Delaware Bay

Join us to help rescue horseshoe crabs while learning more about these unique creatures, migrating shorebirds, and the Delaware Bay. Horseshoe crabs often become stranded, overturned, or even impinged behind natural or manmade structures. Each year hundreds of volunteers lend them a hand so they survive to spawn another day.

Delaware Bay has the largest spawning population of horseshoe crabs in the world. In May and June each year horseshoe crabs use the Delaware Bay beaches to lay their eggs. At the same time shorebirds are migrating from South America to Arctic breeding grounds. To complete this journey – up to 9,000 miles long – shorebirds stop over in the Delaware Bay region to refuel on the high-calorie horseshoe crab eggs. You can help rescue horseshoe crabs in New Jersey through our reTURN the Favor program, keeping horseshoe crabs and shorebirds in the Delaware Bay for many years to come.

Great for all ages. Service learning credit available. Please be sure to dress for the weather and wear footwear that can get wet. You should also bring sun and bug protection. Don’t forget a headlamp on evening walks.

RSVP – Laura Chamberlin: lchamberlin@manomet.org

To learn more about volunteering for reTURN the Favor independently visit returnthefavornj.org