Summer on the Water

Back Bay Birding and Wildlife Tours

Board The Skimmer to cruise the beautiful back bays of Stone Harbor. Highlights include bird watching, salt marsh wildlife viewing and marine life touch tanks. Trips depart weekly, Tuesday through Thursday, with both daytime and evening tours available. Call 609-884-3100 for reservations or book online at skimmer.com.

Back Bay Kayaking

Kayaking has become a very popular way to explore the marsh. Join us Monday through Friday, day or evening, for a guided kayak tour of the coastal marsh ecosystem in a single or tandem kayak. Call 609-3681211 for reservations.

Reservations required for all activities. Please check our website for complete schedule and pricing. Unless otherwise stated, all activities leave from The Wetlands Institute dock.

The Wetlands Institute is working on marsh restoration techniques with our partners in the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab. While we have been documenting the stress to marshes from increased flooding and focusing on using clean dredged material to increase marsh elevation, recent projects have begun to shift emphasis to marsh edges. These projects are building protective barriers to help intercept waves and protect marsh edges from further erosion.