< March 2012 >

For the sixth consecutive winter, the LBIF hosts interactive lecture and discussion programs that tackle today’s most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly relate to local communities. This program is free and open to everyone, will include light refreshments before each program and includes a question and answer session with the speaker following the main presentation.

Presenter: Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ

Did you know that in 1974 only 50 osprey nests were left in NJ? Learn about the historical and current issues that the ospreys face as well as what’s being done to assist these sea hawks. Ben will discuss how major policy changes and nesting assistance have helped the NJ osprey population to increase exponentially and where the most help is needed to continue the increase for these important shore residents.

This talk is free and open to the public.

Ben Wurst started his career in 2004 where he found a passion for working with Ospreys for the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program. For the past 8 years, during the summer, he has surveyed hundreds of nests, banded many young, and installed over 100 nest platforms. In this presentation he will discuss the history of the project, life history of the osprey, recovery efforts, and current monitoring methods. Currently he works as the Habitat Program Manager for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ where he raises private funding to support the NJ Osprey Project.

You must register to attend this event. Registration form is available here.

Great Bay Boulevard or Seven Bridges Road in Little Egg Harbor extends approximately 5 miles into estuarine emergent wetlands and prime Northern diamondback terrapin nesting habitat. In 2009, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ (CWF) began a project to help reduce road kills along Great Bay Blvd. Discover terrapins, their threats, CWF’s work, and the many challenges associated with the project and ways you can help.