newsletter Archives - The Wetlands Institute https://wetlandsinstitute.org/tag/newsletter/ A non-profit organization studying, preserving and protecting wetlands and coastal ecosystems. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:16:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wetlandsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-Green-32x32.jpg newsletter Archives - The Wetlands Institute https://wetlandsinstitute.org/tag/newsletter/ 32 32 Can Dredge Materials be Beneficial to Marshes? https://wetlandsinstitute.org/can-dredge-materials-be-beneficial-to-marshes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-dredge-materials-be-beneficial-to-marshes Thu, 03 Nov 2016 12:00:17 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=20895 The post Can Dredge Materials be Beneficial to Marshes? appeared first on The Wetlands Institute.

]]> Wetlands Institute joins Frogwatch USA https://wetlandsinstitute.org/wetlands-institute-joins-frogwatch-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wetlands-institute-joins-frogwatch-usa Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:51:48 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=19316 The post Wetlands Institute joins Frogwatch USA appeared first on The Wetlands Institute.

]]> Keeping our Beaches Clean https://wetlandsinstitute.org/keeping-beaches-clean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-beaches-clean Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:48:18 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=19313 The post Keeping our Beaches Clean appeared first on The Wetlands Institute.

]]> Marsh Musings – Summer 2016 https://wetlandsinstitute.org/marsh-musings-summer-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marsh-musings-summer-2016 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:21:32 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=19272 The post Marsh Musings – Summer 2016 appeared first on The Wetlands Institute.

]]> Our Dynamic Beaches https://wetlandsinstitute.org/our-dynamic-beaches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-dynamic-beaches Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:13:20 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=19264 The post Our Dynamic Beaches appeared first on The Wetlands Institute.

]]> 2016 Summer Internships https://wetlandsinstitute.org/2016-summer-internships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2016-summer-internships Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:55:08 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=19319 Coastal Conservation Research Program: We’re spending our summer with a great crew in the Coastal Conservation Research Program: Elliott Fackler, Bloomsburg University Aaron Mitchell, The University of Southern Mississippi Adeline Schlussel, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Lauren Seacrist, Lander University Wolf Trumbauer, Widener University Charles (Pat) Williams, Stockton University And leading the group this summer […]

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]]> Two Nations for One Wetlands https://wetlandsinstitute.org/two-nations-one-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-nations-one-wetlands Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:54:48 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=18172 In 2014, The Wetlands Institute, Wetland Link International, and Wetlands International Russia teamed up to generate a beneficial international dialogue between wetland centers in the US and Russia. This project, Russia-USA Wetland Center Exchange Program: Linking People and Wetlands, brought staff from wetland centers in the US and Russia together to share best practices and […]

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]]> 25 Years of Protecting Diamondback Terrapins https://wetlandsinstitute.org/25-years-protecting-diamondback-terrapins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-years-protecting-diamondback-terrapins Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:30:00 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=18167 by Brian Williamson If you spend time at the shore, you probably are familiar with diamondback terrapins. They are our local saltmarsh turtle; unique in that they are the only reptiles that thrive in this habitat. They are most often seen when the females come out of the marshes to nest from May until July. […]

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]]> 25 Years of Terrapin Patrols https://wetlandsinstitute.org/25-years-of-terrapin-patrols/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-years-of-terrapin-patrols Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:00:29 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=14841 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 annually on our road patrols. We also save, on average, […]

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]]> The Return of The Osprey https://wetlandsinstitute.org/the-return-of-the-osprey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-return-of-the-osprey Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:02:30 +0000 http://wetlandsinstitute.org/?p=14806 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 nest platform had not been used since the […]

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