Atlantic Highlands, NJ Friday, September 27, 5:30 - 8:30pm
See the wonders of Sandy Hook Bay while supporting coastal conservation! Join us for our Sixth Annual Littorally Local Sunset Cruise out of Atlantic Highlands. The event will include dockside cocktails and appetizers onboard Teal Cruises' Festiva, followed by a sunset cruise on Sandy Hook Bay. Find more information and register on our website.
Junior Ranger Angler: Learn Surf Fishing
Sandy Hook, NJ Sunday, September 8, 10am - 2pm
The National Park Service and the American Littoral Society are partnering again this summer to teach young people surf fishing on Sandy Hook. Children 11 and up are welcome with a supervising adult. Register on our website.
Understanding NJ PACT REAL Rules Webinar
Livestream via Zoom and YouTube Monday, September 9, 7- 9pm
Join our stormwater management partners to get an in-depth understanding of the newly proposed NJPACT Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) rules. Get livestream info.
Landscape Makeover: Rain Gardens 101 Webinar
via Zoom Tuesday, September 10, Noon - 1pm
Learn how planting a small garden on your property can do wonders for local water quality, provide habitat for native pollinators, and turn the ecological desert, often referred to as “lawn,” into your very own miniature nature preserve. Register Online.
Wild Edible Plant Walk
Sandy Hook, NJ Wednesday, September 11, 6 - 8pm
Join the American Littoral Society for an excursion on Sandy Hook to find wild edible plants growing throughout the park. We will meet on the porch of Building 18 (Littoral Society HQ). Register on our website.
International Coastal Cleanup Day
Broad Channel, NY Saturday, September 21, 11am - 1pm
Join the American Littoral Society's Northeast Chapter for our local cleanup at Sunset Cove to officially launch the New York State Beach Cleanup season and celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day. More info and signup with the NYS Beach Cleanup.
Hike the Arverne Nature Preserve
Far Rockaway, NY Saturday, September 21, 10am - 1pm
Join the American Littoral Society for a hike through a new nature preserve on the Rockaway coast. RSVP on our website.
Arverne Nature Preserve Fall Planting
Far Rockaway, NY Sunday, September 22, 10am - 1pm
Join the American Littoral Society for a volunteer planting event at the Arverne Nature Preserve. We will be planting a number of trees and shrubs to help beautify the new park and add wildlife habitat. More info and RSVP on our website .
Ferry Talk & Tour with the Jamaica Bay Guardian
Manhattan, NY Thursday, September 26, 5 - 9pm
Join us for a Rockaway Ferry talk and tour with Don Riepe, the American Littoral Society's Jamaica Bay Guardian, in conversation with environmental journalist Yessenia Funes. The tour begins at the Wall Street-Pier 11 ferry terminal and ends in the Rockaways at the Bungalow Bar. The event is hosted by the Holes in the Wall Collective. Find more info and sign-up via Eventbrite.
Fall Pollinator Walk
Broad Channel, NY Saturday, October 5, 10am - 1pm
Join us for a digital slide program followed by a walk to look for monarch butterflies as well as many other species of butterflies, moths and other pollinators. Find more information and RSVP on our website.
Cape May Fall Weekend
Cape May, NJ Thursday, October 10 - Sunday, October 13
Chincoteague, VA Thursday, November 14 - Sunday, November 17
Join the American Littoral Society for a Fall wildlife weekend along the Delmarva coast. See wild ponies, bald eagles, falcons, hawks, waterfowl and shorebirds galore during peak fall migration! Find more information and register on our website.
South Jersey R-Corps Brings "Critters, Creeks, and Coasts" to Library Millville, NJ
The American Littoral Society's South Jersey R-Corps unit brought our Critters, Creeks and Coasts program to Millville, NJ in late July, as part of the Public Library's Summer Reading Program - "Adventure Begins at Your Library". See more photos on our Facebook page.
Moth Sightings Abound During an Evening on Sandy Hook Sandy Hook, NJ
On the last Friday night in July, moth admirers from across the tri-state joined the American Littoral Society in the Sandy Hook maritime forest to celebrate National Moth Week! Read more on our website.
NY State Beach Cleanup Gets New Website New York
New website, same mission! International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) is Saturday, September 21 and the American Littoral Society is once again using that date as the official kickoff for the New York State Beach Cleanup program, which runs from August through December. Learn more and register on our website.
Join a Littoral Society Sunset or Daytime Seining Adventure Sandy Hook, NJ
During a recent seining excursion, we caught an abundance of local species that are common along the New Jersey coastline. We hosted about 25 participants, from adults to young children. Read more on our website.
Learn Surf Fishing Skills with the Junior Angler Program Sandy Hook, NJ
Do you have a child that is fascinated with fishing? Then the Junior Ranger Angler Surf Fishing Program on Sandy Hook could be the perfect way for them to learn the art of casting from a beach. It was for me! Read more on our website.
Littoral Society Staff Offer Insight on Horseshoe Crab News Report Delaware Bay, NJ
The American Littoral Society's Toni Rose Tablante made an appearance in a story by CBS News Correspondent Conor Knighton, who visited New Jersey beaches along the Delaware Bay to learn about horseshoe crabs. His report aired on the CBS Sunday Morning show on August 11; watch it on the CBS News website.
NJ Environmentalists Celebrate Release of New Development Rules Asbury Park, NJ
Environmentalists, including representatives from the American Littoral Society, gathered on the boardwalk in Asbury Park in early August to celebrate publication by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection of proposed new guidelines for development along the Jersey Shore. Learn more on our Facebook page.
5th Annual Event Celebrates SAFE Delaware River Camden, NJ
Upstream Alliance and the American Littoral Society recently hosted the 5th annual Floatopia! 80 floaters joined us and the Schooner North Wind on the Delaware River for a celebration of clean water and a swimmable, accessible, fishable, and equitable (SAFE) river! See More Pictures on our Facebook page.
Neptune Aquatic Center Joins us for a Close Encounter with the Coast Sandy Hook, NJ
The weather may not have been ideal (thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Debby moving up the Atlantic Coast), but we had a great time with the children from Neptune Aquatic Center who joined us on Sandy Hook for a Close Encounter with the Coast. See More Pictures on our Facebook page.
