About TimTim Dillingham led the American Littoral Society as its Executive Director from 2003 to 2025. His work during that time contributed significantly to increasingly protective management of horseshoe crabs and migratory shorebirds on the Delaware Bay, including extensive restoration of critical habitats, managing conservation and aquaculture conflicts and federal Endangered Species Listing of expanded advocacy regarding the restoration of Barnegat Bay and other coastal areas, new partnerships to promote community based restoration projects, expansion of marine education programs in underserved communities throughout New Jersey, the launch of a oyster restoration and shell recycling program to engage local communities in coastal stewardship and “re-oyster NJ”, and promotion of the use of natural based practices and approaches to climate resiliency.
He was a gubernatorial appointment to the original Highlands Water Resource Protection and Planning Council and led the Natural Resources Subcommittee during the development of the regional plan which now guides conservation and development decisions. He has a BS in biology and a graduate degree in marine affairs from the University of Rhode Island. He serves on the Boards of Restore America’s Estuaries (past-Chair), the Coastal Resilience Collaborative (former co-chair), and the Smithville Conservation Foundation. |
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Hobbies• Sailing
• Fishing • Scuba Diving |
Committee Work• Advisory and Science and Technical Committees of the Barnegat Bay Partnership
• Gubernatorial appointee to the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council • Blue Ribbon Panel on Offshore Wind Turbines. • Shorebird Advisory Committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. |
Contact InformationTim Dillingham
Senior Advisor American Littoral Society 18 Hartshorne Drive Highlands, NJ 07732 732-291-0055 [email protected] |
