Students and teachers at Barnegat High School joined the Ocean County Soil Conservation District to create a new native pollinator garden that will provide habitat for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects while serving as an outdoor learning space for years to come.
What began as a college class soon grew into an internship, an academic research project, and ultimately a full-time position with the Ocean County Soil Conservation District (OCSCD). Read about Danella Funk’s journey.
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District is proud to announce that Ethan Harding of New Egypt High School has been named the 2026 Grand Champion winner of the NJ Conservation Poster Contest.
This chronicle of Buck Mine presents the story of how a spent sand pit became a window into deep time, and how a group of scientists, conservationists, and community leaders worked to preserve what might otherwise have been lost.
