Barnegat Bay Partnership
www.barnegatbaypartnership.org
Barnegat Bay Shellfish
www.barnegatshellfish.org
Birds of Long Beach Island
www.longbeachislandjournal.com/animals/lbi-bird-checklist
Conserve Wildlife Foundation
www.conservewildlifenj.org
Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens, Barnegat Light
www.thegardencluboflbi.org
Forest Resource Education Center, Jackson
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests
Insectropolis, Toms River
www.insectropolis.com
Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education, Waretown
www.lighthousecenternj.org/programs
Popcorn Park Zoo, Forked River
www.ahscares.org
Sedge Island Summer Field Experiences, Seaside Park
www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/sedge
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Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge
H9-10
www.stateparks.com/barnegat_national_wildlife_
refuge_in_new_jersey.html
This section of the E. B. Forsythe National Wildlife
Refuge offers wildlife observation and photography,
fresh- and saltwater fishing and crabbing. Located in
one of the Atlantic Flyway’s most active flight paths,
this is a favorite perch for birding enthusiasts and an
important link in the vast network of national wildlife
refuges administered nationwide by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine
Research Reserve F12
www.jcnerr.org
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research
Reserve (JC NERR) is one of 28 national estuarine
reserves created to promote the responsible use
and management of the nation’s estuaries through
a cooperative program that combines research,
education and stewardship. The Reserve houses
exhibits, conducts special tours and hands-on
activities and offers something for everyone with
a natural interest in learning more about the
environment.
NJ Coastal Heritage Trail
www.visitnj.org/nj-trails/new-jersey-coastal-heritage-trail
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail includes
over 127 miles of Atlantic coastline and 83 miles
of shoreline along the Raritan and Delaware Bays.
The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route was
established in 1988 through federal legislation to
raise awareness and public support and encourage
stewardship and protection of our natural and
cultural resources. Several points of interest in
Ocean County are part of the auto-route, which is
approximately 300 miles long.
ReClam the Bay Clam Trail
www.reclamthebay.org
ReClam the Bay is a local nonprofit organization that
promotes hands-on environmental involvement by
growing and maintaining millions of baby clams and
oysters in Barnegat Bay. Its mission is to educate
the public about the estuary’s water quality and
emphasize the importance of shellfish to the Bay
area. Everyone is welcome and invited to lend a
hand and learn all about clam and oyster farming.
See the RCTB website calendar for event dates.
WILDLIFE /
ECOTOURISM
Photo by Jenifer Rutherford
/www.barnegatbaypartnership.org
/www.barnegatshellfish.org
/lbi-bird-checklist
/www.conservewildlifenj.org
/www.thegardencluboflbi.org
/parksandforests
/www.insectropolis.com
/programs
/www.ahscares.org
/sedge
/www.sparkexploreocean.com
/barnegat_national_wildlife_refuge_in_new_jersey.html
/www.jcnerr.org
/new-jersey-coastal-heritage-trail
/www.reclamthebay.org
