Wetlands Institute
Region
Americas
Country
USA
Flyway
Americas flyway
Initiative
WLI Americas
About
Wetlands Institute
Funding support: Private, NGO
Number of staff: 12
Number of visitors per year: 40,000
Overall aims of the centre
Studying, preserving, and protecting wetlands and coastal ecosystems
Description of the centre
24 acres surrounded by thousands of acres of tidal salt marsh, between a barrier island and the mainland. Marsh is primarily covered in cordgrass (spartina alterniflora and spartina patens). Animals include numerous shorebirds, waterfowl, egrets, herons, osprey, diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs.
Exhibits includes Secrets of the Salt Marsh aquarium, Terrapin Station, observation tower, and salt marsh trail.
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage; site information; Producing written materials; Using audio-visual tools; Developing nature trails
Visitor centres
Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre
Participation
Working with disabled people; Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Early years education; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials
General
Auditing / assessing effectiveness; PR and marketing; Running effective administration; Fund-raising.
Contact
1075 Stone Harbor Blvd.,
Stone Harbor,
NJ
08247-1424,
USA
Brooke Knapick, Director of Educational Programme Development
T: + 1 609 368 1211/ 609 368 3871
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