{"id":548,"date":"2023-03-22T18:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:43:11","slug":"liberty-state-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/restoration\/active-restoration-projects\/liberty-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty State Park Natural Resource Restoration Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/XbzQ08o7b5Y&#8221; el_width=&#8221;50&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>LOCATION:<\/strong>\u00a0The site is located at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROJECT GOALS:<\/strong>\u00a0To create tidal and non-tidal wetlands, to enhance upland forest, grassland, and wetland habitats\u200b, to improve park connectivity and public use, and to address site contamination to ensure health, safety, and welfare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PURPOSE:<\/strong> Habitat enhancement and wetland creation at Liberty State Park. The restoration of the interior section, currently fenced off and inaccessible, will provide substantial benefit to the park by linking previously developed and restored, but isolated, components of the park into one cohesive whole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROJECT SUMMARY:<\/strong>\u00a0Liberty State Park is an extraordinary and unique public resource. With the Jersey City and Manhattan skylines, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island as a spectacular backdrop, it is also one of New Jersey&#8217;s most dramatic and highly visited parks.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty State Park Natural Resource Restoration Project will feature the creation and enhancement of freshwater wetlands, the addition of saltmarsh habitat, and the dramatic enhancement of upland maritime habitat transforming this area into an ecological gem within Jersey City. The project includes an extensive complementary and fully integrated system of trails, paths, wildlife observation structures, and accompanying interpretive signage to provide for responsible and suitable public access to various habitat areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE:\u00a0<\/strong>Preparation work begun in Fall 2023 and construction is scheduled to begin in 2027.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fall 2026: Final 100% Engineered Design Complete<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2026: Advertise Bid for Construction of Interior Restoration<\/li>\n<li>Spring 2027: Award Construction Contract for Interior Restoration<\/li>\n<li>Summer 2027: Begin Construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Past Public Stakeholder Meetings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The NJDEP\u00a0is in the planning stages of designing a new area of Liberty State Park. We are seeking community feedback on the types of recreation you would like to see in the design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior Restoration and Active Recreation Updates<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 3, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1vk12YKfdeo\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1vk12YKfdeo\">View the meeting recording<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube text-danger\" title=\"YouTube video\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/F6C7LMJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provide public comment on this presentation.<\/a>\u00a0(Comments due July 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NJDEP has continued to make progress toward the remediation of the park&#8217;s interior. To help inform decisions regarding active recreation, we also distributed a survey which received over 3600 responses. We shared the survey results, the remediation progress, and other updates at a virtual public meeting on June 3, 2021 at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ecological Restoration at Liberty State Park\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary 4, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ppctJ_rDmt0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the meeting recording<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube text-danger\" title=\"YouTube video\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Options for Active Recreation Amenities<\/strong><br \/>\nJanuary 21, 2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oBMYHzICgnY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the meeting recording<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube text-danger\" title=\"YouTube video\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"black121\"><strong>Remediation of the Interior of Liberty State Park<\/strong><br \/>\nJanuary 7, 2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"black121\"><a title=\"Remediation of the Interior of Liberty State Park Virtual Meeting \u2014Thurs., January 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Register now\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6--fSs9ZiM&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the meeting recording<\/a> <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube text-danger\" title=\"YouTube video\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtMzOASx5bs&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>30% Design Concept Virtual Public Meeting<\/strong><\/a> <i class=\"fa-brands fa-youtube text-danger\" title=\"YouTube video\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>30% Design Concept Plan and Renderings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/lbs-posterboard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concept Plan and Renderings<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><br \/>\n<em>Please be advised, the design for this project has not been completed and all concepts and renderings are subject to change.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>60% Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/docs\/lsp-01-overview-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01-Overiew Map<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/docs\/lsp-02-community-access.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">02-Community Access<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/docs\/lsp-04-trail-network.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">04-Trail Network<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/docs\/lsp-06-habitat-composition-1-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">06-Habitat Composition 1 + 2<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/docs\/lsp-07-visitor-experience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">07-Visitor Experience<\/a>\u00a0 <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\" title=\"Adobe Acrobat PDF file\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/libertystatepark-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/nrr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/libertystatepark-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"aerial image of liberty state park\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/nrr\/libertystatepark-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/XbzQ08o7b5Y&#8221; 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