Summer Intern Projects

Coastal Conservation Research Program Our Coastal Conservation Research Program Interns spent 10 weeks this summer immersed in our projects, and creating their own projects. After acclimating to life in the saltmarsh, nights on bayshore beaches, and days on terrapin...

Marsh Musings – Autumn 2016

Autumn 2016 by Dr. Lenore Tedesco As another summer comes to a close, it’s a great time to think about all the remarkable work our staff, volunteers, and interns have done and the impact it has had. As the summer season starts, our staffing ramps up with the addition...

Changing Tides With STEM

by Kaitlin Gannon and Brooke Knapick In spring 2015, the Education Department announced plans to introduce a new water quality module to the Science Education at Sea (SEAS) and Environmental Education Field Trip programs. It was our desire to have students test and...

Wetlands Institute joins Frogwatch USA

The Wetlands Institute is excited to announce we are partnering with Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to participate in New Jersey’s chapter of Frogwatch USA. Frogwatch USA is a citizen science project which aims to collect data on...

Keeping our Beaches Clean

In an effort to help keep our beaches clean, The Wetlands Institute served as a Beach Captain for Clean Ocean Action’s Spring Beach Clean-up for 7-mile Island on April 30. Twenty-three people, including members of Stone Harbor’s Borough Council and Police Department,...