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,...
Coastal Conservation Research Program: We’re spending our summer with a great crew in the Coastal Conservation Research Program: Elliott Fackler, Bloomsburg University Aaron Mitchell, The University of Southern Mississippi Adeline Schlussel, St. Mary’s College of...
Dear Terrapin Conservation Supporters, More good news! New Jersey’s Senate Environment and Energy Committee and Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources committees recently met to consider Bill S-1625 and A-2949 to classify diamondback terrapins a as non-game...
Migratory shorebirds are attracted to barrier island beaches for resting and foraging along their many-thousand mile long annual journey. Sanderlings are the shorebirds commonly seen running in and out with the waves, quickly grabbing food from the sand with their...
In 2014, The Wetlands Institute, Wetland Link International, and Wetlands International Russia teamed up to generate a beneficial international dialogue between wetland centers in the US and Russia. This project, Russia-USA Wetland Center Exchange Program: Linking...
by Brian Williamson If you spend time at the shore, you probably are familiar with diamondback terrapins. They are our local saltmarsh turtle; unique in that they are the only reptiles that thrive in this habitat. They are most often seen when the females come out of...
