{"id":718,"date":"2012-04-03T18:09:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T18:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2018-08-06T20:48:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T20:48:11","slug":"anderson-creek-marsh-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meri.njmeadowlands.gov\/mesic\/sites\/candidate-restoration-sites\/anderson-creek-marsh-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Creek Marsh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n

Category<\/strong>: Candidate Restoration\/Preservation Site<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Location<\/strong>: Along the eastern bank of the Hackensack River, south of the New Jersey Transit Bergen Line in Secaucus, Hudson County.<\/p>\n

Latitude\/Longitude<\/strong>: 40.78225\/-74.08348<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Tidal Marsh<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong>: 52 acres<\/p>\n

Current Ownership<\/strong>: NJMC<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>: The Anderson Creek Marsh is an undeveloped area, but has been impacted by ditching, diking and tide gate installation for mosquito control. Prior to 2006, common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) dominated approximately 95% of the site, while the remaining 5% \u00a0was open water\/mudflats. \u00a0In preparation for restoration, the site was treated with herbicide over three years (2006 to 2009) to kill the Phragmites<\/em>. \u00a0This treatment was very effective in eradicating the Phragmites<\/em>, and since 2008 the site has been dominated by mudflats\/open water, with approximately 5% of the site having been re-colonized by Spartina alterniflora<\/em>. \u00a0The site awaits restoration.<\/p>\n

Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory<\/h3>\n

A. Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site.<\/p>\n

B. Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owned by NJMC. Acquisition data available on NJMC website.<\/p>\n

C. Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunter Research, Inc. investigated the site history for the ACOE in 2006.<\/p>\n

D. Biological Studies – Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Site-specific baseline data collected in 1985.<\/p>\n

E. Biological Studies – General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baseline data and wetland and habitat quality assessments conducted in the early 1985, 1990, 1992 and 1993. Wetland assessments performed in 2003.<\/p>\n

F. Geotechnical<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2004 the ACOE collected sediment borings at the Anderson Creek Marsh.<\/p>\n

G. Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Site-specific baseline data collected in 1985.<\/p>\n

H. Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Site-specific baseline data collected in 1985.<\/p>\n

I. Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunter Research, Inc. investigated the historical\/cultural resources of the Anderson Creek Marsh for the ACOE in 2006.<\/p>\n

J. Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conceptual restoration plans developed in 1985 and 1986.<\/p>\n

Site Reports<\/h2>\n

Site #11 \u2013 Anderson Creek Marsh<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Category<\/strong>: Candidate Restoration\/Preservation Site<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Along the eastern bank of the Hackensack River, south of the New Jersey Transit Bergen Line in Secaucus, Hudson County.<\/p>\n

Latitude\/Longitude<\/strong>: 40.78225 \/ -74.08348<\/p>\n

Current Land Use<\/strong>: Tidal Marsh<\/p>\n

Size<\/strong>: 52 acres<\/p>\n

Current Ownership<\/strong>: NJMC<\/p>\n

Site Description<\/strong>:\u00a0The Anderson Creek Marsh is an undeveloped area, but has been impacted by ditching, diking and tide gate installation for mosquito control. Prior to 2006, common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) dominated approximately 95% of the site, while the remaining 5% \u00a0was open water\/mudflats. \u00a0In preparation for restoration, the site was treated with herbicide over three years (2006 to 2009) to kill the\u00a0Phragmites<\/em>. \u00a0This treatment was very effective in eradicating the\u00a0Phragmites<\/em>, and since 2008 the site has been dominated by mudflats\/open water, with approximately 5% of the site having been re-colonized by\u00a0Spartina alterniflora<\/em>. \u00a0The site awaits restoration.<\/p>\n

Existing Site Specific Data Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u2013 Report repeated under multiple data categories and\/or sites.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Survey, Maps, and GIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.<\/p>\n

B.\u00a0\u00a0 Real Estate\/Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anderson Creek Marsh is owned by NJMC.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NJMC. Anderson Creek Marsh Acquisition Information. September 2003.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(from http:\/\/www.hmdc.state.nj.us\/eip\/wl-anderson.html)<\/p>\n

Date of Acquisition: January 1976<\/p>\n

Cost of Acquisition:\u00a0 Deeded to Commission as a condition of prior permit approval<\/p>\n

