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Oystercatchers of the Delaware Bay by Meghan Kolk, Conservation Scientist If you’ve ever taken a stroll along an Atlantic Coast beach, you’ve likely encountered American Oystercatchers. These large, charismatic shorebirds draw attention with their flashy appearance, boisterous vocalizations and entertaining behaviors. The Delaware Bay also supports a population of American Oystercatchers, but we are only just beginning to understand these birds on the bay.
As the name implies, Oystercatchers do feast on oysters, but their specialized bills can open any type of marine bivalve, including mussels and clams. Oystercatchers are restricted to coastal habitats and in New Jersey you can find them in both salt marshes and on sandy beaches. These birds face many threats, including habitat loss from development, recreational disturbance, predation, and increased flooding from sea level rise. In addition, their breeding season coincides with peak human activity along their nesting beaches. These threats have significantly reduced the available habitat and the breeding success of these and other beach-nesting birds. In 2000, research showed that their entire North American population (Massachusetts to Florida and across the Gulf states) consisted of only about 10,000 birds. This led to a surge in research focused on efforts to recover the population. Oystercatchers have a long lifespan but
have generally low reproductive rates, making it difficult to recover quickly from a population decline. For twenty years, the population along New Jersey’s Atlantic coast has been monitored, managed, and protected, resulting in a slow but steady increase. However, little attention was paid to the birds that breed along the Delaware Bay beaches. Now, thanks to funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a multi-partner collaboration – led by Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey and joined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Wetlands Institute – is giving this small population the attention it deserves. One of our contributions to the project is to band Oystercatchers. Our trained and permitted staff safely fit adult and juvenile birds with a uniquely coded orange band on each leg, which can be read in the field with a spotting scope. The first adult Oystercatcher was banded on Moores Beach in 2018, and until this year was the only banded Oystercatcher in the Delaware Bay region. This bird – with a band code of A76 and affectionately named “Evermoore” – has nested at this site every year since she was banded. This year we were also able to band her mate, and can now determine if this pair continues to stay together. Something we learned from Evermoore is that when the breeding season is over she spends up to three months with a large flock of Oystercatchers at Stone Harbor Point. During the breeding season (March through July), Oystercatchers are highly territorial, and pairs defend their territories in noisy and sometimes aggressive displays. Once breeding is complete, however, they gather with other Oystercatchers in large roosting flocks throughout fall and winter. Some of the birds eventually move on from this
fall “staging” area to a wintering location farther south. Others spend winters in New Jersey, and Stone Harbor Point is one of the few wintering locations in the state. This year we have already seen other banded Oystercatchers from the Delaware Bay – including Evermoore’s offspring – spending time in the staging flock at Stone Harbor Point, demonstrating a clear connection between the habitat in the Delaware Bay region and the habitat on Seven Mile Island. Time will tell if these birds stay for the winter or migrate to a warmer climate. We hope to get reports of some of our Delaware Bay banded birds from other states over the winter so we can discover where they spend the cold months.
We are looking forward to a second season of learning more about the Delaware Bay Oystercatchers and adding more banded birds to our study. Our goal is to band at least one adult of each breeding pair, and as many chicks as possible. It will be several years before we find out where these chicks decide to settle down and whether they will stick close to their origins in the Delaware Bay or explore a different part of New Jersey – or even a different state. If you see a banded Oystercatcher and can read the code, please report it to the American Oystercatcher Working Group at amoywg.org. Reporting bands assists with the research and conservation of these beautiful birds that need our help.
