Volunteers Needed

We are in need of volunteers to help plant native plants for habitat in the exterior gardens at the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary on Friday June 20th – 9am to 12pm. Other tasks will include light weeding, and shrub pruning. Bring gloves and shovels if you have them....

Help us Restore the Marsh

Salt Marsh Planting Day Tuesday, June 3 •  9am to 2pm Help The Wetlands Institute’s staff replant areas of the marsh impacted by the construction of the new walkway. Join us June 3 and help us as we plant 1,500 plugs of Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)...

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition is on!

The Wetlands Institute is proud to be the official State of New Jersey site for Junior Duck Stamp entries and judging.  Nearly 175 young artists from all over New Jersey entered their artwork in the 2014 competition which will be judged on Monday March 31, at The...

New Elevated Walkway Construction Underway

    Hurricane Sandy was devastating, but it also presented The Wetlands Institute with amazing opportunities to rebuild and improve. Our new dock was reopened in September and it is truly built better than before. The next phase of improvements – a new 720...

Walkway Work has Begun!

The next phase of Hurricane Sandy recovery is officially underway! The old marsh walkway which was built in 1987, has been removed and work on the new structure is soon to begin.  The newly designed elevated walkway, in a much better location, with new research and...

Wildlife Interpretation Workshop

Join Friends of Cape May NWR for a free Wildlife Interpretation Workshop on Jan. 9, 7-9 pm, at The Wetlands Institute in StoneHarbor.  This workshop is designed for anyone who is involved in helping others learn more about nature: volunteer walk leaders, environmental...