Can Dredge Materials be Beneficial to Marshes? by Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Recently, there has been a lot of talk about opportunities to utilize dredge materials for environmental benefit, especially to help restore wetlands. Scientists at the Institute have...
The Wetlands Institute is excited to announce we are partnering with Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to participate in New Jersey’s chapter of Frogwatch USA. Frogwatch USA is a citizen science project which aims to collect data on...
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,...
Its spring! Hasn’t quite felt like spring in the marsh through most of April and early May. The marsh got nice and green, but the temperatures stayed cold and the rain just kept on coming. My fingers are crossed that the weather turns glorious. As I write this column...
by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director One of the main attractions of the shore is its beaches. They drive our love for this area and are a keystone of the shore economy. If you spend time exploring the beach, you will notice the dramatic changes that take place...
