At Home in the Forest presenter Nikki Vernachio participants Jean Connelly Quentin Moore
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District celebrated our 20th Annual Barnegat Bay Watershed Environmental Educators Roundtable on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education, Waretown, NJ.
Doors opened at 3:00pm for networking, resource sharing and a delicious light dinner. Workshops began at 4:30pm. Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. John Wnek and his MATES students enlightened participants about the great they are doing to enhance Diamondback Terrapin habitat and remove derelict ghost crab traps from the Barnegat Bay, in an effort to reduce unnecessary terrapin fatalities.
Our 2017 workshops showcased lessons and activities from “Discovering Barnegat Bay!” – the OCSCD educator’s curriculum. All participating educators received a free curriculum guide containing 40 lessons based on soil, water, natural wonders, people and places, history and geography of the Barnegat Bay watershed.
