Migration Celebration Manhattan, NY Saturday, September 9,  10:30am - 12:00pm Join the American Littoral Society and partners in Battery Park City to celebrate the creatures that migrate through the city at this time of year. The morning will feature a host of activities presented by several guest environmental organizations working to make our city more sustainable to migrators. Please RSVP through Eventbrite. Landscape Makeover Training Webinars via Zoom Tuesday, September 12, Sessions at Noon & 7pm  Wednesday, September 20, Sessions at Noon & 7pm  Join us for a virtual workshop to learn more about rain gardens and how you can build one at home! Find more information and register on the South Jersey Watersavers website.  Sunset Seining Sandy Hook, NJ Wednesday, September 13, 6-8 pm Discover the diverse wildlife inhabiting our coast. After a short talk on the Society’s front porch, we will drive over to Horseshoe Cove on Sandy Hook Bay for a seining adventure. Register on our website.  NJ MS4 Stormwater Permit Workshop Bridgeton, NJ Friday, September 15, 10 am - 2 pm The American Littoral Society and partners are hosting a workshop that focuses on Updates to the New Jersey MS4 Stormwater Permit process. Get more info and sign up through our website. International Coastal Cleanup Day/New York State Beach Cleanup  New York August through December International Coastal Cleanup Day aims to raise awareness about the problems that plastic pollution pose to our shorelines, our health, and our wildlife. It also marks the unofficial start of the annual New York State Beach Cleanup season. Anyone can host or volunteer to be a part of the effort from August through December. For more info: email Jessica@littoralsociety.org or sign up online to join a beach cleanup. North Channel Bridge Cleanup  Queens, NY Saturday, September 16, Noon - 3pm Join the Littoral Society's Northeast Chapter for our local cleanup to officially launch the New York State Beach Cleanup season. It will take place in the afternoon at the North Channel Bridge on Crossbay Blvd. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect. Junior Angler Program  Sandy Hook, NJ NEW DATE ADDED: Saturday, September 16, 8am - Noon The National Park Service and the American Littoral Society are partnering to teach young people surf fishing on Sandy Hook. All skill levels are welcome for these free sessions. Rods, reels, and tackle will be provided. Children 11 and up are welcome with a supervising adult. New date added; register your participating child on our website. Wingin' It Fall Migration Bird Walk Sandy Hook, NJ Wednesday, September 20, 5-7 pm Fall migration is on! Grab your favorite adventure buddy and join us for a bird walk. "Bird nerd” and Assistant Director Lindsay McNamara will lead the group, looking out for raptors, shorebirds, songbirds, warblers, and anyone else who has returned to the Hook. Register on our website. Monarch Mania Fort Tilden, NY Saturday, September 23, 10am - Noon Join the Littoral Society and partners for a festival celebrating monarch butterflies and other pollinators like moths, bees, and birds! This event will be fun for adults and kids alike. Register on our website. WHERE IT FLOODS: Climate Week Film Premiere Manhattan, NY Saturday, September 23, Doors open at 1:30pm Join the National Wildlife Federation during Climate Week 2023 for a premiere screening and panel discussion about climate education and community resilience in Coney Island with students, teachers and partners featured in the film. Alexandra Kanonik, the Littoral Society's Northeast Chapter Director, will be a panelist for the discussion. Seating is limited; please RSVP through Eventbrite. Littorally Local Sunset Cruise Atlantic Highlands, NJ Friday, September 29, 5:30-8:30 pm Only 30 tickets remain for our Littorally Local Sunset Cruise, so get yours now! The fifth annual event will include dockside cocktails and appetizers onboard Teal Cruises' Festiva, followed by a sunset cruise on Sandy Hook Bay. Get tickets on our website.  Join us in caring for the coast DONATE Our Contact Information *{{Organization Name}}* *{{Organization Address}}* *{{Organization Phone}}* *{{Organization Website}}* *{{Unsubscribe}}*

R-Corps Interns Seine in Delaware Bay  Reeds Beach, NJ We had an excellent morning seining at Reeds Beach in Cape May County, NJ with our Restoration Corps! We found American eels, a juvenile black drum, blue claw crabs, and so much more! See reel on our Instagram page. National Experts Weigh in on Vision for a Swimmable Delaware Philadelphia, PA Last fall, Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development held a hearing on how the region’s waterways are faring, how the city could be taking advantage of federal infrastructure funding to improve the water quality of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers for public recreational use, and what we can learn from the experience of other urban waterways. Read more on our Facebook Page. The Littoral Society is Proud to Partner with the Barnegat Oyster Collective Barnegat, NJ New Jersey was once the center of the oyster world. Billions were harvested from the state's bays and estuaries until they all but disappeared in the early 1900s, thanks to over-harvesting, pollution and disease. But New Jersey oysters have been making a comeback recently, thanks to oyster farmers like our partners at the Barnegat Oyster Collective. Read more on our Facebook page. Working with Biodegradable Materials to find a Better Shell Bag Wilmington, DE We recently spent a day with staff from Rutgers University's Haskin Shellfish Research Lab and the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's shell recycling center. Why? To find a better bag for use in living shoreline projects! Read more on our Facebook page. Littoral Society Joins Kid's Corner at LBT Field Station  Beach Haven, NJ Fostering marine science interest and inquiry in curious young minds is one of the most fun and rewarding things we do at the American Littoral Society. Long Beach Township Marine Field Station is one of our favorite places to do that - after all, it's a classroom only steps from the sand and water of Barnegat Bay. Recently we took part in a Kid's Corner focused on helping little field scientists observe and document critters from the bay. Read more on our Facebook page. Coastal Education Intern becomes New Education Coordinator Sandy Hook, NJ This summer Audrey Litto joined the Littoral Society as a Coastal Education Intern. She recently transitioned to her new role as an Education Coordinator working out of the Sandy Hook office. Read her bio on our website. Hundreds Attend 18th Annual Shorebird Festival at the Jamaica Bay Refuge Queens, NY More than 400 people turned out on Saturday, August 19 to celebrate the diversity of New York City’s shorebirds at the 18th Annual Shorebird Festival at the Jamaica Bay Refuge. Read more on our website. Jamaica Bay Guardian Featured in Photo Exhibit Queens, NY Don Riepe isn't just the Littoral Society's Jamaica Bay Guardian, he's also a remarkable photographer who has focused his cameras on the bay for the past four decades. His work was recently featured in an exhibit at Resorts World Casino in Queens, NY. A closing reception will be held Sunday, August 27 from 1 - 3pm. Read more in The Wave newspaper.  Join us in caring for the coast DONATE Our Contact Information *{{Organization Name}}* *{{Organization Address}}* *{{Organization Phone}}* *{{Organization Website}}* *{{Unsubscribe}}*

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