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MORDECAI LAND TRUST
Mordecai Land Trust is a community-based organization whose mission is to preserve Mordecai Island as a habitat for breeding and migratory species of indigenous birds and fish and to protect large portions of Beach Haven proper from flooding.
About the Mordecai Land Trust
Mordecai Land Trust was founded in 2001 as a community-based organization whose mission is to preserve Mordecai Island as a habitat for breeding and migratory species of indigenous birds and fish and to protect large portions of Beach Haven proper from flooding. Mordecai Island is a 45 acre, uninhabited coastal marsh island in Barnegat Bay, NJ. Mordecai is located near Beach Haven Borough and is adjacent to the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, the main navigation channel of Barnegat Bay. The island’s native salt marsh and surrounding waters provide a variety of habitat supporting aquatic and avian species. Habitat includes eel grass beds in shallow, protected areas, intertidal zones, coastal wetlands, salt ponds and uplands. The island is experiencing accelerated erosion and has lost 26 acres (37%) since 1930. Causes for this erosion are thought to include a realignment of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, storms, boat wake, and sea level rise. During this same time period, Barnegat Bay has seen many miles of shoreline bulkheaded and tremendous development. The replacement of natural land-water interface with bulkheads and riprap revetments eliminates the crucial part of the coastal ecosystem that thrives at the edge of the marsh. Since Mordecai Island provides vital habitat for many species of fish, plants, migratory and breeding birds (including threatened species) as well as mollusks and crabs, the loss of 3 to 6 feet per year has caused great concern. In addtion to its educational and other activies, the Trust has two on-going restoration projects.
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CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF THE JUNE 9TH-11TH BIOLOG INSTALLATION PROCESS.
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF THE MARCH 25, 2006 PROJECT TO RESET STAKES AND PLANTING.
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Please Join US
The volunteers who make up the Land Trust are a very dedicated group who freely devote their time, energy and creativity to our restoration efforts and public outreach. This volunteer corps is supplemented by many professionals and conservation groups that have partnered with us and which have been so important in our restoration efforts. There are many opportunities to become involved, including participating in our spring and fall cleanups and lending a hand with our many projects. How do you get involved? Just ask - send us an email using the feedback tab on this website. And of course become a member!
It is our goal to preserve this precious resource so future generations can share the same enjoyment of the environment as we have now.
Please join us......... If you won't care; who will?
Linda Colgan, President
ã 2004, Mordecai Land Trust, All Rights Reserved
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