Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNSIN 2020, MUCH OF OUR ADVOCACY WORK WAS FOCUSED ON LOCAL ISSUES AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SHUT-DOWN MUCH OF THE ACTIVITIES IN TRENTON. MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES USED DIGITAL MEETINGS AND WE WERE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER POLICY AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT OVER-DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS. SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED; OPPOSITION TO DENSE DEVELOPMENT AT MORRISON'S MARINA IN BEACH HAVEN, THE VILAMOURA LLC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, NJ TRANSIT POWER EXPANSION, WETLANDS DEFENSE IN THE SAME WETLANDS COMPLEX IN BAY HEAD AS WELL AS WETLANDS ACQUISITION IN HARVEY CEDARS. WE ALSO WORKED ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE OCEAN COUNTY OPEN SPACE PLAN AND THE USE OF DOLLARS GENERATED BY THE OCEAN COUNTY NATURAL LANDS TRUST FUND FOR LAND ACQUISITION. WE CONTINUED OUR LEGAL EFFORTS TO OPPOSE A CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY IN EAGLESWOOD TWP., EAGLE RIDGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN LAKEWOOD TWP., HELPED HARVEY CEDARS TO ACQUIRE A NATURAL SEDGE SPIT OF LAND ON JAMES STREET FOR PRESERVATION, AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL MEETINGS, ISSUES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF BARNEGAT BAY. WE ALSO ASSISTED NEIGHBORS WITH LOCAL QUESTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $133K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR 2020 OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE DIGITAL SPACE. WE CONDUCTED VIRTUAL SEINING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER. ALL OF THOSE VIDEOS LIVE IN PERPETUITY ON OUR FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM RECORDINGS AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. WE INVITED AUTHORS OF LOCAL AND RELEVANT NOVELS AND BOOKS TO SPEAK TO OUR MEMBERSHIP AS A PART OF OUR DIGITAL BARNEGAT BAY BOOK CLUB. THESE VIDEOS WERE ALSO UPLOADED ONTO OUR YOUTUBE FOR LATER VIEWING. WE HOSTED AN EDUCATIONAL ONLINE DISCUSSION AND SCREENING OF THE FILM "A STORY OF PLASTIC". WE HOSTED VIRTUAL RAIN BARREL WORKSHOPS AND RAIN GARDEN WORKSHOPS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PICK UP BARRELS AFTER THE WORKSHOPS. SAVE BARNEGAT BAY CONDUCTED ALL OF OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ONLINE VIA ZOOM. BEFORE THE COVID LOCKDOWN, WE CONDUCTED MULTIPLE IN PERSON EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT INCLUDED BRINGING THE PUBLIC OUTDOORS AND ENGAGING THEM IN BARNEGAT BAY TOPICS. OUR STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM WAS ALSO HELD FOLLOWING COVID SAFE GUIDELINES AND THE FINAL PRESENTATIONS OF THEIR WORK WERE CONDUCTED OVER ZOOM FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AND UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $127.8K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    PROJECTSCONTINUED TO MAKE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTAIN THE GARDENS AT THE ECOCENTER. COLLECTED AND PRESSED OVER 1,000 PLANT SPECIMENS FOR THE EMILY DECAMP HERBARIUM AT ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $17.2K