Acquired from:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hartz Mountain Industries<\/p>\n

C.\u00a0 Site History & Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

No data obtained.<\/p>\n

D.\u00a0 Biological Studies \u2013 Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. & Environmental Concern, Inc. Anderson Marsh Wetlands Management Study: Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission Island Residential – 1 Southern Tract Project. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. 1985. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Existing water quality, aquatic biota, bird, mammals, and reptiles\/amphibians data at Anderson Creek Marsh was reviewed and new data was collected. Included a conceptual restoration\/enhancement plan that suggested removing common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) through the application of RODEO, re-seeding with more desirable species, and restricting grading activities to the widening and deepening of existing channels. The conceptual design plan is included.<\/p>\n

E.\u00a0\u00a0 Biological Studies \u2013 General Environmental<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Functional Assessment Model and Guidebook for Tidal Fringe Wetlands in the New Jersey Meadowlands. 2003. [1a]<\/sup><\/strong>(http:\/\/merilibrary.meadowlands.state.nj.us\/dbtw-wpd\/FullText\/HGM_guidebook_RVSD.pdf<\/a>) A hydrogeomorphic functional assessment model and guidebook for tidal fringe wetlands in the Hackensack Meadowlands was completed. The HGM model can be used as a tool to help determine wetland functions and values and to approximate compensatory wetland mitigation. Map-based and on-site field data (including amount of aquatic edge, channel density, vegetative cover, habitat, soil texture, and tidal inundation) were collected from the reference wetlands and used to refine data collection forms, calibrate model variables, and improve the conceptual HGM functional models. Reference sites included Skeetkill Creek Marsh, Meadowlark Marsh, Lyndhurst Riverside Marsh, MRI, Western Brackish Marsh, Mill Creek Marsh, Eastern Brackish Marsh, Mori Tract, Walden Marsh, Oritani Marsh, Harrier Meadow, Anderson Creek Marsh, Kearny Brackish Marsh, and Riverbend Wetlands Preserve.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. Comprehensive Baseline Studies, IR-2 and Off-Site Mitigation Areas\/Evaluation of the Harmon Meadow Western Brackish Marsh Mitigation Area. June 1990.<\/strong> [2]<\/sup><\/strong> Baseline studies were initiated in 1986 to provide Hartz Mountain Industries with planning information about three proposed mitigation sites – IR-2 onsite mitigation (now known as Western Brackish Marsh), Anderson Creek, and South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve) \u2013 by documenting existing ecological conditions of the sites and the Hackensack River in their vicinity for a year-long period.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. Functional Evaluation of the Villages at Mill Creek Development and Mitigation Sites. March 1993. [2]<\/sup> <\/strong>Qualitatively evaluates the functional opportunity\/effectiveness of wetlands at four sites \u2013 IR-2 (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site), Anderson Creek Marsh, South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve), and Meadowlark Marsh \u2013 based on physical, chemical, and biological attributes.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP): IR-2 Site and Off-Site Mitigation Areas: Evaluation of the Villages at Mill Creek Mitigation Program. October 1990.<\/strong> [2]<\/sup><\/strong> The HEP was used to quantify the habitat value of the proposed IR-2 site (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site) and mitigation area (now Western Brackish Marsh), as well as two potential offsite wetland mitigation sites \u2013 Anderson Creek Marsh and South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve).<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. Technical Report on Vegetation Mapping for IR-2, Anderson Creek Marsh, and South Secaucus Wetland Sites. December 1990. [2]<\/sup><\/strong>Presents vegetation mapping with supporting data for the IR-2 site (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site), its potential onsite mitigation area (now Western Brackish Marsh), and potential offsite mitigation areas \u2013 Anderson Creek Marsh and South Secaucus (now known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve).<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. The Villages at Mill Creek (IR-2) Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET) Assessment (Draft). February 1990. [2]<\/sup><\/strong>A WET functional wetlands value assessment was undertaken in response to a condition of the USACE draft permit for this project. This WET assessment evaluated existing and future conditions at the IR-2 site (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site), as well as the potential mitigation sites \u2013 Anderson Creek Marsh and South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve). Social significance and functional effectiveness\/opportunity of wetlands were evaluated.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. & Environmental Concern, Inc. Anderson Marsh Wetlands Management Study: Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission Island Residential – 1 Southern Tract Project. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. 1985. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Existing water quality, aquatic biota, bird, mammals, and reptiles\/amphibians data at Anderson Creek Marsh was reviewed and new data was collected. Included a conceptual restoration\/enhancement plan that suggested removing common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) through the application of RODEO, re-seeding with more desirable species, and restricting grading activities to the widening and deepening of existing channels. The conceptual design plan is included.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 *USEPA and Gannett Fleming, Inc. Site Survey Report: Ecological Studies: Hartz Mountain Development Corporation Villages at Mill Creek. October 1992.<\/strong> [2]<\/sup><\/strong>Presents results of a fourteen-week field study designed to evaluate the existing conditions of bird and aquatic ecology at the Villages at Mill Creek site (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site), as well as the proposed mitigation areas for the fill activity at the site \u2013 Anderson Creek and South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve).<\/p>\n

