Gateway National Recreation Area shown here on the Rockaway Peninsula

The beach-dependent shorebirds project at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center models current and future habitat availability for nesting shorebirds in an effort to map current and likely future habitat availability on a range of sites along the U.S. Atlantic coast. Sites include beaches with a high human-presence, such as the Gateway National Recreation Area shown here on the Rockaway Peninsula adjacent to New York City.