Wildlife Observation, Wildlife Photography, Environmental Education and Interpretation at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR.

The uses under this Compatibility Determination (CD) are wildlife observation, wildlife photography, environmental education and interpretation. These are priority public uses identified by Executive Order 12996 (March 25, 1996) and legislatively mandated by the Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. sections 668dd-668ee), as amended by the Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-57).

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Sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum) growing on the salt marsh.
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 48,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitats. More than 82 percent of Forsythe refuge is wetlands, of which 78 percent is salt marsh, interspersed with shallow coves and bays. The refuge’s location in one of the Atlantic Flyway’...