..........Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607 acre National Recreation Area in the New York City metropolitan area. Created by the US Congress in 1972 to preserve and protect unique natural resources. The park comprises four separate units located in three boroughs of New York City and one county in central New Jersey.
..........Jamaica Bay Unit , Wild Life Center a great place to visit The 10,000 acres of the wildlife refuge provides an important stopover for migratory birds. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of Gateway National Recreation Area, is one of the largest bird sanctuaries in the northeastern United States (over 9,000 acres).
In addition, several dozen islands in Jamaica Bay, along with the water itself, is designated the only "wildlife refuge" in the National Park System (usually, "wildlife refuges" are a US Fish & Wildlife Service function).
..........The bay is a tidal estuary off the southern parts of the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The 9,000-plus acre refuge includes much of the waters and almost all of the remaining marsh islands in Jamaica Bay, which are protected. During the months of May and June Horseshoe Crabs come up onto the beach's to spawn and Don Repie From the American Littoral Society Gives A tour
Below is a Video Documentary Clip of Don giving his tour
