Earlier this month the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection unveiled an informational website and mapping tool, at nj-tidal-wetland-monitoring-network-njdep.hub.arcgis.com, to help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work to make coastal wetlands more resilient to increasing rates of sea level rise – which are twice the global average in New Jersey.

The state has approximately 200,000 acres of coastal wetlands that support diverse and ecologically sensitive…