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Deborah A. Hays, Chair James Donohue, Vice-Chair Hank Schellenger, Treasurer John Flynn, Secretary Jeffrey Alderton Timothy Jon Clay, D.M.D John Cuthbert William Hankowsky Margaret McAllister John Millar Jeannie Morris
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Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Anne Brickley, Director of Administration Dr. Lisa Ferguson, Director of Research and Conservation Brooke Knapick, Director of Educational Program Development Carol Wyland, Director of Finance
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by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director As the seasons change, all of us at administration. Some functions can no The Wetlands Institute welcome the longer be served here. changing energy and opportunity to shift focus. Make no mistake, education It’s not in our nature to sit idly by; instead, programs connect kids with nature we are working diligently to enhance our throughout the fall; our research teams resiliency. We have taken several initial continue monitoring and assessments; steps. Last year, we purchased a property and we commit extra time to analyzing in Middle Township that we expect to data, planning programs, writing seasonally house interns and provide reports, and presenting our work at added administrative support; efforts conferences. Importantly, now is the continue to secure needed permits. We time when we can devote much-needed are working with the US Army Corps focus to planning for our future. of Engineers on a significant marsh restoration project to save drowning Foremost on our minds is planning for marshes, bolster wildlife habitat, and resiliency – for The Wetlands Institute strengthen infrastructure protections and the marshes that are our laboratory, (see Around the Marsh). We have turned classroom, and sanctuary. When the our attention to our beloved building,
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Institute was established more than 50 years ago, our founders placed the Institute in the marsh so that we could study it and share the knowledge we gained with the public. Our founder designed a building that was welcoming and created a gateway to the marshes. The Institute was not a destination but an invitation to get out and learn, explore, and connect.
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Today, the Institute faces increasing risk, and our resiliency is no longer as strong as it once was. Rising seas threaten the marshes that protect us, and our building has aged. We are at, and beyond, capacity in many of the functional spaces that we use for public programs, education, research, and
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too. This year, we engaged architectural planners to evaluate our programmatic needs and the ability of our building to accommodate those needs, and make recommendations for the best next steps. Our sense of place is strong, and this place is our home. The Wetlands Institute will always be based in the marshes working to preserve, protect, and steward them. We face important decisions on how to strengthen our resilience, continue to welcome people to these marshes through our gateway, and ensure the Institute and these marshes are here for generations to come. We will be true to our mission as we make No Small Plans.
A Decade of Committment by Steve Popowski, Wetlands Institute Volunteer I have volunteered with The Wetlands Institute for over a decade, and what keeps me coming back are the opportunities to support the Institute’s dual mission of performing meaningful conservation research while also educating the region on coastal ecology.
locations throughout Cape May County. Not only do these efforts represent direct conservation work, they also provide data for the Institute’s research that seeks to optimize the effectiveness of these barriers. This is especially important considering continued habitat loss.
On the research side, I have been a part of two long-standing conservation efforts related to the local diamondback terrapin population: 1) the summer morning road patrols (your honks and cheers are appreciated!), and 2) the terrapin barrier fencing that appears in various
Of course, I am no stranger to many of the Institute’s other efforts, including studies of box turtle populations in the local area, horseshoe crabs, and coastal birds, as well as the variety of education programs that the Institute completes. It has been a great 10 years!
At right: A smiling Steve Popowski happily reinstalls a stretch of Animex fencing along Stone Harbor Boulevard to help keep terrapins off the roadways.
Inspiring Stewardship We are so grateful for Steve’s dedicated volunteer service over the last decade. He has spent thousands of hours as a volunteer supporting our research and conservation work, especially our work with diamondback terrapins.
600-foot span of Animex fence as part of our Diamondback Terrapin Barrier Fencing work. Thank you, Steve, for inspiring others to be stewards of our marshes and the creatures that rely on them!
What he didn’t share is his work to motivate others to support our mission. Steve inspired his workplace, Aon Service Corporation, to give both time and financial support. He is an incredible ambassador for the Institute and helped us receive a $5,000 Aon Service Corporation Community Impact Grant. He then gathered a group of his colleagues to volunteer with us to remove and reinstall a
Marsh Restoration Comes Home by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director, & Elizabeth Hefner, Development Team
When sea level rises faster than the marsh surface can build, marshes fail, degrading into mudflats or open water. We see this happening to the marshes around the Institute. What were lush meadows only a few years ago are becoming mudflats right before our eyes.
