The Marshketeers Notch Another Victory… for the Birds

by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Another World Series of Birding is in the books, and this year’s all ladies Marshketeers birded their way to success under some challenging conditions. Over 20 hours of searching, they identified 124 species, braving...

Scotch Bonnet Island Marsh Enhancement Update

by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director The Wetlands Institute, along with our project partners at the US Army Corps of Engineers – Philadelphia District and the NJDEP Fish and Wildlife team, is pleased to report that the construction phase of the project at Scotch...

Partnership in Action: Helping Hands for Terrapins

by Brian Williamson, Research Scientist Since 1990, The Wetlands Institute has worked with Joe Grotolla, a science teacher at Lower Cape May Regional High School, to help protect local terrapins. Joe, and more recently Travis Davis, help raise terrapin hatchlings in...

Learning in Action: Meet Cheyenne Hamby

by Brooke Knapick, Director of Educational Program Development The Wetlands Institute is proud to host Cheyenne Hamby as an Aquarium Intern. Cheyenne is a senior at Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMR) and a participant in the final year of their Structured...

Investing in the Future

by Elizabeth Hefner, Development Team At The Wetlands Institute, our scientists work tirelessly to discover and develop groundbreaking solutions to the threats that face wetland ecosystems, their wildlife, and our coastal communities. Key projects range from a more...