Cape May and Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuges

05/20/2026

Volunteers Needed!!!

Help us protect an ancient, vital keystone species— horseshoe crab tagging dates available for volunteers!

Get to know these living fossils that play a major role in the health of the Delaware Bay ecosystem by helping tag individuals and contributing to a years-long dataset tracking their population and whereabouts. This popular event takes place in the evening on two dates:

Thursday, May 28th at 8 PM

Saturday, May 30th at 8 PM

All ages welcome! Each volunteer will need to sign a Volunteer Service Agreement upon arrival. Group forms are also available. Please contact [email protected] for additional details.

05/15/2026

🎣Join us for the 11th Annual Youth Fishing Challenge at Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge!! Fishing gear and bait will be provided or you are welcome to bring your own. This FREE event is sure to be fun for the whole family! There will also be a raffle for prizes!!🎣

When: Saturday June 6, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Where: Supawna Meadows Pond - Refuge Entrance Road, Pennsville, NJ 08070

Register for this amazing FREE event at the link here: https://ow.ly/OFB150YZG9f
Registration strongly encouraged but not required.

We look forward to seeing you at this awesome FREE event!!🎣

04/16/2026

Spring is in the Air!

Come join us this Sunday for our first lighthouse opening of the 2026 season!

Visit our website for more information
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/supawna-meadows

12/09/2025

Job Alert!!!

Are you interested in starting a rewarding career in conservation? Cape May NWR is hiring TWO summer interns for the 2026 field season! Interns will work alongside Refuge Staff to support our biological programs, including beach-nesting bird management, horseshoe crab tagging, and invasive species surveys and management. Please visit The American Conservation Experience website to learn more and apply!

https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1266123

10/08/2025

Due to the lapse in appropriations, Cape May NWR's World Migratory Bird Day event occurring on 10/11/2025 has been cancelled.

10/01/2025

Due to the federal government shutdown, this account is not being actively updated.
For more information, please visit:

Operations in the Absence of Appropriations

09/28/2025

I am the graceful Glossy Ibis. I am a type of wading that can often be found in shallow wetlands, mudflats, mangroves, and other wet or flooded environments. My long, curved, bill is used to feel along muddy ground for food, like earthworms and insects. We like company and can often be seen in large groups with egrets and herons, who chase after the fish our foraging scares out of hiding. Wetland drainage and pollution can be a problem for us, but studies have found that our populations have increased in recent years.

---Photo Runge/USFWS 2021

09/26/2025

Mourning doves are a very common sight, found year-round all over the continental US. These birds are beige to pinkish brown with black spotting on the outer wings, and white tipped tail feathers. The "Mourning" part of their name refers to the soft coo they make, which may sound sad to some, and more like the haunting call of an owl to others. Whichever you hear, the song of the mourning dove is certainly unique. They also make a sharp whistling noise with their wings during take off, which is caused by air flow through the feathers and can alert other birds to potential danger.

---Photo Woodward/USFWS 2021

09/24/2025

Hey everyone! This Friday, we will be participating in Environmental Science Day at Cape May Point Arts & Science Center from 9am to 1pm, to discuss careers in Fish & Wildlife. If you have a loved one between the ages of 16-18 that is interested in working in natural resources, please stop by and see us! Hope to see you there.