Photos from Gateway National Recreation Area

Two interns and a park scientist stand in a green marsh on a sunny day
Two interns assist Gateway NRA biologist, Dr. George W. Frame, with fieldwork at Big Egg Marsh. June 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
An intern holding a metal detector places a red flag in soil
An intern places a red marker flag to mark the boundary of a vegetation plot. June 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A park scientists stands holding a clipboard in a salt marsh
Dr. George W. Frame, a Gateway NRA biologist, records observations in Big Egg Marsh. June 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A small red plastic flag with numbers on it stands in muddy ground in a salt marsh
A red flag marks the location of a vegetation plot in Big Egg Marsh. June 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A park scientist and two interns stand around a square frame laid on the ground of a salt marsh
Field crew members identify the boundaries of a square vegetation plot. June 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A field crew member sets up equipment in a salt marsh, while a park scientist stands nearby with a clipboard
Jim Lynch (left), NCBN Biologist and Project Lead, sets up surface elevation table (SET) equipment at Big Egg Marsh. November 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A park scientist tosses a bundle of loose dried leaves to the side
Dr. George W. Frame moves a bundle of loose leaves to search for a stake in the ground. November 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A biologist stands surrounded by tall, amber, and branched vegetation
Jim Lynch, NCBN Biologist and Project Lead, looks for a route into Black Bank Marsh. November 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A muddy salt marsh with pockets of water and yellow vegetation
Black Bank Marsh at Gateway NRA, Jamaica Bay Unit. November 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo
A biologist stands next to a tall metal equipment with long thin poles running through it, in a muddy salt marsh
NCBN Biologist and Project Lead, Jim Lynch, collects surface elevation table (SET) measurements at Black Bank Marsh. November 2021. Bridget Ye / NPS Photo

Last updated: March 25, 2022