Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Grass roots organization hopes to use 'all available eyes' to document the presence of eastern oysters in the Barnegat Bay.
Calling all bay lovers! ReClam the Bay, a grass roots organization working to repopulate the Barnegat Bay with shellfish, is asking bay enthusiasts to help in its efforts. “ReClam The Bay is actively interested in changes in the bay, and while it monitors the growth of shellfish in its nurseries, it is also interested in changes that can only be observed by people who use the bay,” spokesman Charles Brandt said in a news release. The nonprofit is asking people to help with its project of identifying locations where wild oysters are found in the Barnegat Bay. “The idea is to use all available eyes to keep a look out and document the presence of eastern oysters in Barnegat Bay, adjacent lagoons and tributaries,” Brandt said. Those who locate…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, concerns of erosion have accelerated as the bay closes in on Forked River homes
During Hurricane Sandy, homes along the Forked River Beach were inundated with an ocean that had become one with the Barnegat Bay. Stones designed to prevent beach erosion were lifted and thrown. Concerns that residents had regarding the ever-changing shoreline had become a reality. “Of course in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, these concerns have been accelerated. But we emphasize to the community that even before Sandy, there was a need to better understand and address this issue,” Pat Doyle said during a presentation to the township Committee with Lacey resident Barry Bendar. More than 58 feet of beach have been lost in the last 15 years, said Doyle, who has watched the shoreline erode for years. Nearly 50 percent of the beach has …
Friday, June 15, 2012
State-of-the-art manmade wetlands designed to remove harmful nitrates from rainwater runoff
Deciding how to protect Barnegat Bay and help it recover after years of development has harmed the bay's ecosystem isn't an easy task. With Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin and several local officials on hand Wednesday, state-of-the-art stormwater basins were unveiled at Ocean County College that should help ensure the long-term health of the bay. "Today is part of our commitment overall to the bay," Martin said, and reiterating Gov. Christie's 10-point plan to improve and protect Barnegat Bay. "The single most important issue is stormwater runoff. We believe these basins will play a key role in filtering out those nitrates before they reach the bay." The trio of basins on the college campus are actually part …
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Monday, June 4, 2012
This year's Barnegat Bay Festival proved to be the biggest and according to many attendees, the best yet.
The 15th-Annual Barnegat Bay Festival was bigger this year than ever before, according to festival organizers. This year’s festival had a record setting number of vendors and exhibitors, and the 'best weather,' said Program Director L. Stanton 'Stan' Hales Jr., Ph.D. of the Barnegat Bay Partnership. For the fifth year in a row, the festival was held at the waterfront Wanamaker Complex in Island Heights. “We all come here to work, to celebrate the bay,” said Hales. Despite a ten minute thunderstorm interruption, crowds gathered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizations including the Sierra Club, Friends of Island Beach State Park, and the Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center come to the festival every year to spread awareness about …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The heavens are aligned for an extra-high tide this week, and a local conservation group wants your photos of the phenomenon
Thursday brings one of the highest tides of the year to the eastern seaboard, and a local conservation group is asking residents to join a grassroots effort to document the phenomenon to help them get a glimpse of what rising sea levels could mean for New Jersey’s coastline. King tides occur twice a year when the sun and moon are in line with the earth, resulting in extra gravitational pull on ocean waters and causing tides that are significantly higher than average. The Barnegat Bay Partnership, a Toms River-based bay conservation group, is joining other estuary protection groups around the world in calling on communities to take photographs comparing this year’s fall king tide to normal area high tides. According to the BBP, scientific …
shorefriend
11:59 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
I hope they come in droves this summer and I know a lot of business owners who are hoping for that also! Define Benny? I bet you a lot of you are the pot calling the kettle black!! What are the 2nd homeowners called, you know the ones that pay the taxes but get nothing in return? Take your elitist attitude elsewhere, NJ Shore does not need the haters!! more ›