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Nature

Chasing Jersey Sunsets & Sunrises

“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.”  

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Birding

World Shorebirds Day: When the Shorebird Met the Biologist

As a bird nerd, I’d often look on enviously at photos of biologists posted online holding shorebirds in their “bander’s grip” – the bird’s head in between their index and middle finger, using their thumb and pinky to steady the bird, while allowing its feet to dangle freely. I always wondered: I wish I could […]

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Conservation

Restoring Thompsons Beach Salt Marsh along the Delaware Bayshore

To restore Thompsons Beach, along New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a team led by Conserve Wildlife Foundation and American Littoral Society removed debris from the beach, removed rubble from the road leading to the beach, and placed over 40,000 cubic yards of sand (weighing over 9 million pounds) onto the beach. We […]