Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 22, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and partners are conducting monitoring in multiple locations along the marshes and in the waterways behind Seven Mile Island, in Cape May County. 

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 8, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

In 2020, bacteria levels at New Jersey beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 35 days.;

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard July 1, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) June 30 awarded a combined 2,658 MW of offshore wind capacity to EDF/Shell’s Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Ørsted’s Ocean Wind II.

Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 24, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

COURT HOUSE - Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 17, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 10, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

A combination of environmental factors and continued overharvesting of female horseshoe crabs are threatening the Delaware Bay ecological system, as the number of red knots who stop there for critical food supplies plummeted this year.

In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) posted in the Federal Register the purpose of its New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study (CSRM).  

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard June 3.

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard May 28, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Cape May County Commissioner Jeffry Pierson announced that the 2021 Coastal Water Monitoring Program will officially begin May 31 and continue through Sept. 6. 

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) announced May 17 the second phase of last year’s successful red knot migration study in collaboration with Wildlife Restoration Partnerships (WRP) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Conservation efforts to protect terrapins by The Wetlands Institute (TWI), of Stone Harbor, and the Borough of Avalon seem to have been somewhat successful, according to officials, but road mortality and habitat destruction are persistent issues impacting local terrapin populations. 

Cape May County Chamber of Commerce President Vicki Clark April 20 provided the organization’s position on offshore wind.

Two women recently rescued a batch of baby terrapin turtles from an Ocean City storm drain, turning their care over to the Stockton University Vivarium, the school said, in a May 5 social media post. 

Each spring, the American Littoral Society takes the lead on the intricate work of protecting Middle Township beaches for residents – and not just the human ones.  

It appears high school seniors, and some juniors, will have their prom and graduation ceremony this spring, although they may look different than pre-pandemic events. 

Hunting and fishing are traditional uses of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) pricing methodology beginning Oct. 1.  

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) March 29 announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind LLC (Ocean Wind).

Visitors to nine Delaware Bay beaches May 7-June 7 may notice more volunteers protecting migrating shorebirds and horseshoe crabs to minimize disturbances during spring, when red knots try to fatten for their trek to the Arctic. 

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher is encouraging New Jersey residents to help take part in eliminating Spotted Lanternfly egg masses before they hatch near the end of April or in early May.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 100, in January 2020, calling for “Sweeping Regulatory Reform to Reduce Emissions and Adapt to Climate Change.”

Marine Mammal Stranding Center officials are reminding people to stay a safe distance away from any seals they may encounter on our local beaches.  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has issued an advisory regarding upcoming dredging along the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.

Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in assistance with interagency partners, are scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn on Cape May National Wildlife Refuge land between Jan. 21-23, depending on weather and site conditions.

After a thorough assessment of the monarch butterfly’s status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has found that adding the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened and endangered species is warranted but precluded by work on higher-priority listing actions.

A volunteer of the center Dec. 6 discovered the season's first "cold-stunned" turtle floating in the water while walking their dog along the bayside in North Cape May.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Yannuzzi Group, of Kinnelon, for $1.1 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project. 

Gov. Phil Murphy Oct. 5 announced that the New Jersey Fish and Game Council has proposed changes to the state’s Game Code that would end bear hunting, in New Jersey, after 2020.

Middle Township was awarded a $5,000 grant to support an open space and resiliency project.

The Avalon dune system is experiencing tremendous growth in native vegetation courtesy of the borough’s successful Dune Vegetation Management Plan.

As shore area restaurants and shops faced challenges through the summer of COVID-19, those in Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Cape May dealt with the added complication of local ordinances limiting the use of single-use plastics.

For Christine Daisey, 68, who has lived near the ocean all her life, having her cremated remains part of an artificial reef off Ocean City’s coast is a chance to “give back.”

There is no shortage of images and commentary about the devastating wildfires ravaging the West Coast.

The current hurricane season continues generating storms and dipping into pockets.

A pregnant Atlantic spotted dolphin washed ashore dead Sept. 13, in Sea Isle City.

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Sept. 4, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.

Water quality samples for all Cape May County ocean beaches were within the standard Aug. 27, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County, as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes.

The last of eight reefs made from recycled whelk shells were put in place Aug. 22, at Cook's Beach, creating a habitat where sea creatures are foraging and refuging.