2015 Summer Internships Overview

Coastal Conservation Research Program The Coastal Conservation Research Program (CCRP) interns recently completed an intensive 10-week program that included participation in on-going and new research and conservation projects, as well as the completion of their own...

25 Years of Terrapin Patrols

This year marked our 25th year of conducting patrols to save nesting terrapins and document their use of our local roads during the busy nesting and summer tourism seasons. Over these years, we’ve documented roughly 500 terrapins (an average of 492 to be exact) killed...

The Return of The Osprey

This summer, we are excited that a young osprey pair has taken up residence on the Institute’s Osprey platform that has the nest cam. We have all been monitoring the daily nest activities and chick rearing, both day and night, from our live osprey feed. The Osprey...

Water Awareness Day

Join The Wetlands Institute and the Cape May County Watershed Ambassadors for Water Awareness Day! Activities will include a water conservation and rain barrel presentation followed by a rain barrel building demonstration.  Included in the price of general admission,...

From Russia – With Curiosity and Collaboration

The Wetlands Institute (TWI), Wetland Link International (based in the UK) and Wetlands International Russia (based in Moscow) teamed up to generate a beneficial international dialogue between wetland centers in the US and Russia. This project, Russia-USA Wetland...

The Wetlands Institute and Burke Subaru teamed up to Share the Love

Stone Harbor, NJ, Monday May 4, 2015 – The employees of Burke Subaru and their families were up early with their gloves on and sleeves rolled up to help protect the beloved Terrapin turtles at their Subaru Share the Love event on Sunday, May 3rd.  Ray Burke, President...