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There are many ways that you can contribute time and talent to our work of caring for the coast. You can participate in surveys and inventories, work on restoration projects, volunteer in our education programs, write letters and make phone calls to advocate for specific issues, contribute to our publications, Underwater Naturalist, volunteer in our offices on an ongong basis or help with specific events. Volunteering with us is a great way for students to fulfill community service requirements, build your college resume, and help the environment. If you’d like to volunteer for the coast, download and complete our Volunteer Contact Form and mail or e-mail it back to us to let us know your availability and what types of opportunities interest you.
Volunteers Needed in March and April for 2008 Beach Grass Bonanza This spring the American Littoral Society will be working with Monmouth County primary and middle schools to learn about the importance of dunes to coastal ecology and to restore dunes in the students’ own communities by growing their own American beach grass plants at home and in the classroom and then planting them on dunes on Sandy Hook and in Asbury Park. We need volunteers to help with all aspects of the program. We welcome high schools students, college students, and adults of all ages. Please note that help is needed during school hours. Contact our education director, Jim Peck, for more information and to sign up: 732-291-0055 or jim@littoralsociety.org. Dates, times and locations are listed below: Leonardo School (Leonardo), March 7, 9 am to 1:30 pm (most need for volunteers) Bayshore Middle School (Middletown), March 11, 1pm - 3pm Hope Academy Charter School (Asbury Park), March 13, 12:30 - 3 pm April 17, 10 am - 12 pm Sandy Hook, April 20, 9 AM to 1 PM
Full-time Position Open: (Posted March 3, 2008) In response to a growing demand for environmental advocacy and education in the Delaware Bayshore Region, the American Littoral Society is seeking a full-time conservation coordinator to work out of our Bridgeton, New Jersey (Cumberland County) office. The territory to be covered would be Cumberland, Salem, and Cape May Counties. For full details, download and read the full requistion in PDF. We will accept resumes and other required documents by e-mail only in MS Word or PDF format until April 30, 2008. Download Requisition
Summer Internship: Each summer we hire an intern to support our busy field-based marine and environmental science education program. What better way to get valuable experience and build your professional resume that by interning with the American Littoral Society? You will provide much needed support for our busy program, learn how non-profits operate, and work with experienced and respected professionals. To learn more
Contribute to Our Publications: We are always looking for interesting and informative content for our newsletters (Littorally Speaking-Mid-Atlantic Edition and the Coastal Reporter) and for our quarterly journal, Underwater Naturalist. For details, download our Submission Guidelines.
VOLUNTEER IN THE FIELD New Jersey Education Programs--If you love working with kids, have a love of or expertise in marine science and nature, the American Littoral Society can use your help to support our many education programs. Our education director, Jim Peck, can always use help with our after school marine science enrichment program, SeaQuest, with our Shore Stewards Partner projects around coastal New Jersey, and with activities out on Sandy Hook. If you"d like to get involved, send an e-mail to jim@littoralsociety.org and/or download and complete one of our Volunteer for the Coast forms.
New Jersey Habitat Restoration Inventory--In January 2006, the Society launched a project to build a comprehensive invenotry of in-progress and potential habitat restoration sites in coastal New Jersey from Sandy Hook to the Delaware Bayshore. We need individuals and groups whose activities bring them into regular contact with the coast to let us know about places that need help. For more information about this program and how you can participate, contact bill@littoralsociety.org or visit our Restoration page.
Horseshoe Crab Population Survey--Each spring, during the horseshoe crab spawning season (mid-May to mid-June) the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife engages the public to help count horseshoe crabs on the beach. This annual survey will develop baseline data needed to determine the severity of the decline in population. The Society encourages all citizens with access to NJ bay shores to participate in this important work to help protect the threatened horseshoe crab. The on-line data collection form can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/hcidform.htm.
COME HELP US CLEAN LAKE TAKANASSEE--March 1, 11 am to 1 pm In West Long Branch & Elberon, sponsored by Monmouth U’s chapter of NJ Community Water Watch. Remove cans, bottles, plastics, tires and more. Park in the St. Michael’s Church lot on Lake St. and walk down to the lake. Lake Takanassee is an important coastal lake impaired by overdevelopment and pollution and we need to protect it for our future generations. There will be free refreshments. Wear sunscreen, work or garden gloves (if you have them), hard-soled shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting muddy because this event is RAIN OR SHINE!!! For more information contact: Katie Feeney, campus organizer, Monmouth@njwaterwatch.org; 732-263-5753 or Marygrace Murphy - 732-299-5628
Help Protect Endangered Beach Nesting Birds: Shark River Cleanup Coalition and Wreck Pond Watershed Association in cooperation with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey seek volunteers to monitor endangered beach nesting birds in southern Monmouth County . For information email: wreckpond@hotmail.com.
Volunteer Indoors: The work of empowering people to care for the coast, fighting for endangered species and for their habitat requires highly coordinated information and effective communications with large numbers of people. We maintain a lean and versatile staff to do this; however, there are times when we need help with special mailings, action alerts, projects, or events. Complete the Volunteer Contact Information form to let us know about your interests and availability and e-mail or mail it back to us.
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