Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in southern New Jersey protects more than 40,000 acres of coastal habitat, including vast tidal salt marsh, shallow bays, woodland, wilderness, and some of the state's few remaining undeveloped barrier beaches. Created in 1984 by combining the earlier Brigantine and Barnegat divisions, it lies along major Atlantic Flyway routes and serves as an important refuge for migratory water birds, beach-nesting birds, and upland species. Fragile areas such as Holgate and Little Beach have tightly controlled access to protect nesting habitat. Named for congressman and conservationist Edwin B. Forsythe, it gained international recognition in 1986 as a Ramsar wetland of importance.

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