IN NEW JERSEY, THE EASTERN KINGSNAKE IS LISTED AS A SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS VULNERABLE TO MULTIPLE THREATS, IS POTENTIALLY DECLINING, AND ITS DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION STATUS ARE NOT KNOWN. ALTHOUGH KINGSNAKES USE WETLANDS FOR OVERWINTERING, THE SPECIFIC WETLAND HABITAT TYPES NEEDED FOR HIBERNATION HAVE NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED. THE GRANTEE WILL USE RADIO TELEMETRY TO DETERMINE WETLAND HABITAT USE AND NESTING SITES OF THE EASTERN KINGSNAKE. RESULTS FROM THIS STUDY WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE WETLAND HABITAT VALUE AND THE ADEQUACY OF UPLAND BUFFERS THAT PROTECT THOSE WETLANDS.