News Release

Media Advisory -West Pond Trail Closure

Date: June 2, 2021
Contact: Daphne Yun, [phone]

Starting June 1 National Park Service (NPS) contractors will be on-site at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge working to address erosion at the West Pond Trail with the construction of a living shoreline. To ensure the safety of park visitors and to help facilitate this restoration project, the majority of West Pond Loop Trail will close starting June 1, 2021 through the duration of the project. In addition, project materials will be placed in a portion of the Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center parking lot, and parking will be limited during construction. This project is funded by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and is expected to end in fall of 2021.
WHAT:          Construction of a living shoreline
WHERE:       West Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
WHEN:         June 1- fall 2021 
WHO:            Gateway National Recreation Area
NOTE:            The majority of the West Pond Trail Loop and part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge parking lot will be closed for the duration of this project. The East Pond, north and south garden areas, and a portion of the West Pond Trail will remain open.