Island beach State Park has been shaped by storms and tides; it's a narrow barier island stretching 10 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. Miles of sand dunes and white sandy beaches offer habitat to maritime plans and diverse wildlife that is almost the same as it was thousands of years ago. Island Beach State Park contains outstanding examples of plant communities such as primary dunes, thicket, freshwater wetlands, maritime forest and tidal marshes. The state's largest osprey colony, as well as peregrine falcons, wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and migrating songbirds are found here. Island Beach is nationally known as a unique resource with over 400 plants identified, including the largest expanse of beach heather in New Jersey.
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