F.\u00a0\u00a0 Geotechnical<\/strong><\/p>\n

USACE-NYD. 2004. Hazardous, Toxic, & Radioactive Waste Site Investigation Report. Anderson Creek Marsh, Secaucus, New Jersey.<\/strong><\/p>\n

G.\u00a0 Hydraulics and Hydrology<\/strong><\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. & Environmental Concern, Inc. Anderson Marsh Wetlands Management Study: Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission Island Residential – 1 Southern Tract Project. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. 1985. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Existing water quality, aquatic biota, bird, mammals, and reptiles\/amphibians data at Anderson Creek Marsh was reviewed and new data was collected. Included a conceptual restoration\/enhancement plan that suggested removing common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) through the application of RODEO, re-seeding with more desirable species, and restricting grading activities to the widening and deepening of existing channels. The conceptual design plan is included.<\/p>\n

H.\u00a0 Water and Sediments<\/strong><\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. & Environmental Concern, Inc. Anderson Marsh Wetlands Management Study: Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission Island Residential – 1 Southern Tract Project. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. 1985. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Existing water quality, aquatic biota, bird, mammals, and reptiles\/amphibians data at Anderson Creek Marsh was reviewed and new data was collected. Included a conceptual restoration\/enhancement plan that suggested removing common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) through the application of RODEO, re-seeding with more desirable species, and restricting grading activities to the widening and deepening of existing channels. The conceptual design plan is included.<\/p>\n

I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Historical\/Cultural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunter Research, Inc., Joel W. Grossman, PhD., and Dorothy Peteet, Ph. D. 2006. Cultural Resource Investigations of Ten Sites in the Hackensack Meadowlands, Hackensack Meadowlands Restoration Project, Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey. Prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.\u00a0\u00a0 Restoration\/Remediation Design Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. & Environmental Concern, Inc. Anderson Marsh Wetlands Management Study: Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission Island Residential – 1 Southern Tract Project. Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. 1985. <\/strong>[1a]<\/sup> <\/strong>Existing water quality, aquatic biota, bird, mammals, and reptiles\/amphibians data at Anderson Creek Marsh was reviewed and new data was collected. Included a conceptual restoration\/enhancement plan that suggested removing common reed (Phragmites australis<\/em>) through the application of RODEO, re-seeding with more desirable species, and restricting grading activities to the widening and deepening of existing channels. The conceptual design plan is included.<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. Functional Evaluation of the Villages at Mill Creek Development and Mitigation Sites. March 1993. [2]<\/sup> <\/strong>Qualitatively evaluates the functional opportunity\/effectiveness of wetlands at four sites \u2013 IR-2 (now the Mill Creek Wetland Mitigation Site), Anderson Creek Marsh, South Secaucus (also known as Riverbend Wetlands Preserve), and Meadowlark Marsh \u2013 based on physical, chemical, and biological attributes.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 *TAMS Consultants, Inc. The Villages at Mill Creek (IR-2) Brackish Wetland Mitigation Concept. May 1986. [2]<\/sup><\/strong> Quantifies the net impact of filling 97.41 acres of USACE-regulated wetlands and enhancing 91.98 acres for the construction of the proposed Villages at Mill Creek.<\/p>\n

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Site #11: Anderson Creek Marsh<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional Images<\/h2>\n

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