Coastal marshes, tidal creeks, and bays are cradles of life. They host a phenomenal diversity of wildlife, including the beloved diamondback terrapin and majestic Osprey. They are nursery grounds for fish and shellfish and crucial to coastal resiliency, offering protection against damage from storm surge and flooding. They are the foundation of a complex web that sustains the coastal way of life. The marshes that dominate the back bays of Seven Mile Island are tidal; tides flood portions of them twice a day, every day. Other portions of the marshes flood
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only during higher-than-average tides that come with the full and new moons, while the highest ground is flooded only by storm-driven tides. Each year, marshes build elevation through natural processes, helping them keep ahead of historically gradual changes in sea level. As sea level rise accelerates, this pattern is breaking. Tides flood more of the marsh every year; over the last few years, the change has been dramatic. Tidal marshes flourish on the brink – normal daily flooding brings life; repetitive deep flooding systematically damages them.
Following in the footsteps of our founder, Herbert Mills, we are taking action. With thoughtful and strategic planning, we can bring our marshes back to life. Institute scientists, along with our colleagues from the US Army Corps of Engineers, NJ Department of Environment Protection, and several universities, are monitoring these marshes and designing and piloting innovative strategies to reduce the impacts of sea level rise and restore marshes to vibrancy and health. Thank you for your continued support, which makes this work possible. Together, we can ensure that these marshes are here for generations to come.
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Education We've Expanded! Virtually, That Is
by Brooke Knapick, Director of Educational Program Development across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware, and open the doors to our marsh classroom for hands-on experiential learning in the back-bays and on the beach.
During the 2022-23 academic school year, a record-breaking 16,785 children and young adults participated in formal education programs with The Wetlands Institute. It was a privilege to be welcomed back into classrooms
As our in-person programs flourish, we continue to provide free enriching virtual content on the Virtual Wetlands Experience portal on our website. Visitors to the portal can enjoy new content on both our Salt Marsh Safari and Aquarium Bytes Virtual Visits. With the Salt Marsh Safari Virtual Visit, you can take a dive into A Young Naturalist’s Wildlife Guide to the Salt Marsh and Back Bays, join an interactive Salt Marsh Safari Tour with ‘Scute, and explore the seasonal changes in the salt marsh via clickable illustrations and live marsh view cameras. While there, check in with the resident Osprey pair on our live Osprey camera or head over to the Aquarium Bytes Virtual Visit for the new Mini Aquarium Feeding video series, featuring the resident crabs, turtles, and octopus enjoying a meal.
But that’s not all! We have expanded our Educator Resources to include seven new activity packets, each correlating to one of our Environmental Education Field Trip Programs. These activity packets take learning beyond the borders of the salt marsh and provide both professional and parent educators alike with comprehensive classroom lesson plans that include subject specific background information, materials, procedures, and extension activities.
Ready to check it out? Enjoy a virtual visit to The Wetlands Institute, anytime and anywhere, by heading over to our website's Virtual Wetlands Experience portal, wetlandsinstitute.org/virtual-wetlandsexperience
Learning in Action: Meet Anthony Jordan-Michl by Danielle Meeker, Aquarist & Environmental Educator This school year, The Wetlands Institute is proud to welcome Anthony JordanMichl as an Aquarium Intern. Anthony is a senior at Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMR) and a participant in their Structured Learning Experience Program. As part of his academic schedule, Anthony gains hands on experience working in our Secrets of the Salt Marsh Aquarium two afternoons a week. During his time at The Wetlands Institute, Anthony is learning how to feed animals, clean and maintain saltwater and turtle tanks, assist with exhibit maintenance, collect food and display animals, and perform other essential functions. Below is a brief interview with Anthony that explores his passion for marine science and his experience here at The Wetlands Institute. Q: What interests you the most in marine science? A: The animals and how there are still some organisms out there just waiting to be discovered. It would be so cool to see those!
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Q: What are your plans for after graduation? A: I plan on attending a 4-year school to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Biology, and possibly my Master’s. My number one school {choice} would be Stony Brook University, which has a good program that I would like to get into. Q: What do you hope to take away from this experience? A: I would love to get a better understanding of turtles and their diets, as well as learn more about some of the fish in the Aquarium – definitely their diets and insights into their behavior in the wild. Q: What is your favorite marine animal? A: Right now, the hammerhead shark! They are gentle giants, in my opinion, and just so cool looking.
