< April 2017 >

Rare Wildlife Revealed: The James Fiorentino Traveling Art Exhibition moves to Greenwich Village with its fourth stop at the Salmagundi Club, one of the country's oldest organizations serving artists. While the exhibition highlights Fiorentino's evocative watercolors of the metropolitan area's impressive diversity of wildlife, the Salmagundi Club building - the last surviving brownstone on lower Fifth Avenue and a historic landmark - is worth a visit for its distinctive architecture and art. The exhibit will feature rare wildlife found in and around New York City, such as the peregrine falcon and the humpback whale. Please join us for a free reception on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Join CWF and American Littoral Societyfor the 3rd Annual Shell-A-Bration on Saturday April 8, 2017 from 12:30-4:30 PM at Thompsons Beach in Maurice River Township, New Jersey. This volunteer event to complete yet another reef build in the Delaware Bay is a *rain or shine* event, so make sure you dress appropriately! Lunch will be provided, all we ask is that you bring a blanket and/or chair for yourself. RSVP is not required, but certainly appreciated. Help us restore the ecology and economy of the Delaware Bayshore!

Join CWF Wildlife Ecologist, Stephanie Feigin, present on the amazing hemisphere-wide migration of red knots and other at-risk shorebirds. New Jersey's Delaware Bay acts as the centerpiece of this globally renowned journey, as shorebirds descend to its shores each May to feast on horseshoe crab eggs. Unfortunately, red knots and other shorebirds have sharply declined in recent years, and their very survival is at stake. Feigin will discuss the shorebirds' migration, the causes of their decline, the innovative scientific projects being done to help the birds recover, and her own shorebird field studies from Brazil to Cape Cod.

New Jersey's magnificent raptors - including bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and ospreys - have made an inspiring recovery over the past few decades, thanks largely to the work of devoted biologists and faithful volunteers from CWF and ENSP. The Sussex County Bird Club welcomes all to their annual dinner at the Lafayette House in Lafayette, New Jersey on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM. CWF Executive Director David Wheeler will lead the evening with his presentation about the incredible raptors of New Jersey, and the innovative work being done to study and protect them in the Garden State. Register by April 17!