Conserve and protect beach habitat in the Delaware Bay for horseshoe crabs and shorebirds, including the federally listed red knot. Project will use strategies to reduce disturbance to shorebirds allowing for improved foraging conditions and promote long-term community understanding of the importance of beach restrictions to protect shorebirds and horseshoe crabs.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Delaware River Restoration Fund
Project Title: Managing Anthropogenic Disturbances to Migratory Shorebirds in Delaware Bay (NJ)
Organization:
American Littoral Society
Project ID:
0403.20.069454
Description:
Award Amount:
$86699.54
Location:
Cape May and Cumberland County, New Jersey