Marine Mammal Stranding Center recruits new volunteers
On Saturday, March 17, about 40 people gathered at the Wetlands Institute to become official volunteers for the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, based in Brigantine, NJ.
Wetlands Institute Official Site for Junior Duck Stamp Entries
Young artists with an interest in waterfowl can enter their artwork in the 2012 Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition at the Wetlands Institute.
Wildlife officials hope to buy high ground in Cape May County
Federal and New Jersey Fish and Wildlife agents have, for the past decade, been racing to buy wetlands and nearby high ground surrounding existing refuges to ensure that rising sea levels won’t turn these wildlife-rich areas into barren islands.
New director of the Wetlands Institute wants to expand the Middle Township facility’s scientific reach
Lenore Tedesco, the Wetlands Institute’s new Executive Director, said she plans to expand the Institute’s scientific reach from its sprawling grounds on Stone Harbor Boulevard.
Red knot shorebird has been designated an endangered species in N.J.
The red knot, a small shorebird whose 10,000-mile migration brings it to Delaware Bay each spring, has been designated an endangered species in New Jersey, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday.
Institute Exec Tells of New Direction
It’s a new day at the Wetlands Institute.