A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds that piping plovers – those “charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches” – rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic coast. The recently published research paper from these federal entities utilized biological monitoring data from the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, which has long studied and supported this local species.

“CWF’s on-the-ground conservation efforts, such as the deployment of fence and signage to protect piping plover nesting…