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Join the Team! – STEM Summer Series: Teacher & Teacher Assistant Positions

posted on: June 14, 2022

STEM Summer Series Job Posting Join the Borough of Bay Head and Save Barnegat Bay this summer at our STEM Summer Series in Bay Head, NJ. Throughout this program we will be creating experiences throughout the Borough while inviting scientists, guest presenters, field trips, and using our “This Way to Barnegat Bay” lesson book to […]

Student Grant Program

posted on: March 22, 2021

Save Barnegat Bay awards $1,000 to each accepted Team Project member and $1,500 to each accepted Independent Project student at the completion of the respective projects. The funds are an academic grant which the student can use towards their educational pursuits or as they see fit. DEADLINE TO APPLY 2021 March 26th, 5pm! Click here […]

Adventure Crossing USA – Say NO to Phase II Warehouses

posted on: March 4, 2021

Sustainability for the Barnegat Bay Watershed Jackson Township Planning Board Meeting Monday, March 8, 2021 07:30 PM Link to Attend the Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81685985803?pwd=dksyVkRNU0xmcmc4MVJzTC9hVkEzZz09 Passcode: 393549 Barnegat Bay is the largest body of water in New Jersey. Its watershed covers 600 square miles from the Headwaters at Bay Head to Little Egg Inlet, from Seaside Heights […]

Climate Change: Our Fault, Our Future, and Our Solutions

posted on: January 5, 2021

One of the most pressing environmental issues of our time is climate change. The Earth’s altered climate has the power to raise sea level, change extreme weather patterns, impact public health, and more. With such a wide-reaching impact, it is imperative that we all understand what climate change is, why it is happening, how it […]

Water Quality: Indicators, Threats, and How You Can Help

posted on: January 4, 2021

The health of any water body is determined by a nearly infinite number of factors— climate, pollution, urban centers, invasive and native species, agriculture, and industry are just a handful of the different things that affect the health of our waterways. However, scientists need ways to understand which water bodies are healthy, which water bodies […]

Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee: 3 Jellyfish in Barnegat Bay

posted on: July 22, 2020

Those of us who live along the coast of New Jersey are more than familiar with jellyfish. From finding washed up jellies on the sand of our beaches, to spotting the transparent stingers in the bay, jellyfish are an important and well-known part of our native ecosystem. However, in Barnegat Bay, an overabundance of native […]

What’s This Green Stuff? A Breakdown of Plants vs. Algae in Barnegat Bay

posted on: July 8, 2020

When you’re out wading in the bay, there’s plenty of green life out in the water to see. You may wonder: what exactly is all that green stuff out in the water? It turns out that the submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV, in Barnegat Bay is more complicated than it may initially seem. Two common […]

Northern Diamondback Terrapins: Barnegat Bay’s Native Turtle

posted on: June 9, 2020

Driving down many side streets and roads near the water in the Barnegat Bay Watershed, people may come across some now familiar signs: Terrapins are an important part of the Barnegat Bay ecosystem. But what are they exactly? Why are they important to our environment? And what can members of our community do to […]

Native Plants, Insects, and You

posted on: June 5, 2020

On May 28, Save Barnegat Bay hosted Dr. Doug Tallamy, author and professor of entomology at the University of Delaware, to speak about the importance of native plants and how anyone could use their land and their time to help nature thrive. Dr. Tallamy’s newest book, Nature’s Best Hope, was the Save Barnegat Bay Book […]

80′ Tall Banquet Hall: Vilamoura Development Proposal

posted on: April 30, 2019

No Public Meetins Scheduled at this time – Brick Township Zoning Board will hear the application for a 78+ foot high four-story restaurant and banquet hall at Barnegat Bay Marina at the southwest foot of the Mantoloking Bridge. Two major variances are required: One for the banquet hall as a use, and a second for […]