TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC (SCHOOL CHILDREN, COLLEGE STUDENTS & ADULTS) ON THE FUNCTION AND VALUES OF WETLANDS & COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. TO RESEARCH THE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AND KEYSTONE AND FLAGSHIP SPECIES RESULTING IN AND UTILIZING COASTAL & WETLANDS ECOSYSTEMS. TO CREATE STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT COASTAL AND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS.