Seasonal Summer Nature Program Instructor

The Wetlands Institute is currently accepting applications for the part-time and seasonal position of Summer Nature Program Instructor. Develops and conducts classroom and outdoor activities focused on exploring coastal environments such as salt marsh wetlands and...

Seasonal Science Education At Sea (SEAS) Instructor

The Wetlands Institute is currently accepting applications for the part-time and seasonal position of Science Education At Sea (SEAS) Instructor. Assists the Outreach Coordinator and other Education staff in teaching standardized programs to groups of students from...

It All Starts Here!

For nearly 50 years, The Wetlands Institute has been preserving, protecting and stewarding our wetlands and coastal ecosystems. In 1969, we preserved 6000 acres of wetlands and changed the course of history. In 1972, we built the Institute facility and made southern...

American Oystercatchers – Hurricane Irma Survivors

by Allison Anholt This summer, The Wetlands Institute researchers were busy at work studying American Oystercatchers. To learn about these local-breeders, we captured and banded adults and young with orange bands on their legs. Each half-inch tall plastic band is...

Terrapins in the Classroom

by Dr. Lisa Ferguson Our kids are not the only ones headed off to school in the fall. Each year, we send diamondback terrapin hatchlings to spend the school year with teachers who are trained and permitted to raise the turtles with their students through our Terrapins...