple data categories and/or sites.
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Vince Lombardi Marsh is owned by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
C. Site History & Land Use
No data obtained.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
No data obtained.
F. Geotechnical
No data obtained.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
1. Environmental Concern. 1981. A plan for compensating wetlands lost during the Interchange 13A construction. Prepared for the NJ Turnpike Authority, order for professional services No. 780. November 18, 1981.
2. NJ Turnpike Authority. 1985. Letter from John J. Koszyto, NJTA landscape Architect to Division of Coastal Resources, NJDEP. July 18, 1985.
3. NJ Turnpike Authority. 1986. Letter from John J. Koszyto, NJTA landscape Architect to Mr. Hil Zich, USFWS. November 12, 1986.
4. US Fish & Wildlife Service. 1984. Letter from Charles J. Kulp, Field Supervisor, USFWS to John G. Kunna, Supervising Engineer, NJTA. October 25, 1984.
5. US Fish & Wildlife Service. 1991. Evaluation of wetland mitigation recommendations associated with construction of New Jersey toll plaza 13A. Special Project Report 88-3. April 1991. 38 pages.
K. Bibliographic Updates
Site #9: Vince Lombardi Marsh