Absegami Students Help Build Living Shoreline at Forsythe

Members of the Earth Shepherd Environmental Club at Absegami High School joined a group effort to help slow down erosion as part of National Public Lands Day last week, according to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

The club joined the St. Augustine Prep Crew Team (Richland, NJ), and volunteers from Sun Bank’s “Banking on our Communities Day” to help with Forsythe’s Living Shore Line Project, according to the refuge.

The goal of the project is to slow the marsh’s erosion by promoting the development of living shorelines that create valuable habitat and protect tidal marshes from shoreline erosion or sea level rise, according to the refuge. This is done via the use of natural products, and was done along a 150-foot portion of the 8-mile Wildlife Drive, according to Forsythe.

"We are very appreciative of Forsythe staff and Sun Bank’s senior management for providing the opportunity to be introduced Forsythe, while at the same time, hopefully, making a positive contribution to preserving the ecosystem. I’d highly recommend a visit to the Refuge to all in the Sun family. It’s beautiful, relaxing, expansive and full of sights.” Sun Bank Business Credit & Portfolio Management Vice President Robert J. Brandow said.
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