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The Flowerpot Brood - A Wildlife Biography - Science Saturday

The Flowerpot Brood - A Wildlife Biography - Science Saturday

WHAT ARE SCIENCE SATURDAYS? Science Saturday at the LBIF tackles today’s most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly affect our shore community and the Barnegat Bay. Science Saturdays are interactive and informative hands-on presentations in an informal atmosphere.

On Saturday, February 16, 2019 join the LBIF for Science Saturday, starting at 11:00 a.m. Presenters: Ben Wurst, Conserve Wildlife NJ and Jim Verhagen, Wildlife Photographer & Blogger Ben Wurst and “Northside Jim” will tell you about the creatures where they live. Lots of pictures and a lively Q & A will make this a fun and valuable session. Northside Jim is a bird enthusiast with some outrageous and whimsical pictures showing the lives of local wildlife that live on the Island. Ben Wurst is the osprey expert who takes care of LBI’s ospreys and their habitats and captures stunning images of both in their most intimate moments.

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

Fee: $5, Free to LBIF Members

For more information, visit the LBIF website or call (609) 494-1241.

The Southern Regional High School Fishing Flea Market

The annual fishing flea market fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019. Held in the Southern Regional Middle School cafeteria, the doors open at 8:00 AM and continues through 2:00 PM. This fundraiser offsets the cost of our club events including several inshore trips for bluefish, stripers & sea bass, surf fishing trips, meetings, seminars and instruction, and our annual offshore canyon trip for tuna and swordfish. The SRHS Fishing Club provides a truly unique experience for our young anglers. We thank you for your continued support! Admission is $4.00 and free for kids under 12.

Admission is $4. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. All proceeds benefit the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club.

Southern Fishing Show
Morning Seminars start at 9am

Using Shellfish in Living Shorelines - Science Saturday

We have heard about sea level rise, but what can we do about it?

WHAT ARE SCIENCE SATURDAYS?

Science Saturday at the LBIF tackles today’s most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly affect our shore community and the Barnegat Bay. Science Saturdays are interactive and informative hands-on presentations in an informal atmosphere.

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 join the LBIF for Science Saturday, starting at 11:00 a.m. Presenter: Rick Bushnell, ReClam the Bay will present an informative lecture about how a number of municipalities around the bay are planning projects that use shellfish to stabilize the shoreline and, since they are living, will grow up as the water comes up. where they will discuss what birds can be found in Southern New Jersey every month of the year.

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm

Fee: $5, Free to LBIF Members

For more information, visit the LBIF website or call (609) 494-1241.

Science Saturday - The Coastal Resilience Puzzle

On Saturday, January 19, 2019 join the LBIF for Science Saturday, starting at 11:00 a.m. Presenter Lisa Auermuller will present the Coastal Resilience Puzzle.

WHAT ARE SCIENCE SATURDAYS?
Science Saturday at the LBIF tackles today’s most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly affect our shore community and the Barnegat Bay. Science Saturdays are interactive and informative hands-on presentations in an informal atmosphere.

What are the pieces & how do they fit? Jacques Cousteau’s strong partnerships with local communities, state agencies, and NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management positioned it well to put federal adaptation tools and decision support frameworks to work for the state. Lisa brings a unique insider’s perspective to this topic. Since the Getting to Resilience technical assistance project launched in 2013, almost 60 New Jersey communities have put it to work as they seek to reduce vulnerability and increase preparedness through planning, mitigation, and adaptation.

Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Fee: $5, Free to LBIF Members!

For more information, visit the LBIF website or call (609) 494-1241.

Shellfish of the Barnegat Bay

Lunch and Learn – Shellfish of the Barnegat Bay
December 12 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Join Bruce Beveridge for a discussion exploring shellfish of the Barnegat Bay. Also, learn how ReClam the Bay, a local, non-profit environmental organization that promotes environmental involvement and education, grows and maintains millions of baby clams and oysters in the Barnegat Bay Watershed, including Barnegat Bay, Manahawkin Bay and Little Egg Harbor Bay.

Cost is $2.00 per person (payable at the door).  For the 12:30 program, participants can bring a lunch or take advantage of our lunch option for $6.00 (registration for lunch is required two days in advance).

Call for registration and more information Call 609-296-8868

120 West Main Street Tuckerton

Tuckerton Seaport vision for the future: Tuckerton Seaport’s vision is to build a nationally acclaimed educational and interpretive center showcasing New Jersey’s rich maritime history and contemporary folklife through interpretation of the cultural heritage and environment of the New Jersey shore and the surrounding environment.

Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum
120 West Main Street
PO Box 52
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
609-296-8868

Behind the Scenes of Coastal Resiliency

On Saturday, November 17, 2018 join the LBIF for Science Saturday, starting at 11:00 a.m.

You hear about living shorelines, municipal planning, and involvement by individual homeowners. The session provides brief overview of LBI related projects with “behind the scenes” planning and evaluation issues presented by project planners and municipal officials. A series of presentation and a lively panel discussion will provide some answers…and some more questions!

What are Science Saturdays?

Extending our annual Science Saturdays, our Fall Science Saturday series at LBIF continues to partner with local experts to tackle todays’ most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly affect our shore community and the Barnegat Bay. Science Saturdays are structured to be interactive and informative (and sometimes hands-on) presentations in an informal atmosphere.

Fee: $5 // Free for LBIF Members

For more information, call (609) 494-1241.

Independent Films on LBI

Join the South End Surf 'N Paddle and Lighthouse International Film Festival on Saturday, November 24, 2018 from 5 PM – 10 PM for a night of Independent Films on LBI.

Two different films!
5 - 7 pm - 1st screening Far Out

Andy Irons: Kissed by God (1 hr 40 min)
The Andy Irons Story is a documentary film that focuses on the true, untold story of one of the worlds most prolific surfers. The intent of the film is to show the unfiltered life of Andy Irons, one that was filled with energy, passion, success, and challenges. Challenges that pushed Andy to the brink and were both the best parts of Andy and the hardest to handle. The filmmakers, Steve and Todd Jones, wanted to create a film that captured the true essence of Andy Irons - his family, & his friends.

7 - 8 pm Intermission where light food and refreshments will be served.

8 - 10 pm - 2nd screening Andy Irons: Kissed by God

Far Out (Run time 1 hr 11 min)
An inspiring movie to get ready for ski season!
Far Out embodies the imagination as much as it does a physical space. It is the quest to seek out undiscovered realms and inspire new waves of creativity, enlightenment, and progression. It is the quest to be blown away. Join the TGR crew on one of its boldest missions ever. The film follows the perspective of an athlete as he embarks on a journey to one of the most remote and unexplored mountain ranges on the planet, the Albanian Alps.

Tickets for each screening are $5 that can be paid at the door. All proceeds benefit the Lighthouse International Film Festival

South End Surf 'N Paddle is located at 220 S Bay Avenue in Beach Haven.

For more information, call (609) 492-8823

 

Marine Debris & Where It's From

Learn all about the major issue of marine debris, specifically plastics, and how this global issue effects us locally on November 10, 2018. Learn about what you can do to help prevent the common items from entering the natural environment.
Fee: $5 // free for LBIF Members

Presenter: Kyle Gronostajski, Executive Director, Alliance for a Living Ocean

Marsh clean-up following the presentation!

About the LBIF annual Science Saturdays; our Fall Science Saturday series at LBIF continues to partner with local experts to tackle todays’ most pressing scientific, environmental, and sustainability issues that directly affect our shore community and the Barnegat Bay. Science Saturdays are structured to be interactive and informative (and sometimes hands-on) presentations in an informal atmosphere.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences
120 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach Township,
NJ 08008 United States

Phone: 609. 494.1241

64th Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic

Started in 1954, the Long Beach Island (LBI) Surf Fishing Classic is one the nation's oldest and most recognized surfcasting tournaments, providing an eight-week contest for beach anglers who fish for striped bass and bluefish along the shores of LBI. A local fall favorite, the tournament is on through Dec. 9, 2018.

Surf City Bait & Tackle published this photo of Wendy with her 28 1/2 inch, 15 1/4 girth @ 8.12 lbs. They went on to say that Wendy was the first female angler to weigh-in a fish during the derby.

For more information about the tournament, bait or tackle, contact Surf City bait & Tackle at (609) 494-2333.

Vote Your View

Today, November 6, 2018 is the day to cast your vote and participate in the US Midterm Elections.

However, not everyone knows where their designated voting location is. No worries, Google is ready to help you make your vote and be counted by giving you accurate voting location information.

If you are new to the area or this is your first election that you have participated in, or it’s simply been a long time since you’ve voted.

Either way, if you need help finding your assigned voting location, there’s a simple new way to locate it.

Simply search “Where do I vote?” on Google, and you’ll be greeted with a prompt for the street address you used on your voter registration. If your Google Account has an associated home address, there’s a convenient option to quickly use that address. For the privacy concerned, Google promises that this information is exclusively used to find your voting location, and will not be stored.