Habitat management, Resilience and risk mitigation

Cape May NWR is undertaking a fuels reduction project along select potions of the Refuge boundary.  The purpose of the project is to reduce the potential of a wildfire burning off the Refuge and onto adjacent lands. These areas will provide firefighters with a tactical advantage by reducing expected fire behavior.  It will also aid in limiting the spread of fires onto Refuge lands. The work will commence in two areas: in Dennis Township along the Refuge boundary in the area Buck Drive north to Woodbine Ocean View Road; and in Upper Township along the Refuge boundary from the area of Wexton Drive north and east to the area of Mockingbird Lane. The project entails to mastication of highly flammable shrub species and trees less than or equal to 4” in diameter in a 100-foot-wide swath. The project is offset from private property to minimize disturbance and impacts to our neighbors. 

Library

Cape May NWR Doe-Buck Boundary Project Map Nov 2023.pdf

A map depicting a planned ~1.1 miles long and 100-foot-wide fuel break on Cape May NWR.

Cape May NWR Wyncroft Boundary Project Map Nov 2023.pdf

A map depicting a planned ~1.1 miles long and 100-foot-wide fuel break on Cape May NWR.

Facilities

A beach peninsula on an overcast day, with dozens of fishermen in the water.
Welcome! Cape May NWR is located throughout the tip of South New Jersey and along the Atlantic Flyway. Encompassing pristine beach, bayshore, saltmarsh, and upland forest habitats it is world famous for its spectacular migratory bird populations as well as become a crucial area for the...