2008-2009 Lunch & Learn
To register for Lunch & Learn programs, call the Tuckerton Seaport at: (609) 296-8868 no later than one week before the program date
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The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve & The Tuckerton Seaport are proud to offer ...
1) September 10th, 2008 The Tuckerton Shell Mound [pdf summary]
Did you know a pile of oyster and clam shells south of Great Bay Boulevard was so large it was noted on navigation maps? Learn about Tuckerton’s own shell mound from archaeologist Andrew Stanzeski, who conducted prehistoric archaeologicalwork on the mound and will share his findings.
2) October 8th, 2008 Blueberry and Cranberry Research in Chatsworth, NJ [pdf summary]
What’s red and blue and good for you too? Learn about the research being done at Rutgers’ Phillip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension. Among its many goals, is to ensure the continued production and availability of high quality
blueberries and cranberries through basic and applied research and to minimize the use of pesticides in the culture of these two crops.
3) November 12th, 2008 Clamming in Great Bay [pdf summary]
Hear from one of the last men working the bay full time. Fred Kalm will talk about his history with clamming in the bay, including selling clams to Campbell’s soup, and his efforts at planting seed clams, which he began this year.
4) December 10th, 2008 Coyotes in NJ [pdf summary]
Learn about the natural history of the Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans , in NJ. A biologist from the New Jersey Dept. of Fish and Wildlife will present information about coyote behavior, identifi cation, and life cycle. Also discussed will be the best ways to protect families, pets, livestock, and property from possible coyote encounters and techniques used to mitigate damage in our area.
5)January 14th, 2009 20 Years of Ichthyoplankton Collection [pdf summary]
“Neither rain nor hail nor sleet nor snow nor wind…” shall keep the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) personnel from their longterm monitoring of larval and juvenile fishes. Weekly night time ichthyoplankton (larval fi shes) sampling has been done off of Great Bay Blvd. at Little Sheepshead Creek since 1989. Weekly sampling has been conducted to capture ingressing larvae utilizing the estuary for nurseries.
6) February 11th, 2009 Alien Invasion: Little Green Plants are Coming to NJ! [pdf summary]
Invasive species are among the most important environmental threats of the twenty fi rst century. Despite the harsh conditions, dunes and coastal ecosystems are not immune from the problems posed by such species. Dr. Wootton will discuss the impacts of invasive species on New Jersey’s coastal ecosystems, focusing on the impact of the Asiatic sand sedge.
7) March 11th, 2009 Bayman Jim Rickmers [pdf summary]
Jim Rickmers from Waretown, NJ traces his yearning for the sea to his great-great-grandfather, a whaling captain from Germany. Jim makes his living in the bay, working a cycle of seasonal occupations. He’ll talk about his work on the bay, which includes fishing for bait and winter floundering with a fyke net, shedding crabs, eeling, shrimping and hook and line fishing.
8) April 8th, 2009 Project Terrapin: [pdf summary]
Learn about a local turtle species that inhabits estuaries across the east and Gulf Coasts of the United States. This unique species, the diamondback terrapin is being studied in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. The life history, biology and conservation of this species will be explored. This presentation includes some live examples of terrapins and offers you a chance to help get involved with the conservation of terrapins.
9) May 13th, 2009 Blue Crabs and Hardened Shorelines with Dr. Paul Jivoff [pdf summary]
Discover the fascinating world of crabs as we bring back a Lunch N’ Learn favorite. Paul Jivoff will once again amaze participants with blue crab facts as he shares his new research dealing with Blue Crabs and hardened shorelines.
