Sandy Hook, NJ Tuesday, May 7 and May 23, 6:30pm - 8pm
Join the American Littoral Society for an evening walk at Sandy Hook to learn about some of our oldest friends. Two upcoming dates, register on our website: May 7 or May 23.
Spring Bird Migration Walk at Jamaica Bay
Queens, NY Saturday, May 11, 10am - 1pm
Celebrate International Bird Migration Day by joining naturalist Don Riepe for a digital slide program followed by a walk to look for colorful spring warblers and other migrating birds during the peak migration time in NYC. Register on our website.
Spring Surf Fishing Clinic
Sandy Hook, NJ
Saturday, May 18 2 - 6pm
Join the Littoral Society's Fish Tagging Director Emily McGuckin for hands-on instruction in the basics of casting, knot tying, lure/bait selection, and “reading” a beach. Register on our website.
14th Annual Orchard Beach Clean-up & Clambake
Pelham Bay, NY May 19, 9am - 3pm
Spend the day in nature while protecting the Long Island Sound! Join Captain Mike’s Diving, City Island Oyster Reef, National Wildlife Federation, and the American Littoral Society for a family-friendly Coastal Cleanup Event. Sign up via Eventbrite.
Wild Edible Plant Walk
Sandy Hook, NJ
Tuesday, May 21, 6pm - 8pm
Join the American Littoral Society for an excursion on Sandy Hook to find wild edible plants growing throughout the park. Register on our website.
Horseshoe Crab Expedition
Milford, DE
Thursday, May 23 thru Friday, May 24
Join the Littoral Society and Upstream Alliance for an event centered on the climax of the horseshoe crab spawning along the Delaware Bay, which is the trigger to a massive shorebird migration. Find more information on the Upstream Alliance website.
Delaware Red Knot Festival
Milford, DE
Saturday, May 25, Noon - 4pm
Join the Littoral Society and Upstream Alliance for an event on Slaughter Beach that will include horseshoe crab tagging, t-shirt making, fish seining, and bird watching field trips. Find more information on Facebook.
Shore Walk: Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs
Broad Channel, NY Sunday, May 26, 10am - 1pm
Join Littoral Society naturalist Don Riepe for free walk on the beach to learn about horseshoe crabs, shorebirds and the natural spaces these animals call home in Jamaica Bay. Register on our website.
Join Us for Horseshoe Crab Tagging
New Jersey
May and June
The American Littoral Society is inviting volunteers to participate in our horseshoe crab tagging program. While we have reached capacity for Delaware Bay tagging dates, there are still opportunities available for tagging along the Shark River. Sign up on our website.
Sunset on the Bay
Fortescue Beach, NJ Saturday, June 8, 5 - 8pm
Join us at Fortescue Beach down in South Jersey for an evening of food, drinks, music, kids' crafts, seining, shorebirds, and horseshoe crabs! Sign up on our website.
Jamaica Bay Horseshoe Crab Festival
Broad Channel, NY
Saturday, June 8, 10am - 1pm
Join the Littoral Society and partners for a day of celebrating the annual coming ashore of horseshoe crabs. During the festival, you’ll get to see and hold a live horseshoe crab and learn about their important ecological and medicinal values.RSVP on our website.
2024 Members Day Celebration
Sandy Hook, NJ Saturday, June 22,9am - 2pm
If you are a current member, you should receive an email with a link to register online. If you do not receive a link, please email ryan@littoralsociety.org to check your membership status.
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.