Littoral Society News Letter

What is the State Plan and Why Does it Matter to the Coast? New Jersey Land use decisions in New Jersey are complicated now and likely to get even more difficult in the future. That's why the state needs an updated development plan. Read more on our website. Habitat Restoration Project Manager Talks Delaware Bay Work Cumberland County, NJ Listen in as our Habitat Restoration Project Manager Shane Godshall talks about horseshoe crabs and the Littoral Society's Delaware Bay restoration work with Cumberland County NJ Commissioner Victoria Groetsch-Lods, host of QBC TV22's Spotlight on Cumberland County. Watch the video on YouTube. Grasses in Classes Connects Students to the Coast Bradley Beach, NJ Beachgrasses in Classes is an incredible program that promotes community-based stewardship and helps students understand the important role that dunes play in protecting our coastline from storms and flooding. Read more on our website. Jamaica Bay Guardian Picked for 2024 Queens Power 100 Queens, NY Don Riepe, the American Littoral Society's indomitable Jamaica Bay Guardian, has been chosen as one of the 2024 Queens Power 100 by City & State NY!. Read more on our Facebook Page. Littoral Society Welcomes New Delaware Seasonal Technician Milford, DE The American Littoral Society would like to introduce you to Trevor Metz, our new Delaware Seasonal Technician. Trevor will be responsible for bringing our horseshoe crab outreach to Delaware from now until the end of June. Read more on our website. Bronx Students Study Habitat Along Long Island Sound Bronx, NY Recently, staff from the Littoral Society's Northeast Chapter and National Wildlife Federation took a field trip to Pelham Bay Park with students from the Comprehensive Model School Project 327 in the Bronx, NY. Read more on our website. NJ Needs Governor to Release New Land Use Rules New Jersey In January 2020, New Jersey's Governor announced a groundbreaking policy designed to help protect the state's residents, infrastructure, coastline, and environment in the face of looming climate threats. Four years later, those promises still haven't been turned into meaningful action. Read more on our website. Update on the Woodbridge Living Shoreline Project  Woodbridge, NJ Get an update on the Littoral Society's living shoreline project in Woodbridge Township, NJ from our restoration team via Greenable Woodbridge, hosted by Township Manager Caroline Ehrlich on WoodbridgeTV. Watch video on YouTube. Students from Howell School Work on Dune Preservation Bradley Beach, NJ Recently, four students from an 8th grade science class at Howell Middle School South (Gavin, Sal, Brayden, and Ryan) completed a class project about the importance of dunes, protecting our shorelines, and how to communicate with adults and work together. Read more and watch video on our website.  Join us in caring for the coast DONATE Our Contact Information The American Littoral Society 18 Hartshorne Drive Highlands, NJ 07732 732-291-0055 http://www.littoralsociety.org #littorialsocietynews#fineartmagazine#fineartfun