Coastal Conservation Research Program We welcomed our 2023 CCRP interns in the Luing Family Internship Program just in time for the official start of summer. After several full days of training, they began their 10-week adventure conducting their independent projects...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Healthy marsh edges are sloped from the flat marsh plain down to the mud flat apron of the tidal channels. Shorter marsh grasses give way to taller grasses that are flooded more frequently by the tides. These edges teem with...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director, and Devin Griffiths, Marketing & Communications Specialist What has eight arms, can change colors at will, and is an expert escape artist? An octopus, of course! Octopuses are remarkable, and in coastal New Jersey, the...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The Wetlands Institute opened its doors more than 50 years ago, and over the past half-century, much has changed – but much has remained the same. What hasn’t changed is the reliance of all species (us included) on a healthy,...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Earlier this year, The Wetlands Institute family lost an ardent supporter and a dear friend – Roberta (Bert) DeVries. Bert was a truly amazing champion of everything that The Wetlands Institute is. For more than 20 years, she...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The biggest threats our wetlands, coastal ecosystems, and coastal communities face are climate change and the impact of rising seas. Sea level rise is real and accelerating, and its effects are obvious: flooded roadways along...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director & Devin Griffiths, Marketing & Communications Specialist Salt marshes and coastlines are dynamic environments by nature, affected by changes on timescales ranging from hours to years to decades: the stately waltz of...
by Sam Collins, Research Scientist New Jersey’s coastal nesting birds have lost a substantial amount of habitat due to dense development – and sea level rise, sinking marshes, increased storm intensity, and flood frequency threaten what remains. As available marsh...
Special Thanks From SMIIL After the floodwaters caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ian receded from the marsh islands around the Institute, we discovered that our collaborators at Boston College lost some of their monitoring equipment for our work in the Seven Mile...
by Brian Williamson, Research Scientist Diamondback terrapin populations in New Jersey face many threats, but the largest is bycatch in enclosed crab pots. Terrapins are attracted to bait and crabs captured in recreational and commercial pots. Once they find their way...
