Tag: LJ Niles Associates LLC

Our Team is using Science-based Methods to Elevate the Marsh and Restore the Balance of High and Low Elevation

by Lindsay McNamara, Communications Manager

To restore Thompsons Beach, along New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore, our team removed debris from the beach, removed rubble from the road leading to the beach, and placed over 40,000 cubic yards of sand (weighing over 9 million pounds) onto the beach. We were filled with pride when we saw sanderlings and ruddy turnstones feeding this August on horseshoe crab larvae on our newly restored beach. We were delighted to learn that this spring, Thompsons Beach had the highest abundance of horseshoe crab egg clusters out of all the beaches that our team monitors on Delaware Bay.

 
How do we keep the momentum going? How do we ensure our restoration work at Thompsons Beach yields long-term, sustainable results? The answer is clear: we protect the backbone that the beach sits on — the salt marsh behind the beach.

Learn more:

• Read the full blog post on RestoreNJBayshore.org
• Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s Delaware Bay Restoration Project

Lindsay McNamara is the Communications Manager for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

CONTINUING THE 2015 RESTORATION SEASON AT FORTESCUE AND THOMPSON’S BEACH

By: Lindsay McNamara, Communications Coordinator

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey and American Littoral Society are moving right along with this season’s restoration work in Delaware Bay! Currently, we are working on projects on Fortescue Beach and Thompson’s Beach. Read more about our restoration work on RestoreNJBayshore.org.

Dr. Larry Niles of LJ Niles Associates LLC, a leader in efforts to protect red knots and horseshoe crabs for over 30 years, has shared updates throughout the month of April on the blog of RestoreNJBayshore.org:

• Sand and Spring on the Bayshore
• Oyster Reef Construction and Steady Progress at Both Beaches
• Beaches are Growing and Reefs are Getting Built
• Improving the Local Economy of Bayshore Towns

Visit our restoration blog on RestoreNJBayshore.org often to read more updates on our progress!

Lindsay McNamara is the Communications Coordinator for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

Starting the 2015 Restoration Season with Fortescue and Thompson’s Beach

By: Lindsay McNamara, Communications Coordinator

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey and American Littoral Society have started this season’s restoration work in Delaware Bay! Currently, we are working on projects on Fortescue Beach and Thompson’s Beach. Read more about our restoration work on RestoreNJBayshore.org.

Dr. Larry Niles of LJ Niles Associates LLC, a leader in efforts to protect red knots and horseshoe crabs for over 30 years, has shared updates throughout the month of March on the blog of RestoreNJBayshore.org:

• Restoration Underway at Thompson’s Beach
• Work Begins at Fortescue Beach
• Through the Snow, Restoration Continues
• Fortescue Beach Begins to Take Form
• “It’s All Labor:” Fortescue and Thompson’s Beach
• Constructing Fortescue and Thompson’s Beach

Visit our restoration blog on RestoreNJBayshore.org often to read more updates on our progress!

Lindsay McNamara is the Communications Coordinator for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.