Coastal wildlife needs disturbance to thrive
In order to thrive, beach-dependent species need storms, tides and winds to re-work their habitats.
Category: NATURE AND CULTURE
Jersey Pride
We New Jerseyans have it rough. Although we have some of the most spectacular and extensive natural landscapes in the Northeast, these natural wonders seem to be overshadowed by our unshakable (negative) reputation.
Ecosystem services the old fashioned way
Thinking about a nature preserve in my neighborhood has helped me come to a clearer understanding of how the ecosystem services rationale relates to the value people had for nature during previous generations.
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.
The opposite of resilient
The practice of salt marsh diking turns a normally resilient system into a very brittle system at the edge of collapse.
Say no to Farmed shrimp
When shrimp farms are constructed, the myriad services mangroves provide are reduced to one: making shrimp. The farms displace people living subsistence lifestyles and displace the many birds, fish, crabs, and shellfish that those people depend upon for their living.
You can learn a lot from a dummy
Birds fighting! A book from 1955 that used state-of-the-art photography techniques to catch angry birds in action.