Conserve Wildlife Foundation Poster Contest Winners

Students, who won the CWF poster contest by creating artwork depicting an endangered animal from New Jersey, visited Sedge Island with their teachers, parents and siblings. These students came from as far north as Sussex County. Although they were as young as eleven, they were extremely knowledgeable about not only about the animal they had selected to study but also about endangered species in general. It was a pleasure to hear them describe why they had chosen their particular animal and them tell about its habitat.

We paddled into the salt marsh to view some of the less commonly seen animal species. We were treated to an aerial display as the Peregrine Falcons took flight off their hacking tower and cruised around for a few minutes. Later we passed close to an osprey platform. We were able to see two juvenile osprey that although they are quite large, they are still unable to fly. But they are grown-up enough to be curious about their surroundings. Two unusually bold chicks peeked out of the nest as we paddled past.