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The Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Program
Pictured above: Stacey Fuessinger, Kim Smith, Frank Panzone, Rick Bushnell, Melissa Maschal, Gef Flimlin, Tom Stewart, JB Maschal ReClam The Bay is seeking to raise monies to restore shellfish populations through direct contributions or the sponsorship of their “Giant Clams” that are starting to be seen on LBI. For anyone looking to participate in sponsoring a Giant Clam, or any other of the organization’s programs, please contact Rick Bushnell at (609) 361-9378 or by email at rickb@quadii.com. The Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Program, a non-profit organization, seeks to educate the LBI communities about the natural cycle and ecology of the Barnegat Bay by promoting environmental stewardship through the maintenance and protection of native clams and oysters. An increase in the shellfish population will improve the water quality throughout the Barnegat Bay, benefiting the overall aquatic environment. The Borough of Beach Haven will be hosting an upweller, basically a shellfish habitat to grow clams and oysters, at the Beach Haven Community Activity Center; the upweller has been underwritten by the William Eiff Foundation. The Barnegat Bay is important as both a cultural and natural resource. However, the Bay is increasingly threatened by development, leading to the degradation of its waters. The goals of this program are to:
By improving the understanding of how human activities can adversely impact the Barnegat Bay environment, hopefully we can mitigate the loss of shellfish population and its quality. An increase in the shellfish population will improve the water quality throughout the Barnegat Bay, benefiting the environment and all who use it! Please visit us at reclamthebay.org
Clean Ocean Action
The mission of Clean Ocean Action, aka COA, is to improve the quality of the Atlantic Ocean off of the New Jersey Coast. This 22 year young non-profit organization is a actually a coalition of over 150 business, community, conservation, environmental, fishing, boating, diving, student, surfing, women’s and service groups. These “Ocean Wavemakers” work together, under the guidance of COA’s Board of Trustees and staff, to identify pollution sources through research, and then effects clean up through public education, citizen action and political lobbying to further protect our ocean. The coalition accesses the expertise of its different members to provide the needed leadership and guidance as required for each specific issue needed to be confronted. Press events, rallies, letter writing campaigns, phone calls, testifying at public hearings, and distribution of literature and information are just some of the ways members of COA contribute to bettering our ocean.
For more information on COA, please contact us at: www.CleanOceanAction.org or:
Clean Ocean Action 18 Hartshorne Drive P.O. Box 505 Sandy Hook, NJ 07732 (732) 872-0111 FAX: (732) 872-8041 Email: SandyHook@CleanOceanAction.org Cynthia Zipf, Executive Director Kari Jermansen-Martin, Outreach Director
No need for re-treads of flip flops or sneakers and,
more importantly, no more need for throwing them away and despoiling our
environment. You can send old sneakers, flip flops and the like to
Nike’s “Reuse A Shoe” Program which collects old shoes of any brand and
gives them new life as athletic surfaces such as playgrounds, running
tracks, tennis courts, etc. To date, the program has kept more than 13
million pairs of shoes out of landfills. For more information on how to
participate, log onto
www.nikereuseashoe.com
The Edwin B. Forsythe
National Wildlife Refuge’s Holgate Unit beachfront is closed to the
public each year from April 1 to September 1 for the piping plover
nesting season. From September through May, visitors are welcome to enjoy surf fishing, wildlife
observation, hiking, photography, and nature study. Please be aware that Holgate’s fragile
dunes remain closed to public access all year to prevent erosion and
loss of wildlife habitat. For more information
click here.
The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization. Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon societies, NJAS has no connection with the National Audubon Society. The New Jersey Audubon Society fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey's citizens; protects New Jersey's birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey's valuable natural habitats. In order to achieve its purpose, New Jersey Audubon, through its Board of Directors, professional staff, members, and volunteers, endeavors to:
The objectives of the Society are implemented by its professional staff under the leadership of its Executive Director and supervision of an elected, voluntary Board of Directors. NJAS maintains
stewardship of 34 sanctuaries and conducts its programs through ten
staffed facilities.
The Mordecai Land Trust was formed on July 20, 2001, and today has nearly 300 members from 15 states. Mordecai is an approximately 45 acre, uninhabited sedge island, adjacent to Long Beach Island, just west of Beach Haven, NJ. It serves as a strategically important nesting island for many threatened and endangered bird species, including one of the largest colonies of Black Skimmers on the eastern seaboard. The mission of the Mordecai Land Trust is to protect and preserve Mordecai Island through education, studies and active participation. We recognize the need to retard continued erosion of Mordecai Island as beneficial to Beach Haven’s westerly shore line. We need to keep it free of debris, and to monitor and protect the nesting and migrating birds found on Mordecai and fish in its nearby waters. Mordecai Land Trust is dependent on grants, fundraisers and donations. In 2006, we received a grant from the American Littoral Society, through NOAA, to begin the physical process of restoring the southwestern edge of Mordecai. We are moving forward toward implementing our breakwater project on the northern edge, with the help of the Army Corps of Engineers; we are hopeful that funds to commence work will be received by 2007. We continue to grow through our educational and community outreach programs and believe that our efforts will have positive long term effects, not only by working to save Mordecai Island, but also by creating public awareness of the beauty, fragility and importance of our natural environment. We welcome volunteers in any capacity. For more information on becoming a volunteer or a member of Mordecai Land Trust, please contact Pat Miller, membership chair, at (609) 492-4963, or via email at milpatsy@hotmail.com. Mordecai Land Trust P.O. Box 1414 Beach Haven, NJ 08008More information will follow on "The Pinelands Preservation Alliance". Until then, please visit the alliance's site at www.pinelandsalliance.org.
Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program
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Audubon Society:
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Jersey Audubon Society Headquarters is located at:9 Hardscrabble Road
The Mordecai Land Trust