Stone Harbor in Cape May County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Salt Marshes
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
1. Salt Marshes Marker
Common reed, also known by its scientific name Phragmites, is a native plant that aggressively invades productive marshlands. Other grasses, such as smooth cordgrass and salt hay, cannot survive among its tall stalks and dense roots.
Phragmites replaces healthy salt marsh plants when man-made channels, roads, bridges, and construction restrict the tides and lower the water table. The quality of wildlife habitat is also reduced by limited diversity, food sources, and open water space. Eradicating Phragmites requires several applications of herbicides and burning, or water level management.
While the over-abundance of the Phragmites is often a reflection of human disturbance, it is also a reminder of the delicate balance in nature.
Erected by State of New Jersey; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 3.634′ N, 74° 46.342′ W. Marker was in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It could be reached
this page online
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Building a Conservation Ethic Across the Ages (within shouting distance of this marker); Rufwud (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Pumping Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Pumping Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Freedom Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Our History (approx.
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
2. Salt Marshes
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
3. Salt Marshes
Photographed by Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
4. The Wetlands Institute buildings
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 27, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
