 Sun, fun and great food! We hope everyone who came out for Littoral Society Members Day enjoyed it as much as we did.
The sun was courtesy of Mother Nature, who delivered some great weather to Sandy Hook on Saturday, June 21 for this annual celebration of the Society's most dedicated supporters. The fun was abundant, with engaging activities like seining, a bird walk, a fascinating botany exploration, and even some collective beach cleaning. The delicious fuel for the event was provided by Red Bank's Local Smoke. Beyond the festivities, a highlight of Members Day is always the opportunity to recognize those who go above and beyond for coastal conservation. This year, we were incredibly proud to present Coastal Champion Awards to five outstanding individuals whose dedication and impact have been truly exceptional.
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 Littoral Society staff have been digging on beaches along Raritan Bay and Shark River for horseshoe crab egg density surveys. Recently, American Littoral Society staff have been crawling on beaches along the Raritan Bay and the Shark River.
Why have we been on our hands and knees, pawing through sand at these places? To count tiny eggs - little bigger than the grains of sand in which they are buried - which have been left by living fossils. These egg density surveys can provide crucial information toward the effort to protect horseshoe crabs, a species that is crucial to the health of our bays and has survived unchanged for more than 300 million years. Such surveys have been conducted for years along Delaware Bay beaches. But thanks to new funding, the Littoral Society has partnered with the NJ Delaware Bay Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Project and Susan Linder, a field scientist with the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition and Wildlife Restoration Partnerships (HCRC/WRP), to expand these vital surveys into Raritan Bay and Jamaica Bay. |
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