The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is participating in a federal program to measure sea levels  as part of the commission’s efforts to assess the vitality of its marshes and to prepare for flooding that could result from global warming.
    Measurements using a nifty gizmo called a sediment elevation table (pictured to right) are being taken by  NJMC’s scientific arm, the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI). 
     The Meadowlands Commission’s sea-level monitoring is one of the first of its kind in New Jersey.

   Click "Continue reading" to learn more about sea-level rise and why it is significant to the region’s marshes.