May is high time for the arrival of migratory shorebirds making their annual stopover in New Jersey, as horseshoe crabs spawn along the beaches. Throughout the state, Shorebird Steward volunteers and interns are stationed in restricted areas to help limit human disturbance to these species.

Recently, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey wildlife biologist and Shorebird Steward program organizer Larissa Smith spoke with Andrew S.