Herald & lantern 7 April f 82

Opportunity For Birders

POMONA - The Stockton State College-*. Center for Environmental Research will sponsor a series of four field seminars to local Birding habitats. Conducted by f eter Plage, wildlife iologist and Stockton faculty member, these seminars will explore South Jersey 'habitats and the bii;ds they support. f The first field, seminar is Saturday, ApiHI 10/ with a trip to the Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge. This unique complex of fresh

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BIRDLIFE IN THE PINE BARRENS will be . the study bf the second field seminar in Bass River State Forest, Sunday, April 18. The stark beauty of New Jersey's last -wildreness serves as a backfrop for investigation of resident birdlife. • On Saturday, May 8, the ‘ field seminar includes a beach walk and a study of the Stone Harbor Heronry. Nesting hero*», egrets, and

TRENTON - New Jersey’s only nesting bald eagle’s critical habitat is to be under*protection as a result of an agreement an-nounced-by Commissioner Robert E Hughey of the Department of Environmental Protection, Andrew Johnson, director of the Natural Lands Trust, and Heron .Chance, representing the Dilks Estate, owner of 250 acres

No Beavers, So. Otters Are Happy TRENTON — There are no beaver in Cape May County. That, says the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, makes the resident otters happy. , This year, for the first time since 1968 in New Jersey, trappers holding beaver permits were also permitted to trap river otters. As a result 25 otters were trapped, seven in nearby Atlantic County. Pat McConnell, furbearer project leader, noted that otters are abundant in Cape May and Salem Counties, but because beavers are lacking, they are not trapped.

of land in CumbeHand County. Chance has signed an expression of intent to grant a Conservation Easement to the Natural Lands Trust Corp. for a period of one year so that immediate protection is afforded to the nesting eagles, The Natural Lands Trust and the State of New Jersey will patrol and manage the area to prevent illegal trespassing, harassment and woodcutting which could cause abandonment of the nest. THE STATE is negotiating to acquire some 1,500 acres of the last natural woodland swamp fn southern New, Jersey which will not only preserve the present essential nesting habitat, but also provide high quality habitat for other wildlife species of the state. The state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Project has been working for almost a year in developing a ‘management plan ‘ whereby \ the American bald eagle can be protected and the nesting eagle population increased. Through _ accepted management programs, such as introduction of eagle chicks into the existing nest and the hacking of young eagles from manmade structures it is anticipated bald eagles will once again be a common sight in New Jersey.

ibis highlight this trip and provide a great opportunity for photography. CONCLUDING 'THE. field seminars will be a trip to-the Delaware bayshore May-22. Thfe beaches and marshes of Cape May County’s* Delaware Bay support whjft may be the greatest shorebird concentrations in North America. Drawn td the. bayshore by eggs of breeding horseshoe crabs, shorebirds feast before continuing on to their Canadian tundra breeding grounds. A registration fee. is required for each seminar and seating is limited. All seminars depart from the Collegers A wing circle at 7 a.m. and return at noon. To place reservations or obtain more information, call the Center for Environmental Research at ; 652-1776, extension 211.

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