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.
It’s a new day at the Wetlands Institute.
In an effort to expand its sustainability initiatives and green its footprint, the Wetlands Institute has contracted to install an additional solar array on the Institute’s roof. The new installation will include an additional 49 panels, and is projected to generate almost 12 kilowatts of power.
World renowned author and scientist, Dr. Ellen Prager, is scheduled to present at the Wetlands Institute on Wednesday, July 18th. Prager is a marine scientist and author of numerous popular science and children’s books.
The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board has approved Addendum VII. The Addendum implements the Adaptive Resource Management Framework, which incorporates both shorebird and horseshoe crab abundance levels to set optimized horseshoe crab harvest levels for the Delaware Bay area.
New Jersey has banned the catch and sale of river herring, due in part to lack of personnel and funding to collect appropriate data.