Welcome

MACGES was founded in May 1999 to be a non-commercial, non-governmental organization that would further geographic and environmental knowledge about the area surrounding the Middle Atlantic Bight.

As many years have gone by, all of our circumstances have changed, and we can no longer devote meaningful time to this endeavor. People affiliated with MACGES have gone on to accept other positions at CUNY, University of North Texas, non-profits, government agencies, and public schools.

At this time, MACGES operations have been significantly scaled back. For now the main effort will be to continue with an ad hoc effort to engage the public about coastal zone issues affecting the N.J. Shore. Dr. Michael Craghan, the founder and former director, will be using the MACGES umbrella to host miscellaneous outreach and educational projects. He can be reached through mcraghan[at]macges.org or via craghan.com.

Projects

MACGES projects and sponsored events

Extra sea-level planning maps have been prepared to accompany an article in Environmental Research Letters.
Sea-level rise fact sheets are WORKS IN PROGRESS that will be produced as time allows (or need arises).
- Sea-level rise in N.J.
  1. Reconstructed from the geologic record
  2. Actually measured at tide gauges and from space
  3. Predicted for the future
- Salt marshes
- The coastal squeeze
- Fish of N.J.'s estuaries
- Birds of N.J.'s coast
- Other estuarine critters of N.J. and the mid-Atlantic
- The frequency of flooding
- Effects on drinking water resources
The weekly WENCE meetings have been suspended for now.
Google Map applications. These experimental works were initially created to demonstrate the utility of Google Maps for the dissemination of floodplain maps. As of now they are not being maintained or updated (this could change).
The neglected and now unneeded Beach Cam Locater has been taken down. You are directed to Surfline and NOAA's marine forecast pages, which (albeit separately) largely duplicate the content of the Beach Cam site.