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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to Laurel Commons Condominium Association in Toms River Recipient of the Society"s 2011 50th Anniversary Citizen Advocate Award for their community"s commitment to protecting and restoring Barnegat Bay Another successful "Bayscape" project Read the release here 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome! Hammett"s Garden & Landscape Center Our First "Bayscape" Retail Nursery 425 Route 9, Forked River 
Policy Advocate Helen Henderson and Bayscape Horticulturist Judy DeFiglio recently spoke with 25 participants about Barnegat Bay and the use of native plants in their yard. The presentation helped attendees plan their Bayscape for Barnegat Bay garden and plants were on site for immediate purchase. Hammett"s is ready to help you! Visit them today to get started!! Bayscape for Barnegat Bay  Welcome to “Bayscape for Barnegat Bay”!
Originated in Monmouth County, our Shore Stewards program has been expanded to include Bayscape for Barnegat Bay. It is a grass-roots effort that engages people throughout the Barnegat Bay watershed to become better stewards of the coast by becoming better stewards of the land.
Barnegat Bay has been in serious ecological decline due to many human activities that take place on the watershed lands that drain to the Bay. Scientific studies estimate that 66% of the nutrient pollution entering the Bay is from non-point sources due to land use and development.
In the Bayscape program participants learn about the best practices for managing their own property; appropriate use of pesticides and fertilizers, water use, and native plantings that will improve the ecosystems along the coast. The program also engages coastal communities that are not directly on the water to demonstrate proper stewardship and to show their communities the importance of protecting the land to protect the sea. In the fall of 2008, we created a "Bayscape for Barnegat Bay - Coastal Native Plant Demonstration Garden" on the grounds of the Maris Stella Retreat and Conference Center located in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island. This project showcases a variety of native plant gardens that citizens can duplicate on their own property. The plans to create these gardens and a list of local nurseries that carry the native plants are available on our Conservation Issues: Protecting Barnegat Bay webpage. The American Littoral Society also provides advocacy workshops and garden tours at the site. Coastal Native Plant Garden, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island Maris Stella Retreat and Conference Center  In 2010, we expanded our program in Ocean County to educate and motivate citizens in the Barnegat Bay watershed to take action for the Bay by creating more native plant gardens. With funding provided by the Barnegat Bay Partnership we broadened our outreach to specifically include municipalities and faith-based organizations to deliver education programs about the ecosystem and implement new Bayscape gardens throughout the area. Here are photos of some our recent successes: Bayscape, Berkeley Township, Morning Star Presbyterian Church 
Bayscape, Forked River, Theresa and Dean Vanover  Bayscape, Forked River Beach, Patricia Doyle 
Bayscape, Lanoka Harbor, Richard and Lorraine Sansone 
We also sponsored our 2nd annual native plant sale at the Barnegat Bay Festival in June. In addition to the sale we hosted a “Gardening with Native Plants” workshop the day before the festival and dozens of individuals took our Shore Stewards pledge. In 2010 alone, we have introduced over 1,500 native plants to the Barnegat Bay watershed!
BAYSCAPE IN YOUR BACK YARD Download Bayscape Plans and Plants Lists Now Spend some time this winter getting ready for spring by planning a Bayscape in your back yard. Help reduce polluted runoff going into Barnegat Bay by replacing high maintenance lawns and other exotic species with beautiful native plants that require little water and no fertilizers and pesticides. We have adapted the garden designs from our coastal native plant demonstration garden on Long Beach Island (see below) for general use. Each of the six gardens is designed to appeal to different tastes, to meet the needs of specific location types, and to attract different types of wildlife. You can follow these designs exactly or use them to inspire your own variations. BayScape No. 1: Butterfly Garden download pdf BayScape No. 2: Seacoast Florals download pdf BayScape No. 3: Summertime Blues download pdf BayScape No. 4: Cool Colors download pdf BayScape No. 5: Going Coastal download pdf BayScape No. 6: Golden Garden download pdf Where to Buy Plants Pinelands Nursery
323 Island Road
Columbus, New Jersey 08022
Tel: (609) 291-9486,(800) 667-2729
Fax: (609) 298-8939
This native plant wholesaler opens for retail business during the spring and fall plantings seasons. http://www.pinelandsnursery.com/ Russell Gardens (Wholesale) PO Box 702
Richboro, PA 18954
215 322-4799 Cicconi Farms 1005 Farm Road Jackson, NJ 08527 732 363-1420 Toadshade Wildflower Farm 53 Everittstown Road Frenchtown, NJ 08825 908 996-7500 NJ Native Plant Society Maintains an extensive list of retail and wholesale native plant vendors view their list Are you a Shore Steward? Take the Pledge!
We would like to acknowledge the following individuals that took our Shore Stewards Pledge! By taking the pledge, they are entered in our monthly random prize drawing and will all receive a “Bayscape for Barnegat Bay” window decal. Click here to fill out the pledge and e-mail it to: jadefiglio@aol.com.
Also, check out our Shore Stewards blog and e-mail your native plant pictures or questions to our staff. Click here
Alice Askoff, Island Heights, NJ Keri-BO Bates, Brick NJ Eileen Beirne, Island Heights, NJ Donald Bottomley, Island Heights, NJ PG Bright, Toms River, NJ Frederia Brodbeck, NJ Shannon Burk, Lavallette, NJ Pam Cessario Cathy Ciak, Island Height, NJ Frank Celciuc, Forked River, NJ Donna Ciccotelli, Blackwood, NJ Myrtle Dean Pat Eberhardt Richard Froelich, Island Height NJ June Grill, Toms River, NJ Jill Hawthorne, Bayville, NJ Maryanne Heine Dawn Marie Johns, Ocean Gate, NJ Linda King, Toms River, NJ Anne Kuchins, Toms River, NJ Ann Mazzl, Toms River, NJ Gail McCarthy Melissa Penna Dawn Porter Paulette Pospisil Jamie & Steve Prioli, Brick, NJ Sarah Bunderson, Island Height, NJ Christine Pyanoe, Beachwood NJ Faith Reppenhagen Mike Robisnson, Island Heights, NJ Lucy Scheer, Island Heights, NJ Pat Sherwin, Island Height, NJ Richard Sleezer Paul Smutz Susan Marie Terra, Toms River, NJ Pat Wake, Island Heights, NJ  This project was made possible in part through funding from
the Barnegat Bay Partnership
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