Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Photo credit: Hofstra Times/Nadeen Nakib/ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (JBWR) is located in Queens. It is spread over 9,000 acres. Rich in plant and animal life with trails, marshes, beaches and ponds, the Refuge is peaceful gateway from the City. The North Garden of this JBWR is full of trees and can be a bit swampy, but it feels like an authentic nature walk. Nadeen Nakib and Rajesh D’souza, graduate students from Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, visited this JBWR on March 4, 2010, to learn about wildlife and to study nature. Both are passionate lovers of nature and are planning to create awareness in the society to preserve and save the nature through their writings for future generations.