Kindergarten Class Head Start Release with Student Researchers and Wetlands Institute Staff, Summer 2007

The Wetlands Institute, in partnership with the Richard Stockton College Coastal Research Center and Ocean Coastal Consultants Inc., has developed a research project in support of the New Jersey Department of Transportation's Office of Maritime Resources (NJDOT/OMR) comprehensive long-term management strategy for dredging projects and dredged material placement. The project will identify locations that are suitable for restoration of terrapin nesting habitats with an emphasis on beneficial use of dredged material. Priority areas for terrapin habitat restoration and mortality reduction will be identified using spatial analysis techniques (GIS and remote-sensing) and field visits. Subsequent habitat restoration projects will be identified. An ad hoc program will also be established that offers design and permitting assistance to marinas interested in incorporating the goals of this project. The intent of this project is to provide an opportunity to enhance terrapin habitat, reduce turtle mortality, expand beneficial uses of dredged material in the State, and improve boating through increased dredged material capacity and forging new partnerships between public, nonprofit and government entities.

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2007 Terrapin Conservation Project Participants Principal Investigator: Research Scientists: Research Coordinator: Research Associate: Asian Scholar: Student Researchers: Dr. Roger Wood, The Wetlands Institute & Stockton College Dr. Roz Herlands, Stockton College Dr. Ralph Werner, Stockton College Dr. Dan Hernandez, Stockton College Ilene Eberly, The Wetlands Institute William Espenshade, Villanova University Fei Yan Zhang, China Cathy Banning, Immaculata University Helen Chmura, Swarthmore College Clara Cooper-Mullen, Kenyon College Joe Fatale, Richard Stockon College Christine Fitzherbert, Lafayette College Emily Jack-Scott, Yale University Brian Kelley, University of Delaware Rachel Kippen, University of Redlands Kaitlin Mattos, Washington University in St. Louis Patricia Nicodemus, Saint Peters College Katelyn Palermo, The College of New Jersey Margaret Perry, Swarthmore College Keithe Saclayan, The College of New Jersey Phillip Skipwith, Richard Stockton College Tina Varesio, Richard Stockton College Jess Williamson, Immaculata University