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Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary and nature preserve in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, Stone Harbor, Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County, New Jersey. It was created in 1947 by local ordinance. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in October 1965, the first in New Jersey. History Herons began nesting in the area that became the sanctuary around 1938. The town protected the site in 1947 and put up a fence surrounding the site in 1961. As of 1964, more than 5,000 birds would arrive for nesting season from March through July and would stay until December. Beginning around 1995, the numbers of nesting shore birds such as herons returning to the Sanctuary began decreasing, eventually almost entirely disappearing by 2000. In 2005, the Sanctuary began a rejuvenation project to improve conditions for the nesting shore birds in the hope of them returning. Among other actions, they plan to increase the flow of tidal water to the site, remove non-native inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape May County, New Jersey
Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on Cape May bound by Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are five barrier islands that have been built up as seaside resorts. A consistently popular summer destination with of beaches, Cape May County attracts vacationers from New Jersey and surrounding states, with the summer population exceeding 750,000. Tourism generates annual revenues of about $6.6 billion as of 2018, making it the county's single largest industry, with leisure and hospitality being Cape May's largest employment category. Its county seat is the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 95,263, making it the state's second-least populous county. Its 2020 population represents a 2.1% decrease from the 97,265 counted in the 2010 census. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