At right: Anthony smiles while delicately holding a monarch butterfly, after having learned how to tag them on the front lawn of The Wetlands Institute.
Research & Conservation One Million and More Saved
Surveying the Marsh by Land & Sky
by Dr. Lisa Ferguson, Director of Research & Conservation
by Julie Blum, Research Scientist
Earlier this year, reTURN the Favor (RTF) program volunteers were busy on the beaches of the Delaware Bay rescuing stranded horseshoe crabs. Early May through early June is the period when Red Knots, Ruddy Turnstones, Black-bellied Plovers, and other long-distance migratory shorebirds arrive to cover expansive swaths of the bay in a feeding frenzy. The birds visit these beaches, of course, because of the hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climbing ashore to spawn, so these weeks are also prime time for RTF volunteers who set their schedules to the dim and dark hours with courtesy to the hungry shorebirds. The sight is a wonder, no matter how many times you see it.
Salt marshes are highly dynamic environments, and understanding how they change over time is an important element of marsh research. To monitor these changes, our research team collects spatial data through a combination of on-the-ground surveying and remote sensing techniques. We then use mapping software to visualize and analyze that data and gain new perspective on marsh vegetation, elevation, and wildlife.
In the first week of May alone nearly 2,000 crabs were turned over by volunteers to prevent desiccation and predation and freed from various assortments of rubble and hazards lining the shore. By the end of the prime migration period, over 88,500 crabs were saved during 379 RTF walks. On one of these outings, unbeknownst to the volunteer, the millionth crab was rescued and tallied for RTF. No banners flew, no confetti fell from the sky, but a major milestone was reached for the program, now in its 11th year. The volunteer carried on saving the next crabs and then the next, choosing to participate in small actions that add up to make a difference for the Delaware Bay. You can learn more about RTF at returnthefavornj.org. If you want to get invovled, you can join RTF in 2024 or support the program through a donation or symbolic horseshoe crab adoption (wetlandsinstitute.org/adopt).
Using high-accuracy GPS equipment, we can collect elevation data at any point on the surface of the marsh. Later, those points are averaged to estimate the elevations in between. By getting a sense of overall marsh height and elevation variation, we can better understand patterns of vegetation growth and how these factors may impact marsh species. In collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), we are collecting high-resolution drone images showing the location of marsh pools, mudflats, and particular plant types. When comparing drone images across years, we can estimate whether these features are growing or shrinking, and what that could mean for the wildlife species that rely on each habitat. In partnership with New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, we can also use these images in conjunction with aerial surveys to count wading birds and estimate the number of nests. Since certain details are not always clear when relying on imagery analysis alone, we combine it with on-the-ground data collection. Recording the boundaries between plant communities with GPS creates lines that we compare and overlay with drone images. We also establish consistent locations for vegetation surveys and photo records that show change at a finer scale. By viewing marsh dynamics through multiple lenses, we can form a better understanding of both localized change and the landscape as a whole.
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Changing plant community boundaries at a wading bird colony collected on the ground using GPS. Photo monitoring locations are starred. Drone imagery captured by UPenn, 2023.
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Around the Marsh Saving Drowning Marshes: It's in Our Nature by Dr. Lenore Tedesco, Executive Director Tidal marshes are the foundation of a complex web that sustains the coastal way of life. Whether by providing food, shelter, and home to the myriad of life that rely on them; protecting our communities from storms; or connecting us to nature through their calming and majestic presence, our marshes are critical.
develop, New Jersey has become a national leader in marsh restoration. Now we are turning our attention to saving the marshes at The Wetlands Institute.
It is well-established fact: sea level in our area is rising – and doing so too fast to maintain healthy marshes, shifting the delicate balance between our marshes and the life-sustaining tidal waters they need. Our work has shown that the marshes at The Wetlands Institute are drowning, and they are crying for help.
Area of previously lush marsh converted to mudflats and open water pools.
