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Stone Harbor BirStone Harbor Bir
The Rejuvenation BeginThe Rejuvenation Begin
rd Sanctuaryrd Sanctuary
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Stone Harbor BStone Harbor BBird SanctuaryBird Sanctuary
Stone Harbor BBird Sanctuaryy
The National Park The National Park
“The site is used exclusivbirds and is probably tp yinfluence increasing thin New Jersey ” Circa 19in New Jersey. Circa 19
Service once said: Service once said:
vely as a sanctuary for the greatest single g ghe heron populations 965965
Meet our Feathe
Coloncalle
“
ered Friends…
nial Wading Birds that once ed Stone Harbor “home”
A little hA little h
In 1941 the Stone Haorganized organized.
In 1946 its name wasStone Club to honor a
In 1947 the club petitcouncil to create a w
In 1965 the sanctuaryN i l N l LNational Natural Lan
historyhistory...
arbor Bird Club was
s changed to Witmer ga local ornithologist.
tioned borough ild life sanctuary.f y
y was selected as a d kndmark.
Just theJust the
The Sanctuary contaThe Sanctuary conta
It’s the only heronryby a municipality.
I ’ l k It’s only known coun
The Sanctuary once The Sanctuary once birds a season!
e factse facts...
ains 21 acresains 21 acres.
y in the U.S. sponsored
i i J nterpart is in Japan.
hosted over 5 000 hosted over 5,000
Recent HistoryOver 10 years ago
y
left the sanctuary.
They left once befo
In 1996 the borougSanctuary AdvisorySanctuary Advisory
In 1998 Manomet OIn 1998 Manomet Othe sanctuary and o
isuggestions.
ry….
the egrets and herons
y
re – and came back!
gh formed a Bird y Committee y Committee.
Observatory studied Observatory studied offered their
This TellsThis Tells The Story The Story
This TellsThis Tells The Story The Story
View from ObsView from Obsservation Circleservation Circle
Target MarshTarget Marshh Hydrologyh Hydrology
Yet Another InvaYet Another Invaasiveasive
Existing “Good”Existing Good” Nesting Habitat Nesting Habitat
FreshwaFreshwater Pondter Pond
American HollAmerican Holly 100+ yearsy – 100+ years
The ChThe Ch
Why did they leave?
Rookeries are typicalypback anyway?
What should be the gWhat should be the g“control/influence”?
h What activities accomobjectives?.
allengeallenge
lly “ephemeral” – coming y p g
goal what can we goal – what can we ?
l h l l l mplish potential multiple
Key FKey F
H bit t N ti /FHabitat – Nesting/Fe
Predators
Insect Infestation
A lWaste Accumulation
Ephemeral NatureEphemeral Nature
Enticement Program
•Human Interference•Human Interference
FactorsFactors
dieeding
n
m
e May Not Be Primarye May Not Be Primary
Can We RealCan We Reallly Succeed?lly Succeed?
Stone Harbor BStone Harbor B
•Unders
•Know your sKnow your sdisse
•Others that mus
•Follow the mon
Bird SanctuaryBird Sanctuary
stand “yourself”y f
sources of support and sources of support and ent/resistance
st be in the loop, agencies
ney, know the strings and y, gdrivers
Funding – WhaFunding Whaat is the Catch?at is the Catch?
S iStarting
• Significant, Long-term Comm
B li S di h f S• Baseline Studies: the art of S
• Developing the Master Planeve op g e Mas e a
• Permitting
• Community Support
• Alternate Funding, and Partn
ff Ri hoff Right
mitment for Borough Funding
S i d E i iScience and Engineering
nerships
Why ruffle ouWhy ruffle ou
The Sanctuary is a delement of the commelement of the comm
The Cape of New Jerp fflyway for migratory
E i i h ! Ecotourism is huge! will bring new visito
Like our beach, the St l t t inatural entertainmen
ur feathers?ur feathers?
defining munitymunity.
rsey is a significant y g fy birds.
S i Sanctuary restoration ors to Stone Harbor.
Sanctuary is another t f f ilint for our families.
Realistic/EducaRealistic/Educa
Assess the potentia
Create the platformCreate the platform
• Create/restore the habitat develop enhabitat, develop enpray to the bird go
ated Objectivesated Objectives
al ‘impediments’
m for successm for success
preferred nticement program and nticement program and ods!
The MasThe Mas
The blueprint for the The blueprint for the successful restoration of our sanctuary.y
Phased in over a multi- year period.
With a maintenance plan With a maintenance plan for the future.
ster Planster Plan
CommunityCommunity
Creating a website toinput and publicize vinput and publicize vopportunities.
Host a workshop fordevelopment of goalsdevelopment of goals
Create a ‘Friends offaccept contributionsrestoration projectrestoration project.
y Outreachy Outreach
o get the communities’ volunteer volunteer
r the successful s for the sanctuarys for the sanctuary.
f the Sanctuary’ to f ys for the sanctuary
Making NeMaking NeNew FriendsNew Friends
Community ICommunity I
A• A Vi
InvolvementInvolvement
fisit from Partners
Community Involvemy
• The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Do
ment~ Planting Day !g y
onated 300 Native Trees !
New Native Plantinfrom the Com
ngs ~ Donations mmunity…
The N.J. Forest FirClear the In
re Service Helps nvasives !
A Visit from thA Visit from thhe Congressman !he Congressman !
Stone Harbor BStone Harbor B
Do not abandon public/phave what youhave what you
(it will bite you at the
Bird SanctuaryBird Sanctuary
partners once you u need u need
e worst time).
Progress HasProgress Hass Been Mades Been Made
Wetlands RWetlands RRestorationRestoration
Invasive SpecieInvasive Speciees Managementes Management
Site AmSite Ammenitiesmenities
Site Amenities/ VSite Amenities/ VVisible OutreachVisible Outreach
Site Amenities/ VSite Amenities/ VVisible OutreachVisible Outreach
“These are the days whThese are the days whA very few - aT k bTo take a bac
Emily Di
hen Birds come back hen Birds come back -a Bird or two -
k d l k ”ckward look.”ickinson
They’re BThey re BBaaaack!!Baaaack!!
Keys to SuccessfKeys to Successf
Project had merit
Master Plan (Package - Vision)
Vision Supported - Financial co
Visibility
Multi-discipline team
Something for everyone
Passionate leadership
•A great project, due to the rightA great project, due to the right
ful Collaborationful Collaboration
)
ommitment
t foundation, appeared to sell itselft foundation, appeared to sell itself
Stone Harbor BStone Harbor B
Where
Bird SanctuaryBird Sanctuary
is this?
