Mordecai Island Eagles: A New 2021 Project Partnership
Beginning in the fall of 2019 and again in the fall of 2020, for the first time, Bald Eagles were spotted on Mordecai Island. As a result of this exciting news, Mordecai Land Trust has joined into a project partnership with NJFW (New Jersey Fish and Wildlife) and...
2020 Mordecai Island Ospreys: The Lost Summer
It is quite likely that the summer of 2020 will forever be known as the “lost summer,” a confusing and chaotic stretch of days that turned into months and seemed to be suspended in time. A summer when our unique and inalienable American freedoms, which are often...
“The Amazing Osprey” Presentation – Ben Wurst
On August 20th, 2020, Ben Wurst led a virtual presentation to the members of Mordecai Land Trust. In case you missed this event, be sure to check out the recorded presentation below.
A Welcome from the President
Welcome to Our New Website! "To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for...
A Tribute To Phil Flagler: Mordecai Founder
The Mordecai Land Trust is fortunate that we have benefited by having our beginnings shaped by individuals whose contributions continue to influence the spirit and mission of the organization today. Phil Flagler, who died in April 2020, was one of those individuals....
Annual Meeting Sunday August 18th, 2019
Meeting and Brunch Featuring A Terrapin's Tale By Michele Budd
Fall Visit to Mordecai
MLT vice-president Jim Dugan and president Linda Colgan made a late fall site visit to the island on November 1, ferried by RCTB friends Dom Tumas and Al Niche. They were joined by Stan Hales, Director of Barnegat Bay Partnership; Bill Shadel, an ecologist from Shadel...
Annual Meeting Was “For the Birds”
Birds on Mordecai and Oyster Castle Video Highlights of Mordecai Trust Annual Meeting This year’s Mordecai Land Trust annual meeting was, literally, for the birds. Biologist, author, attorney, and wildlife photographer Michele M. Budd was the featured speaker at the...
Mordecai House Tour/Cocktail Party Fundraiser Breaks Records
The Mordecai Land Trust held their annual House Tour and Cocktail Party Fundraiser on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Beach Haven. The house tour ran from 2 to 6 PM and featured five houses, one 105-year-old newly restored historical home and four exquisitely designed...
Our Partners
The IRS has determined that the Mordecai Land Trust is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”) and not a private foundation pursuant to sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Code. Mordecai Land Trust was established in 2001.
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