Memberships help support the mission and projects at Edwin B. Forsythe.

Members also receive the following benefits:

• Newsletters
• 10% discount at the Friends Gift Shop
• Invitations to special events
• Satisfaction in knowing you are helping protect wildlife and wild places while safeguarding a national treasure for future generations

Here are some of the projects that we have provided through your support:

• In-school and at-refuge environmental education classes (Urban Bird series, etc)
• Annual Children’s fishing contest (“Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs”)
• Financial support for the Osprey Cam in partnership with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ
• Interpretive sign for historical Brigantine RR on Wildlife Drive
• Interpretive panels for Forsythe In Art
• Interpretive panels on deCamp Wildlife Trail
• Financial sponsorship for the Jitney tours
• Enviroscape – Coastal Ecosystems demonstration model
• Binoculars and field guides to loan out to refuge visitors and new birders
• Telescopes and interpretive signs on the Leeds Ecotrail boardwalk
• Water bottle refilling station in Visitors Information Center (thousands of plastic bottles saved from waste!)
• Refreshments for volunteers and visitors at refuge events such as cleanups, Evenings at Forsythe, etc.