“Sunny day” flooding of the marshes at the Institute. Frequent flooding is drowning marshes, converting areas of marsh to mudflats and open water. Our analysis of historical photographs shows that in the past 60 years we have lost more than one-third of the marsh acreage out our window. Even with moderate reductions in the greenhouse gases responsible for accelerating sea level rise, our modeling work still projects that we will lose another third by 2050. But what if we could change this? The projects of the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab (SMIIL) are helping marshes in our communities add elevation to keep up with rising seas and remain healthy. So far, this work has already restored more than 85 acres of marsh. Using tools we helped
The Scotch Bonnet Island Marsh Restoration Project will restore up to 12 acres of drowning marsh by raising the marsh surface to higher elevation. Our partners at the US Army Corps will pump clean sand and mud from maintenance dredging of the NJ Intracoastal Waterway onto the marsh. We have diligently planned this project, and brought our extensive expertise to the design. Work will be done during times of low wildlife usage to minimize disturbance and impact. We expect marsh grasses to recolonize the placed sediment by the second growing season following the restoration work, but with a marsh surface that is higher and within healthy elevation relative to sea level – ensuring these marshes are here for generations to come. It’s in our nature to respond – and we are!
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Tidal marshes: • Support more than 75% of commercial and recreational fish caught in this country • Absorb flood waters and wave energy from storms, decreasing property damage in adjacent communities • Store carbon at a rate 10 times higher than a tropical forest, helping to moderate climate change
Tidepool Shop The holidays are nearly upon us, and the Tidepool Shop has some wonderful and unique items to help you celebrate the season Wetlands-style! For lower-impact decorating, we have a selection of animal ornaments from Women of the Cloud Forest, featuring some of the amazing creatures we see at and around the Institute. Hand-crafted from sustainably-harvested balsa wood, they're light on your tree and the planet - and each purchase helps provide a source of income to artisans in developing countries. For the puzzle enthusiasts, we have a collection of beautifully designed and engaging nature-themed puzzles. From seashells to birds, these are ideal for whiling away those cold winter days.
Our book and gift shop is open on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 to 4:30, so stop in and check out all the great items we have in store. Can’t visit us? Give us a call or shop online at tidepool-shop.myshopify.com.
Winter Happenings As the weather cools down, join us all winter long for activities on the marsh every Saturday and Sunday. Unless otherwise stated, all activities are free with admission and occur onsite at The Wetlands Institute. Visit wetlandsinstitute.org/events for up-to-date information.
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Seasonal Science Activities 10AM to 4PM
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Each month we will offer a new self-guided science activity related to seasonal changes in nature. We provide the supplies and you create the learning!
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Help us feed the local marine life! We will open up feeding once a week so you can see the octopus eating crabs and the horseshoe crab gobbling shrimp.
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Sunday 11AM Learn about local creatures found in the salty waters of the ocean or back-bay! Join an Institute educator for a unique, interactive learning experience as they teach about whelk, sea urchins, sea stars, mud snails, horseshoe crabs, and more!
During this live animal presentation, get up close with turtles, fish, crabs, sea stars and urchins, mollusks, horseshoe crabs, or the popular animals of Finding Nemo. After the presentation, create your very own take-home craft!
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Miss your favorite animals? You can see them anytime on any day, by visiting the Aquarium Bytes section of our Virtual Wetlands Experience portal on our website: wetlandsinstitute. org/aquarium-bytes.
Sunday 2PM Join us as we explore conservation issues ranging from Bats to Seafood to Terrapins, or dive deeper into the lives of the LenniLenape and the unseen world of Ultraviolet-induced Visible Fluorescence and Plankton, or uncover the hidden dangers of Marine Debris and Climate Change.
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This year, many of us found ways to reconnect to the world around us and experience the joy, peace, and comfort that nature brings. At the same time, we’ve become more aware of the challenges facing the natural world. Here in South Jersey, we’ve witnessed increasing threats to our marshes and coastal ecosystems, from frequent “sunny day” flooding to the neverending cycle of beach erosion to more intense coastal storms.
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The Wetlands Institute has made finding and implementing solutions to these threats our highest priority, but we need you. Your support is more essential than ever.
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