For the last several years the good people at the Lakehurst Naval Air Force Base have commissioned a study of the breeding birds on the 7,000 acre base. The last 2 years I have assisted National Biodiversity Parks (NBP), a landtrust and environmental management firm in conducting the survey. The government uses the information from the study to help manage the grassland habitat within the base such as the timing of successional cutting and prescribed burns. Proper management promotes the breeding success of Upland Sandpipers and Grasshopper Sparrows. NBP has documented 10 pairs of Upland Sandpipers and 225 pairs of Grasshopper Sparrows on average each year. Many other species of birds and other animals have been documented on the base.

The Silver Bank is located about 80 miles (129 kilometers approximately) north of the Dominican Republic, equidistant from the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is one of the most important breeding and calving grounds for Humpbacks in the North Atlantic Ocean. 3000 to 5000 are estimated to use the Silver Bank reserve area from January through early April. The Silver Bank Sanctuary for Humpback Whales is an area of approximately 200 square miles, declared in 1986.