Nov 5, 2024
by Sean Burkholder, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania The Wetlands Institute (TWI) has been collaborating with The Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design over the past 5 years to collect data,...
Nov 5, 2024
by Dr. Jonathan Hubler, Assistant Professor, Villanova University The Wetlands Institute (TWI) and the Villanova University (VU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have teamed up to offer a Senior Capstone project for students to perform geotechnical...
Nov 5, 2024
by Elizabeth Hefner, Development Team Today, the threats to the marsh look different than they did in 1965. While development pressures continue to be a danger, now the impacts most acutely felt are from rapidly rising seas. They manifest as the increased frequency...
Nov 5, 2024
by Ray Burke, Institute Supporter Raising a family of marsh wanderers meant that my parents, like so many others, were used to welcoming home wet, muddy children with their similarly afflicted pets.On one particular day in August 1965, however, there was a significant...
Nov 5, 2024
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The threats to marsh ecosystems have shifted since The Wetlands Institute was first founded more than 50 years ago. At that time, a primary focus was to address wetland loss to development. Early research at the Institute,...
Nov 5, 2024
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary is a truly remarkable place, and an important refuge on 7 Mile Island. This 21-acre site boasts a mature Atlantic Maritime Forest and both fresh and tidal wetlands. These forests were once...
Sep 13, 2024
by Steve Rochette, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers andDr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director, The Wetlands Institute No one organization can solve the most complex or difficult societal and environmental issues. Moving beyond the status quo and...
Sep 13, 2024
by Meghan Kolk, Conservation Scientist, and Devin Griffiths, Marketing & Communications Specialist If you’ve ever visited us here, you’ve likely seen the gourd towers on our back lawn and the rectangular wooden boxes spread around the property, and you...
Sep 13, 2024
by Elizabeth Hefner, Development Team The Wetlands Institute is not merely a building, it is a gateway for experiential education that enriches connection, drives community building, and draws generations together. Sandra Mackin Mezzanotte’s grandparents and...
Sep 13, 2024
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Tick tock, where did summer go? It happens every year. We wait patiently for its arrival and then wonder where the time went. The interns have come and gone, but once again enriched us with their energy, curiosity, and...
