Plant Protection Strips: A New Tool for Balancing Recreation and Conservation

Plant Protection Strips: A New Tool for Balancing Recreation and Conservation
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Service recommendations to manage the back beach zone to enhance habitat for seabeach amaranth and other native beach plants. 

Author(s)
Wendy Walsh, New Jersey Field Office
Senior Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Endangered Species
Expertise
Endangered Species Act,
coastal issues (beach nourishment, dredging),
coastal species (rufa red knot, piping plover, seabeach amaranth),
offshore wind
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NJ
Galloway,NJ
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Type of document
Guidance
Facility
New Jersey Pinelands
New Jersey Ecological Services Field Office
The New Jersey Field Office protects endangered species, supports federal planning, mitigates environmental contamination, and partners with landowners to restore wildlife habitats. We work with others across New Jersey to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats...
Conservation Office
Galloway,NJ
Program
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We provide national leadership in the recovery and conservation of our nation's imperiled plant and animal species, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. We work with a range of public...
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
Species
Ecosystem
Coastal
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast