The Tide and Bear Swamp
New Jersey's old growth forest is threatened by sea level rise and sand mining
Category: CAPE MAY LORE
Where do Saltmarsh sparrows nest in Cape May?
Are Cape May County’s salt marsh sparrows indicative of future sparrow apocalypse?
The magic of marsh pools
The marsh pool cycle is sublime. In a coastal landscape where we are accustomed to seeing mostly habitat loss, the pond cycle is a source of regeneration and resilience.
Euell Gibbons on the Delaware Bay
A bait and switch post: I lure you in with quaint stories of wild foraging on the Delaware Bay in the 1950s and then lapse into a discussion of fisheries research.
The northern gannets of new jersey
Twice a year gannets make a dramatic appearance on our coastline.
Where have South Jersey’s Ruffed Grouse gone?
Once upon a time in New Jersey, our piney flatlands were home to not one, but two wild chickens - the heath hen and the ruffed grouse. We lost the heath hen long ago, beyond living memory, but the ruffed grouse has disappeared right before our eyes in the last 20 years.
bennett bogs
Bennett Bogs is a legendary Cape May botany spot. It holds a unique and diverse array of plants many of which normally occur further to the South.
Finding Coxe Hall
This old house is one of the oldest in the county. In this post I put its original location on the map.